By: aja_30

aja_30 — Tue, 21 Sep 2004 04:23:14 +0000

Wow, Sharon … just goes to show why it’s important to read all
known warnings and potentially harmful side effects on the med info so we can
know what signs to watch for as we take the medicine.
Just like birth-control pills … I stopped going to a doctor who’d
have put me on them, because I was already estrogen dominant, female cancer
and pre-cancer has affected my mother and both her sisters, progesterone was
obviously the one not being produced, I’m over 40, AND I smoke … and that
witch doctor knew all of that !!! My next doctor fully agreed that the risks
of that as treatment, for me, were like a grenade with the pin-holder open.
My son medicates for ADHD, but cannot take the traditional meds. In
his many trials before finding one that both helps and does not cause any
apparent side effects, we’ve seen a jekyll-hyde response to prozac (on day
#10), a dangerously fast-racing heartbeat on timed-release dexadrine …
Those studies and the low percentage of problems, whether blindness,
heart attack, blood clots, and / or sudden death, still have numbers of real

people behind them and do happen.
I applaud all efforts to safely withdraw from a drug you’re not
comfortable taking, but some definitely need monitoring and a slow
withdrawal. Sending prayers and hugs for success and clear answers.
-Katie

By: aja_30

aja_30 — Mon, 20 Sep 2004 18:04:34 +0000

I know nothing of the drugs or their long-term implications. Check not only
with the doc but also with a pharmacist. They’re very helpful with our drug
questions, as that is their expertise and, sometime, docs fall short on that
as they have so many varied situations to prescribe for … plus, some don’t
read all the literature, as they only have time to read what the drug
companies tell them. Even though the drug companies have had numerous and
expensive tests done on their products, it’s a well-known fact that some that
have passed the requirements and have been approved were later found to cause
serious problems. Perhaps your pharmacist could assist your search for how
to manage this decision, and still always involve your doctor. - Katie

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