Medication

Weight gain and....Cymbalta?
Greetings. Very concerned as I am already very,very overweight ("obese" to be precise) and all of the meds seem to slow down metabolism...have been on Cymbalta and cannot ascertain its weight gaininig potential yet but suspect it maybe, excuse me here, very constipating and therefore contributing to weight gain. An... 30 Dec 2005 16:43

Neurontin
I've been prescribed Neurontin for my BiPolar recently. Anyone have any opinions/history w/this? It's only been a couple of days for me, too soon to have a real opinion. Makes me a little tired so far. Thx. ... 31 Dec 2005 23:41

Lamictal Rash
Found some more lovely pictures of Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis - The Lamictal Rash. Did a spot of reading about 'the rash'. I did not realise it happens with quite a few medications. Apparently 5% of all admissions to hospital that are perscription drug related are 'the rash'. It named Valopate as another one to... 18 Dec 2005 12:12

Anyone know anything about serotonin reuptake ENHANCERS?
I'm trying to find an AD that works effectively for me with a tolerable side effect profile. So far, SSRIs have not met that standard, and the other meds I've tried have failed in varying ways, too. Right now, I'm on Wellbutrin, which is lovely from a side effects perspective, but not adequate for monotherapy. ... 20 Dec 2005 01:40

What is the purpose of this board?
I'm new here, and probably don't have the right to bring this up, but what do people come here for? I came here because I'm between doctors, and looking for information about medications that might be effective for me. Last night, I posted a bit about my situation, and got some responses -- which I appreciated, a... 4 Jan 2006 19:48

Benzo (Diazepam) addiction - at what level and how long?
Whats the line on this? I know that, to a large extent, YMMV but I was wondering what everyone thought. Also, whats the 'official' line ? At what dosage and taking for how long before addiction is likely to occur with Diazepam. My doc is very cautious and won't give me any more now (after 3rd prescription of 1... 21 Dec 2005 13:37

lamictal and rash?
I'm up to 200 mg of lamictal a day. I was titrated up over 6 weeks and have been on the 200 mg dose for about 2 to 3 weeks now. I noticed today itching some, I tend to have dry itchy skin, especially in winter and we have had a sudden cold spell. I'm also on other meds for other conditions, pain meds for chr... 12 Dec 2005 04:59

Benzo Equivalency Redux
Hello, I have consulted as many Benzodiazapene Equivalency Charts as I can find on the internet. They are all basically the same as the one I have "always" used, the one at www.benzo.co.uk . The thing I am troubled by is that they all seem to use awfully "ROUND" numbers in assigning such equivalencies. F... 10 Dec 2005 03:31

5-HTP
Anyone have any information to share about using 5-htp in addition to a ssri or ssnri? Jamie ... 8 Dec 2005 19:26

Follow up on Alt.Suicide.Holiday
Follow up on Alt.Suicide.Holiday December 6th, 2005 Follow up on Alt.Suicide.Holiday Hello Pingers. Today's blog is a follow up on the alt.suicide.holiday articles that I have published recently. You will find old articles in the usenet files in the left menu. I have been posting on this group for a month no... 6 Dec 2005 05:07