April 14, 2006

Comment Of The Day

A reader offers the following in response to the earlier sad story of an Irish schizophrenic dying young and under mysterious circumstances:

"Misadventure . . .right!!!! There is seriously more to this story. I would like to know his family history regarding heart disease. As my medications continue to increase in not only in dosage but variety, I am constantly aware of how the handfull of pills I ingest daily (that have actually saved my life) may end up killing me in the end."

Any others taking psych meds have these kinds of concerns? I wonder all the time about what effects meds I have taken long-term may have done to my body, especially in the cases of Lithium (not so nice to kidneys over time), Risperdal (made my heart race and have odd rhythms) and Seroquel (nothing specific yet, but I have my concerns).

Posted by Philip Dawdy at April 14, 2006 07:12 AM
StumbleUpon Toolbar del.icio.us Digg it reddit
Comments

Where do I start. Prozac and me: bad combo with Xanax, I saw double vision and had "official" suicidal ideations. Daughters: youngest who has been on meds 'not for under age 18' since age 11: Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome confirmed by 3 docs per 6 yrs of Depakote (means she has now increased chances per specialist "of having cervical cancer". Too many concerns and meds to list, but I will end with my oldest and seeing double vision on Geodon, and having to worry about dropping dead as a side effect.Those will do for starters. Sometimes I think , it is damned if you do and damned if you dont.

Posted by: Stephany at April 17, 2006 12:14 AM

My concern, and major lifesaver, it Trileptal. It is one of the anti-convulsants that is relatively new. However, to tolerate it, I had to endure almost 2 weeks of double vision, slurring speech, nausea and drowsiness.

Since then, I have added Buspar and Cymbalta.

Let's top all of this off with Ambien at night, because the above cocktail won't allow me to sleep on my own.

You tell me . . .does all this stuff sound healthy? However, without it, I know I would not be alive today.

What a drag.

Posted by: Stacekir at April 26, 2006 05:46 AM

pic1.jpg

Patient Blogs. Sites.
Doctor Blogs. Sites.
Activists. News.
Social Networking. Forums.
Science. Big Pharma. Ethics.
Current Affairs
Seattle Stuff
Smoking. Stuff.

Info
About Furious Seasons
Email
Other Articles
ZYPREXA Documents
Alt ZYPREXA Documents Source
Blakemore-Brown Transcript

 Subscribe in a reader

Recent Entries
Jim Carrey Criticizes Extended Anti-Depressant Use
FDA Orders Suicide Warning For Bipolar, Epilepsy Drugs
Another Seroquel Related Arrest
Minnesota Forced ECT Case Hits NPR Airwaves
Fundraiser Over
Boston Globe Reports Sexual Problems With SSRIs As High As 50 Percent
Winter Fundraiser, So Close It's Not Even Funny
Two Child Physicians Criticize ADHD Meds, The Bipolar Child, Pharma Influence
Michael Phelps: "I Didn't Want To Take Ritalin Anymore"
Winter Fundraiser, Oh So Close
Winter Fundraiser, Inching Closer
10-Year-Old Who Killed Father After Beginning Prozac Gets New Trial
Scientific American Interview: Is Depression Overdiagnosed?
Winter Fundraiser, Day 11
Paxil Documents Online
Recent Comments

Stacekir on Comment Of The Day

Stephany on Comment Of The Day

Archives
December 2008
November 2008
October 2008
September 2008
August 2008
July 2008
June 2008
May 2008
April 2008
March 2008
February 2008
January 2008
December 2007
November 2007
October 2007
September 2007
August 2007
July 2007
June 2007
May 2007
April 2007
March 2007
February 2007
January 2007
December 2006
November 2006
October 2006
September 2006
August 2006
July 2006
June 2006
May 2006
April 2006
March 2006
February 2006
January 2006
December 2005
November 2005
October 2005
September 2005
Resources
Mental Health America
National Alliance on Mental Illness
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance
National Institute of Mental Health
McMan Web
Search


Powered by
Movable Type 3.2