Dunromin02... prescribed ... in reading the inter-actions of these 3 prescriptions it looks like I shouldn't be taking them... any comments?
I have been taking amitriptyline 25mg, sertraline 75mg and lorazapam 1mg ... that my doctor?
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- 24 May 2010 by Dunromin02
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- depression, panic disorder, social anxiety disorder, amitriptyline, sertraline, anxiety and stress
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24 May 2010
sometimes a drug causes side effects and doctors treat these side effects as new symptoms and prescribe another , and then even more drugs creating a vicious circle of symptoms often worse than the initial complaint. This is called polypharmacy. With so many drugs changing your brain chemistry there are real dangers of you developing permanent side effects or even having a stroke. Constant advertising of drugs is turning us into a nation of zombies. Soon just being alive will be a disorder! If I were you I would try and overcome your anxiety and depression naturally.Remember ,these are natural feelings that are part of being human and also they are your bodies natural reaction to stress. Try taking vitamin B complex to calm your nerves,avoid too much caffeine,drink herbal tea and try to do an activity like swimming. Psychotropic drugs are very bad for your physical health and addictive , You only live once.Dont ruin your life with drugs.
kytteneyes24 May 2010
I think it just means that you have to be very careful when taking the two together and to look for signs of serotonin syndrome and TCA toxicity. I would suggest you ask your pharmacist for more accurate answer. I always have confidence in my pharmacist. When I have found that my meds have interactions between them.
Anonymous 1 Jun 2010
According to the interactions checker I shouldn't be mixing beta blockers with anti depressants. But I asked my psych & he said its ok if i feel the need to take a beta blocker along with the lexapro.
Even I'm taking a SSRI (lexapro 10 mg) and a benzodiazepine (clobazam 5mg).I used to take sertraline 50mg before.
As for your amitriptyline 25mg(TCA) I guess your psych feels you need it along with the SSRI.
So unless you are having symptoms of hypotension or feeling exceptionally drowsy or dizzy etc etc don't worry. In case you are feeling the side effects ask your psych to change the meds or dosage.
I was prescribed etizolam .5mg before. Even half of it knocked me out in 15 mins. Am doing fine on clobazam (frisium) now.
Anonymous 2 Jun 2010
You should treat you mental health, like you do your physical health. Have regular check ups, and don't lie to the doctor. Doctor's can, and do, over medicate and as well as under medicate.
It is your responsibility to call, if you don't feel right. I find it hard to believe , that minds as complicated as ours could of evolved from a monkey's?
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I have seen this comment by "stopdruggingkids"a few times now. Everyone is entitled to their opinion, I just wanted everyone to know the source of some of this information "stop.." is giving you.
First, the CCHR website that ends all of her comments refers to the Citizens Commission on Human Rights. This organization was founded by Psychiatrist Szasz and the church of Scientology. The core belief of this group is that our bodies are empty vessels filled by the souls of alien life forms. They have a museum in Hollywood called. "Psychiatry: A MUseum of Death" in which they document how the field of psychiatry is aiming for world domination. They alledge that Adolph Hitler plays an important role in this.
I can, and will, go on in my critique of this organization "stop.." consistently proffers as helpful but feel free to check it out yourselves.
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I do not mean this as an attack at all, just a message meant to inform. Please, if you are considering changing scripts, taking new ones, etc. use these boards as background information only and always... ALWAYS... talk to a doctor. Better yet, talk to three or four doctors before making a final decision.
Everyone is entitled to their opinion you say unless its something you disagree with,typical!! For your imformation I am not a scientologist but the website is very interesting especially the videos "Making a killing the truth about psychotropic drugs" also Psychiatry an Industry of death and also a new video called "The Marketing of madness". I very much agree with the last one .Too many absolutely NORMAL human emotions and feelings such as shyness have been listed as DISORDERS in a book of mental disorders called the DSM. This book is used by psychiatrists to label and bill people !
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Homosexuality was once listed in this book as a mental disorder UNTIL government law changed and apparently they all recovered overnight ... How can something be a disorder one day and not the next. Does this not show how totally unscientific psychiatry is. People are getting addicted to prescription drugs because doctors are turning everyday problems into disorders. These people need help and proper support to get their lives back on track. Not everything can be sorted out with a pill.I agree medication has its place but so many current drugs are dangerous and addictive and can cause permanant side effects. I believe in treating the cause ,not just managing symptoms . The Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders is ridiculous,unethical,unscientific and totally lacks understanding of what it is to be human. The disorders are merely voted into the book by a show of hands not discovered like penicillin . Now even young kids age five or six whos brains are still developing are being labelled with these disorders and drugged. God help them. Im sorry but I dont think its fair.
An excellent book which was written by a real doctor is "Beyond Prozac"
It would help anyone who is having problems with drugs.
Sorry to change my ending !
Your comments are ok to a point. When YOU play DOCTOR and tell people not to take a proscribed drug is crazy. There are many mentally ill people who are wandering the streets, talking to invisible people and doing crazy things because they went off their meds. Some have killed. Are you ready to be responsible for them? Some of them so called zombies are patiences that have not taken their Meds.
I agree some people genuinely do have mental health problems ,as you say some have killed and these are the people who need psychiatric help but drug companies are aggressively advertising their drugs to quite normal people making them think they cannot get through the day without popping a pill and many of these pills are highly addictive and have horrendous side effects. Many normal human emotions have been medicalised and turned into disorders and much of it in my opinion is for profit. Chidren are growing up thinking it is abnormal to even feel sad and kids as young as three are on
psychotropic drugs. What is the world coming to?