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From: anon on 11 Jun 2008 19:21 I'm not a pharmacologist, but I have heard that people must taper off antidepressants. I have also read that many of the drug companies' studies on their effectiveness are misleading, and that many of the prominent SSRI's are no more effective--or only marginally more effective--than placebos. If I can find the link to the relevant material on this, I will post it, although you could probably find it with a Google search. The benzos, however, represent an especially horrible addictive potential. As I said, they should be considered only for spot or short-term use--two weeks or less. "Confused" <nospam(a)nospam.com> wrote in message news:qmW3k.96$Jx.21(a)pd7urf1no... > Aren't all antidepressants SSRI's, tricyclates, MOAI, etc "addictive" as > well? That's why it's so hard to come off them and you have nasty > withdrawl side effects, despite tapering off in very low doses, so people > say, screw it, and go back on them because the withdrawl side effects are > worse than taking the drug itself? > > "anon" <shopathonic(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message > news:MYOdnRPKQ9ULvM3VnZ2dnUVZ_sbinZ2d(a)earthlink.com... >> You speak of "most diazepams (valium, ativan, clonopin)." Just for the >> record: Diazepam is the generic name for Valium. The name for this group >> of drugs as a whole (ativan, valium, klonopin, etc.) is benzodiazepines. >> People should be very cautious in using any of this group of drugs--they >> are suitable mainly for spot or short-term applications because they are >> highly addictive. People can become addicted with regular use in as >> little as two weeks and then often go through the torments of hell in >> trying to get off them; moreover, in trying to come off these drugs, you >> get rebound symptoms--rebound insomnia and/or rebound anxiety--that are >> far worse than the symptoms for which you first took them. With >> benzodiazepines--use sparingly, and PROCEED WITH CAUTION! > >
From: anon on 11 Jun 2008 20:46 You should ask your doctor or pharmacist about this--or perhaps seek out a pharmacologist. People in a newsgroup can glean information from the Internet, but if the answers are not readily available there, you should seek out professional input on this. <me(a)privacy.net> wrote in message news:7t8054h8se8bnd5jqqe1cb023o0n16vf1a(a)4ax.com... > Ok I have question for the group since we are talking > abt how depression meds can aggravate IBS > > Does anyone know if Viagra or Levitra or other drugs > for erectile dysfunction can do the same...aggravate > gut?
From: anon on 11 Jun 2008 21:31 Don't feel bad, "Confused," Vanny is a repeat offender with her chronically tart and dismissive attitude. Moreover, even though she is not a physician or pharmacologist, she routinely presumes to dispense medical advice and judgments in a manner that is way beyond her competence. So she's ethically challenged as well as mean-spirited. Just ignore her. "Confused" <nospam(a)nospam.com> wrote in message news:kgW3k.25102$C12.6335(a)pd7urf3no... > "Vanny" <Vannyss2003(a)antispam.com> wrote in message > news:g2o976$gvs$1(a)newsreader2.netcologne.de...> >> This is my last post to you, so don't bother asking any more questions. > > You gotta drop the attitude. It'll make make people who view your post > have second thoughts on your intentions and your mindset. >
From: Carole Allen on 11 Jun 2008 23:22 On Wed, 11 Jun 2008 12:25:34 +0200, "Vanny" <Vannyss2003(a)antispam.com> wrote: >And as for 5-ASAs burning holes in your gut and stopping working - that is a >load of rhubarb. > I have been on mesalamine since May 1995 - I have been in complete remission and do not have a hole in my gut or other side effects. (I also take a some supplements, as approved by my GI.)
From: anon on 12 Jun 2008 01:09
So--for the benefit of the legion of sufferers out here who are not in remission--what's your formula for success? Specifically, Do you take any meds aside from mesalamine? Do you take the generic form or Pentasa? What kinds of foods do you eat or avoid? What kinds of supplements do you take, and in what doses and with what frequency? Thanks. "Carole Allen" <carolea7(a)comcast.net> wrote in message news:48509630.2256062(a)news.individual.net... > On Wed, 11 Jun 2008 12:25:34 +0200, "Vanny" <Vannyss2003(a)antispam.com> > wrote: >>And as for 5-ASAs burning holes in your gut and stopping working - that is >>a >>load of rhubarb. >> > > I have been on mesalamine since May 1995 - I have been in complete > remission and do not have a hole in my gut or other side effects. (I > also take a some supplements, as approved by my GI.) |