Comments on: More New Meds! http://bloggochicago.com/2006/11/16/more-new-meds/ blah blah blah from the northwest side Tue, 29 Jun 2010 21:34:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Barb http://bloggochicago.com/2006/11/16/more-new-meds/comment-page-1/#comment-2930 Barb Sat, 18 Nov 2006 18:46:09 +0000 http://bloggochicago.com/2006/11/16/new-meds-2/#comment-2930 <strong>Lisa,</strong> I completely agree. Duh--I guess I should have made it clear in my post that I was completely off the meds with my doctor's supervision. I didn't decide one day to just stop taking them, which would be bad, bad, bad. Because life is usually more manageable being on meds is why I agreed to go back on a mood stabilizer. When he gave me the choice, I thought about waiting until after I had my period, but I'm just so sick of the ups and downs. Wait--there haven't been any ups--just downs! I just wish this stuff would hurry up and kick in! Lisa, I completely agree. Duh–I guess I should have made it clear in my post that I was completely off the meds with my doctor’s supervision. I didn’t decide one day to just stop taking them, which would be bad, bad, bad. Because life is usually more manageable being on meds is why I agreed to go back on a mood stabilizer. When he gave me the choice, I thought about waiting until after I had my period, but I’m just so sick of the ups and downs. Wait–there haven’t been any ups–just downs! I just wish this stuff would hurry up and kick in!

]]> By: Lisa http://bloggochicago.com/2006/11/16/more-new-meds/comment-page-1/#comment-2929 Lisa Sat, 18 Nov 2006 03:04:19 +0000 http://bloggochicago.com/2006/11/16/new-meds-2/#comment-2929 After years of "experimenting" with med, without meds, I've conceded to the fact that life is more managable with meds. I'm someone who will always take them. Thank God. I take a cocktail mixture of seizure meds for bipolar disorder. Life has been pretty good for the most part. Xanxax XR manages my anxiety very nicely as needed. If I didn't take meds I'd never sleep, ever. (&) - ok I just like the dog. After years of “experimenting” with med, without meds, I’ve conceded to the fact that life is more managable with meds. I’m someone who will always take them. Thank God. I take a cocktail mixture of seizure meds for bipolar disorder. Life has been pretty good for the most part. Xanxax XR manages my anxiety very nicely as needed. If I didn’t take meds I’d never sleep, ever. (&) – ok I just like the dog.

]]> By: Barb http://bloggochicago.com/2006/11/16/more-new-meds/comment-page-1/#comment-2928 Barb Sat, 18 Nov 2006 02:54:22 +0000 http://bloggochicago.com/2006/11/16/new-meds-2/#comment-2928 Taking meds has become such a part of my life that I'm used to it. It'd be nice not to have to take anything for anything, including allergies! :) Taking meds has become such a part of my life that I’m used to it. It’d be nice not to have to take anything for anything, including allergies! :)

]]> By: charles http://bloggochicago.com/2006/11/16/more-new-meds/comment-page-1/#comment-2927 charles Fri, 17 Nov 2006 23:53:56 +0000 http://bloggochicago.com/2006/11/16/new-meds-2/#comment-2927 Aww well I hope that soon you'll have a life free from these medicines. Taking lots of meds for me makes me a bit squeamish. Aww well I hope that soon you’ll have a life free from these medicines. Taking lots of meds for me makes me a bit squeamish.

]]> By: Barb http://bloggochicago.com/2006/11/16/more-new-meds/comment-page-1/#comment-2926 Barb Fri, 17 Nov 2006 17:52:40 +0000 http://bloggochicago.com/2006/11/16/new-meds-2/#comment-2926 <strong>April,</strong> I'm not exactly looking forward to it, but it would be nice to figure out what's going on that they were unable to detect during the colonoscopy. Hopefully, it won't be anything! Hi, <strong>Queen!</strong> I took Tegretol for years and years and years and had no problems with it until it stopped working about three years ago. But all my meds seemed to stop working for me at the time, which is why I had to suffer through a three-year, treatment-resistant depression that ended up with me having ECT. I had no problems with weight gain, death rashes (think Lamictal), or anything weird. The only thing is that if you're on the Pill, it could decrease the contraceptive's effectiveness, but I didn't have problems with that, either. I was taking the Pill and Tegretol at the same time and I think they sort of just got "used" to each other, if that makes any sense. Still, if you don't want to get pregnant, I'd take extra precautions, just in case. Apparently, it's the same deal with this Trileptal that I just started taking because it's related to Tegretol. I hope this helps. :) April, I’m not exactly looking forward to it, but it would be nice to figure out what’s going on that they were unable to detect during the colonoscopy. Hopefully, it won’t be anything!

Hi, Queen! I took Tegretol for years and years and years and had no problems with it until it stopped working about three years ago. But all my meds seemed to stop working for me at the time, which is why I had to suffer through a three-year, treatment-resistant depression that ended up with me having ECT.

I had no problems with weight gain, death rashes (think Lamictal), or anything weird. The only thing is that if you’re on the Pill, it could decrease the contraceptive’s effectiveness, but I didn’t have problems with that, either. I was taking the Pill and Tegretol at the same time and I think they sort of just got “used” to each other, if that makes any sense. Still, if you don’t want to get pregnant, I’d take extra precautions, just in case. Apparently, it’s the same deal with this Trileptal that I just started taking because it’s related to Tegretol. I hope this helps. :)

]]> By: The Queen http://bloggochicago.com/2006/11/16/more-new-meds/comment-page-1/#comment-2925 The Queen Fri, 17 Nov 2006 14:45:43 +0000 http://bloggochicago.com/2006/11/16/new-meds-2/#comment-2925 Barb- Can you please share some of your experience with Tegretol. I am thinking about going on that one. Thanks!! Barb-

Can you please share some of your experience with Tegretol. I am thinking about going on that one.

Thanks!!

]]> By: April http://bloggochicago.com/2006/11/16/more-new-meds/comment-page-1/#comment-2924 April Fri, 17 Nov 2006 01:04:27 +0000 http://bloggochicago.com/2006/11/16/new-meds-2/#comment-2924 Well, I'm glad you are going to see the gastroenterologist next Tues. Hopefully, you can get "that" taken care of. (y) Well, I’m glad you are going to see the gastroenterologist next Tues. Hopefully, you can get “that” taken care of. (y)

]]> By: Barb http://bloggochicago.com/2006/11/16/more-new-meds/comment-page-1/#comment-2923 Barb Thu, 16 Nov 2006 23:15:42 +0000 http://bloggochicago.com/2006/11/16/new-meds-2/#comment-2923 It <em>totally</em> changes, definitely. Sometimes you'll be on something for years, then all of a sudden it stops working, maybe because of internal chemical changes? Tolerance? Who knows? It totally changes, definitely. Sometimes you’ll be on something for years, then all of a sudden it stops working, maybe because of internal chemical changes? Tolerance? Who knows?

]]> By: Robin http://bloggochicago.com/2006/11/16/more-new-meds/comment-page-1/#comment-2922 Robin Thu, 16 Nov 2006 23:04:54 +0000 http://bloggochicago.com/2006/11/16/new-meds-2/#comment-2922 Good luck with that...I wonder if anyone ever really figures out what works. I think it's something that probably changes all the time. Good luck with that…I wonder if anyone ever really figures out what works. I think it’s something that probably changes all the time.

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