Biotin Side Effects
Self medication – a risk worth taking?
Testosterone is is prescribed in the form of injections, implants, patches and tablets (no gel yet). But the importance of the testosterone/estrogen balance is either not known or misunderstood. And judging by the recent postings here doctors everywhere are prescribing treatments aimed at raising testosterone levels, but patients are finding that they do not work. [...]
Practicing medicine
The very reason I started alt.support.impotence was because of bad medicine (and an overdose from a semi-qualified medical person). As to self-medication, we do it all the time. We’re constantly aware of what we put in our body. We understand our own needs in many ways, from drinking water to when and how much aspirin [...]
Taking Control of Medication
In our work with seniors, we’ve seen many cases where people developed problems because they were over-medicated. Caregivers play an important role in helping make sure medication is appropriate. In order to make sure your care recipient gets the best possible care, it’s important that you both take part in treatment decisions. Write down a [...]
Psychiatric side effects attributed to Cold Medication – Phenylpropanolamine
PPA (or Phenylpropanolamine) is an ingredient that has been commonly used for decades in numerous cold remedies and diet pills, with potentially deadly consequences. Available for at least 53 years, if not longer, Americans have been taking over 6 billion doses of PPA each year in a wide range of prescription and over-the-counter products, including [...]
Effexor Side Effects
Medication side effects in children?
My six year old son is taking Singulair and using a Ventolin inhaler. It has controlled his asthma somewhat, but he has recently began experiencing chest pain and becoming quite flushed. Could this be a side effect I am not aware of from one of his medications? His doctor is taking him off Singulair and [...]
Side effects of glimepiride
Before taking glimepiride, tell your doctor and pharmacist if you are allergic to any medicines. Before taking glimepiride, tell your doctor if you are pregnant, think you are pregnant, or are breast-feeding. If you become pregnant, call your doctor. Do not let anyone else take your medication. What STORAGE CONDITIONS are necessary for this drug? [...]
Tips to reduce medication
There is more to life than seizure control; I am fully controlled, and have been for several years, but I want to change the meds – I’m fed up with not working at my full potential, of finishing work at six and not having the energy to go down the gym in the evenings, and [...]
Different types of medications
I’ve had luck with luvox which is closely related, I believe. You didn’t comment on what your expectations were from medication though. So, I’ll just plow through. At one time, I expected that all the symptoms would disappear. I believed that an anti-depressant should make me the opposite of depressed. Over time, I started to [...]
Sotalol Side Effects
Scared of Medication side effects
I was just diagnosed with lupus, the doctor has put me on two drugs to start Plaquenil and celebrex as I read thru this news group I do not know if I am more afraid of the disease or the medication. I am only experiencing joint pain. The only reason I even went was because [...]
Side effects of Prednisone
I have problems with acute edema and have water pills to take when it acts up because it can be so dangerous. You can even get edema internally which I didn’t know until I got sent to get my kidneys to checked, then circulation and a eye dr. I wasn’t on pred so that is [...]
What are the common side effects of medication?
The most commonly reported side effect of medication was drowsiness, with 60% of medication-takers feeling tired. Other side effects include headaches, sleeplessness, agitation, nausea or other gastrointestinal problems and sexual dysfunction. Although 61% of respondents say they are somewhat or very satisfied with their medication treatment for depression, 25% say they have experienced no change [...]
Tolerable side effects
I’ve been reading some books on treating Panic Disorder and have concluded that it’s just a matter of finding an anti-depressant that does the job but has minimal (or tolerable) side effects. Looking over the literature I realized that I have not tried some of the classic tricylic anti-depressants for panic disorder such as amitriptyline, [...]
