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			<title>Does anyone know of a drug that can boost Cymbaltas effects?</title>
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My husband had a closed head injury 24 years ago. The worst thing left his horrible depression. 
He is normally funny, silly, goofy, and just a blast to be around. We have been married for 19 years, and the last 18 months have been hell for both of us. 
After a year of searching, Cymbalta won. He is right now out of the deepest depression, but still has no real feelings of joy or happiness. He says he just feels like he&#039;s going through the motions still. 
He is becoming very discouraged...
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			<pubDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2013 05:17:44 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>How long does it take for trilafon to work ?</title>
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My husband is on this drug for emotional management he has hydrocephaly on the brain due to scarlet fever as a child also cou de cou TBI more than five years ago.
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			<pubDate>Sat, 02 Mar 2013 18:34:13 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>My son suffered a TBI in 2000. Now living at home and very aware as far as nutrition is concerned?</title>
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He is on carbamazepine, simvastatin, risperdone and venlafaxine. Would like to know more about different herbs and foods that he needs to stay away from. I know about avoiding grapefruit and risperdone can promote hyperglycemia.
Where can I get more info regarding this?
Thanks.
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			<pubDate>Sun, 11 Nov 2012 00:38:03 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>How can I give the Depakote sprinkles through a feeding tube?</title>
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my adult son has truamatic brain injury and difficulty swallowing. He has a feeding tube and thatg is how I have tgo give hime the Depakote sprinkles. I did no start yet -- any suggestions?
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			<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jul 2012 00:56:50 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Sertraline - can any one tell me if zoloft is being used for any typy of muscle disorder?</title>
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45yr old female with a clinical diognosis of depression, panic attacks, severe right side brain injury. i have also develop in the last couple of years what doctors are calling muscle spasm. i am being treated for severe head aches i refuse to call them migraines i had head aches before my accident these are not head aches and take lorazapam and bupriopion for that. two months ago my i was in so much stress due to my pain, work and so on that my heart rate was on a 0 to 60 speed way. my psych...
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			<pubDate>Sat, 23 Jun 2012 13:56:56 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Will twitching caused by citalopram go away and will it cause brain injury and possibly lower IQ?</title>
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I was on Citalopram for 5 months when I started twitching, a side effect of the drug. My brother had epilepsy as a child. I got off the medication because it was so disturbing. I am still having twitching at night; it is impossible to sleep on my right side. I also am having bouts of headaches. I had three weeks of headache before getting of the medicine, and sporadic headaches now. Something I have not had for years, however, I am living in a new climate where allergies are rampant.
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			<category>Head Injury</category>
			<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jun 2012 11:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Ischemic Stroke - my brain injury is in the vertical frontal horn. What functions does this have?</title>
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... and does it also cross communicate with other function?
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			<category>Head Injury</category>
			<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 22:59:37 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>I take zonisamide for a head injury that is what the doctors put me on. it&#039;s been 2 years now . i?</title>
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... have alot of depression really bad. can i take myself off this medication.and will anything happen to me. and would i have any side affects to the pills. i really don&#039;t like the way it makes me feel. i tired of crying and being not happy
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			<category>Head Injury</category>
			<pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 22:43:35 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Conditions Metanx is used for?</title>
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My doctor is giving it to me to see if it will repair lost Mylar from head injury
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			<category>Head Injury</category>
			<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:54:08 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Head Injury with Intracranial Hemorrhage - How soon can a toddler fly after this type of injury?</title>
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Child is female, 3 years old, was in hospital for 1 day, injury was less than 2 weeks ago.
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			<category>Head Injury</category>
			<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:02:56 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>My dad was prescribed baclofen for chronic hiccups from brain injury and?</title>
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... it seems to work. Unfortunately he is having some side effects of bad dreams and confusion. Do these side effects seem to get less or go away with time? He&#039;s been on it for a week now
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			<category>Head Injury</category>
			<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 06:04:48 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Dystonia - I have recently after 6 1/2 years after a tramatic brain injury had a pet scan that?</title>
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... showed the loss of dopamine in brain along with the 4 areas of the brain that were injured the end result I have been have these episodes that mimick seizure like activity with a (TWIST) meaning my body contorts backward trying to go into a C problem I had scoliosis when 16 had the steel herington rod in spine from neck to buttocks so the pain is EXTREME is there any pain medicine that is working for the extreme pain, &#38; any muscle relaxants that actually work for the spasms all day....
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			<pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 23:17:16 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Possible Brain Tumor or Anuerism?</title>
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On 9/14/10 I was vacationing in New Orleans, of course on Bourbon Street, and I had two incidents that could have caused brain injury. One in the back of my head and multiple injuries on my face. In late December I began, out of the blue, getting Vertigo (which I had never had before) for about two weeks constant. I would get a couple of days of being ok then right back to two weeks of constant Vertigo. After 6 weeks of this I went to the ER and they did an MRI. The results of the MRI were...
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			<pubDate>Sun, 21 Aug 2011 18:19:11 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>I have BiPolar II. Will Pristiq help me?</title>
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I had a severe head injury and it made my depression worse. I was on Effexor and it stopped working. Dr. put me on Lithium and Lamictal which had side effects I couldn&#039;t live with. According to what I&#039;ve read, Pristiq doesn&#039;t have any of the same effects. I have no energy, no get up and go, no desire to go anywhere and unless I have to get up and go to work, no nothing. any answers?
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			<category>Head Injury</category>
			<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 20:29:28 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>My wife has a brain injury, her ability to follow simple instructions is impaired, any advice?</title>
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She often uses the wrong words when talking, and her short term memory is almost non existent. she is in denial. i forget sometimes and snap at her out of frustration, then i feel bad because she cant help it. its been 5 years since the accident. what can i do to help her accept her condition is real and isn&#039;t likely to improve much more so she come to terms with it? any advice on this matter would be greatly appreciated.
 thank you to all who share their views
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			<category>Head Injury</category>
			<pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 10:25:50 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Feel my psychiatrist is incompetent?</title>
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I have seen the same psychiatrist for at least 10 years. He cut his professional teeth on me. I have a TBI, or traumatic brain injury. He has prescribed to me, MANY different antidepressants and tranquilizers for various problems I was having. Now, I find out that many of the drugs he prescribed had negative drug interactions AND side effects that I just assumed were normal for me.

How do i deal with this man?
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			<category>Head Injury</category>
			<pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2011 00:01:49 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Central Nervous System Disorders - Any members out there with Spina Bifida or family members?</title>
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Let&#039;s chat!
I was personally born with the Myelomeningocele form of Spina Bifida.
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			<category>Head Injury</category>
			<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 23:23:55 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Effexor XR - I have Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia and Traumatic Brain Injury, all of which?</title>
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... affect my thinking ability. I take 300 mg./day of Effexor ER because it helps my cognition tremendously. But the costs of being able to think have been a significant reduction in the ability to feel emotions and a complete inability to have an orgasm.

I would love to get off of Effexor, but every time I try, my thinking ability diminishes, e.g., short term memory, abstract thinking, organizational ability, focus, etc., all suffer. I also go through a huge roller coaster of emotions when...
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			<pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 05:08:21 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Is it true that tegetrol is better than keppra for seizures from brain injury?</title>
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He has attention problems and with keppra became verbally agressive
attention deficit , 12 years old
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			<category>Head Injury</category>
			<pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2011 16:11:09 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Should Saphris be given to someone with TBI and a form of high blood sugar?</title>
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Should saphris be given to a patient with anxiety who also has TBI, history of weight issues, insulin resistance, and who drinks liquor socially twice a month. Due to brain trauma, patient already has uncontrolled muscle movements, migraines. Drug was still continued after patient was rushed to hospital with unexplained chest pains.
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			<category>Head Injury</category>
			<pubDate>Fri, 25 Feb 2011 19:36:15 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Our kid was put on risperidone and is suffering severe dementia... the effect is still lasting even?</title>
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... after discontinuing the pill and after only taking it for four days. how long does it take for the med to wear off?
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			<category>Head Injury</category>
			<pubDate>Sun, 30 Jan 2011 04:33:18 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Does Nuerotin have opiets (sp) in it? Is it a narcotic?</title>
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I take it for my nueropathy! My dad takes the same dose for a brain injury where he recieved a metal plate is that normal for us to take the same dose?
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			<category>Head Injury</category>
			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Nov 2010 17:55:45 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Take .6mg Genotropin for AGHD. Did make me have more energy and feel more postive, but no longer?</title>
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I was slowly increased to .6mg. IGF-1 level now 168 from before where it was 80-100 on .2 and .4 mg. I am a 48yr old female with a TBI diagnosed with AGHD. Felt better for awhile. Able to get through errands and the day with more energy and positive outlook. Now I am back to being tired and not having energy, depressed, no interests. Can a person become &#34;resistant&#34; to the effects of Genotropin and require a higher dose?
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			<category>Head Injury</category>
			<pubDate>Fri, 01 Oct 2010 03:11:40 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>I had a head injury on a car accident on aug, 1st of this year on el paso tx, I dont remeber the ac?</title>
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accident , but after being in the hospital for about two or three weeks i wassent to a rehad in el paso called highlands really good, i was there for two when i decided i need to come home to san antonio andthey let me. anyway, i just started eating regular from formula throught my mouth, i taking a pain medician called tramadol and sertraline,100mg and prevacio 30 mg. tramadol i take at night only for pain as needed. my symtoms are slurr speech, very gogi like i am still on the meds. this is...
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			<category>Head Injury</category>
			<pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2010 01:32:57 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Have you tried Neuroaid for stroke recovery and traumatic brain injury ?</title>
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Neuroaid is a natural drug for stroke recovery and traumatic brain injury. Within the first 6 months after an ischemic stroke, patients more than double their chances to recover independence and recover on average a further 25% of their motor disabilities. This medicine is efficient for brain stroke and should be combined to the stroke rehab.
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			<category>Head Injury</category>
			<pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2010 03:28:01 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Lyrica affected severe personality changes :irritability,hatred,behavior.Head injury complicated it?</title>
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.Any similar impact on a head injured ?
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			<category>Head Injury</category>
			<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:14:48 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Can amantadine cause seizures in patients with traumatic brain injury?</title>
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My son has a traumatic brain injury as of 2007 he remains totally incapacitated. When he was in Atlanta, Ga he was taking 200mg amantadine twice daily. We now have him in Tifton, Ga when he was on medication there he was very responsive but his doctor took him off medication combativeness he went to nonresponsive, since being here he was on 100 mg x daily doctor increased at my request nurse withheld 2 doses then increased to 150mg xdaily so he had 3 doses of 150 x 2 daily for 3 days he started...
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			<category>Head Injury</category>
			<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 12:52:44 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Can stopping Lexapro (10mg daily) increase seizures and cause tinnitus in brain injury patients?</title>
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I had a brain tumor removed 5 years ago (which did not resect) and still have daily visual seizures and occasional tonic clonics. September 2009 I had a seizure alone and on the garage floor. I apparently rocked about for a long while and ended up with a nice concusion and horrible memory loss. My neuoro put me on Lexapro 10mg to help with the frustration of my memory loss... just until I regained my memory. My memory is returning slowly, so I dropped the Lexapro. Within a week I started having...
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			<category>Head Injury</category>
			<pubDate>Sat, 22 May 2010 22:44:11 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>I need help trying to find out if Depakote is the right medication for my dad. Please help?</title>
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My father, age 62 is suffering from traumatic brain injury as a result of a car accident. For 5 months, he has been on Saroquil to treat him. Yesterday, I was notified by his rehabilitation facility that he is more aggitated lately and that they would like to give him Saroquil and Depokote combined ? Can anyone give me feedback on what this can potentially do ? I am not sure why his aggitation has heightened. I don&#039;t know too much about either drug but after reading about depokate, I am...
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			<category>Head Injury</category>
			<pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 20:27:47 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Will Wellbutrin work for someone with a brain injury (26 yrs. ago) suffering from impulsivity?</title>
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My husband was in a head-on accident with a truck while riding his motorcycle back in 1983. He has trouble with impulsivity, irritability, and sexually acting out with other women since then, but it got increasingly worse about 2 years ago and almost ended our marriage. It was like living with Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. He&#039;s a good, good man, but there seemed to be another side that never made any sense. 

He went into counseling and it was suggested that his brain injury could be the...
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			<category>Head Injury</category>
			<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:48:03 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>pollypat62</dc:creator>
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