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John McManamy

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posted 04/10/2009, comments (15)

A Patient Speaks: I Hate Meds!

"I hate meds!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Sunnyday writes. "My life sucks. I have no sex drive, gained almost 100 lbs, my body feels numb all of the time, and I'm more depressed now because my doc doesn't want me to be manic and every time I try a new antidepressant, it hypes me up too... Read more Chevron

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posted 04/05/2009, comments (2)

I'm at a loss.....

I'm at a loss. I've turned out to be a person that is sensitive to psych meds. In the last year I've been on Li, Epival, Seroquel, Olanzapine, Risperidone, Lamotrigine.... and all but lamotrigine has caused side effects. And in some cases a side effect or two from the "rare" list. Right now, on Risperidone.. my blood... Read more Chevron

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posted 03/24/2009, comments (14)

Adherence to Medication & Coping with Side Effects

If there's one thing I've learned over the years it's that medication is a touchy subject. Irritated and exhausted doctors often ask what can be done to improve, "patient compliance". I might respond by saying something along the lines of, "we might start by talking about adherence rather than compliance". Am I simply playing with semantics? My... Read more Chevron

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posted 03/23/2009, comments (3)

My wife had a stroke

My wife suffered a major stroke last Thursday night, and the results will be life changing. She is 56 yo, 5'6", 110, a vegetarian for 30 years, takes vitamins and supplements, excercises every day for at least 1 hour and swims 5.5 miles each week. However, she has had high blood pressure for years. Even with medication her BP was 227/170 when she... Read more Chevron

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posted 03/06/2009, comments (3)

the haze of medication vs. the craze of BP

I was just dignosed with mixed BP- I have big highs then deep lows... my pdoc started me on Abilify, then I started to put on weight, big time- So now I am on Trileptol (sp? ) he just added Lamictal to help with the depression- I know I was running hard and fast before I was diagnosed, working 60-80 hours per week etc..... Read more Chevron

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