Side Effects Related to Combined Antidepressants
Question: I have been on Prozac for several years. Recently I suffered a rather sudden and dramatic increase in depression — not crying or irritable, just totally flat line; I found it impossible to...
View ArticleSSRI's, SNRI's & Weight Gain
Question: I have been on Effexor XR 150 mg for 5-6 months now, but am disappointed with the weight gain – esp. around the belly. I was wondering if I can ask my doctor about Wellbutrin XL to help...
View ArticleManagement of Anxiety and Medication Side Effects
Question: If Effexor XR helps decrease the amount of serotonin and norepinephrine uptake in the case of GAD, then why does it feel like I am racing all the time? – Ryan Answer: Generalized Anxiety...
View ArticleManagement of Stomach Pain Associated with Medication
Question: I have bad stomach pain after taking a drug for a bladder condition. I was also on Prozac, Elavil and Lorazepam at the time, for bladder and depression issues. I stopped the Prozac because I...
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You Can’t Have It Both Ways
Give me something to fix my problem. Don’t give me anything that could ever cause any side-effects … Fortunately most people are fair and reasonable. They know anything strong enough to significantly...
View ArticleTreating Fibromyalgia
Question: I am taking cymbalta, concerta and ambien – this week to substitute daytrana – for fibromyalgia. Key problems are sleep, pain, mental fog, low energy to the level of cfs. Is it standard...
View ArticleWhat's wrong with Luvox?
Question: Why are you so down on Luvox? It has worked well for me in the past. Also, I use 1200 of Lithium and my creatinine is 1.2. I have used it 10 years. At what creatinine level should...
View ArticleVitamins & Supplements: Are they really worth it?
We have heard it since we were kids, but do we really need to take our vitamins? The answer is yes. Most Americans don’t get the nutrition they need simply from the foods they eat, and supplements...
View ArticleSay Goodbye To The Pill Ladies
I am now completely against birth control pills. I’m also against hormone replacement with oral estradiol. Estradiol (in every birth control pill) taken by mouth goes through the liver and causes...
View ArticleI am bipolar two and when I started taking Lamictal it worked great. But it...
Serious adverse rashes can occur with Lamictil but it is rare. Most reactions are mild – they go away when the Lamictal is stopped and many people tolerate Lamictal okay when it is restarted. If a...
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