[AirMarshall]

Hey, we are glad you are here!

But please do us a favor.  Everyone shows up and wants to know "Tell me about drug X". 

There are a lot of resources available to you.  So please take a little time and effort to do some reading on your own.  Then you can develop more specific questions that we will be glad to talk about.

Here are some starting points:

www.drugs.com   
Drug information and a great medication compatability checker

www.aidsmeds.com
Drug information and a great medication compatability checker

www.crazymeds.us
crazymeds by crazypeople


A.M.

p.s.  Don't forget to take your pills, y'hear?

This post has been edited by Ophelia: 10 November 2005 - 01:34 AM

[AirMarshall]

Yeah, its a hilarious concept. Interested consumers who seek additional knowledge about their meds so they can better work with their doctors to improve the outcome. And how dare they talk about it with others?

Why who would have thought of such a thing!   

a.m.

[null0trooper]

ativanderhoven, on Nov 16 2005, 08:34 AM, said:

Wow, and you would thing the complex knowledge of the human physiological, condition, biochemisty as well as an understanding of half-life, pharmacokinetics and teretogenic effects would be included in 4 years of medical school after 4 years of pre med and ofcourse 4 years of residency treating psychiatric clients.� And all I needed all this time was to read a few drug books and I could treat myself LMFAO.

So what IS your problem?

It must be interesting if it touches on physiology, biochemistry, pharmacology,
and reproductive biology without you having any need to know what it is
you're putting into your body and your baby. Neuroendocrine, perhaps?

Let's face it, though. If you are pregnant and on ANY long-term
medications your gynecologist had damn well better know what risks they
pose. If your OB/GYN and pdoc aren't on speaking terms you need one
or more new doctors, ASAP.

It's a good thing I'm a guy - if I had to choose between my baby's
health and my psych care, I'd be crazier than I already am.
It certainly wouldn't be a laughing matter.

This post has been edited by LunaRufina: 18 November 2009 - 10:51 PM
Reason for edit: Removed link not working.

[ativanderhoven]

null0trooper, on Nov 16 2005, 02:49 PM, said:

ativanderhoven, on Nov 16 2005, 08:34 AM, said:

Wow, and you would thing the complex knowledge of the human physiological, condition, biochemisty as well as an understanding of half-life, pharmacokinetics and teretogenic effects would be included in 4 years of medical school after 4 years of pre med and ofcourse 4 years of residency treating psychiatric clients.  And all I needed all this time was to read a few drug books and I could treat myself LMFAO.

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So what IS your problem?

It must be interesting if it touches on physiology, biochemistry, pharmacology,
and reproductive biology without you having any need to know what it is
you're putting into your body and your baby. Neuroendocrine, perhaps?

Massachusetts General Hospital has some information on mood stabilizers and
pregnancy. Let's face it, though. If you are pregnant and on ANY long-term
medications your gynecologist had damn well better know what risks they
pose.  If your OB/GYN and pdoc aren't on speaking terms you need one
or more new doctors, ASAP.

It's a good thing I'm a guy - if I had to choose between my baby's
health and my psych care, I'd be crazier than I already am.  
It certainly wouldn't be a laughing matter.

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Slightly more complex than what you may imagine,  I am 396.40 and currently taking medications for the above plus recently prescribed terbutaline.  Shaky?

[AirMarshall]

Ok,
You got me. What is 396.40  ?

I can't find it online in 4 different databases.


a.m.

[Stacia]

Here are some more. They are all a Depakote search, but you can easily put your med of interest into the site’s search engine.

Medicine Net
http://www.medicinen...cid/article.htm

RxList
http://www.rxlist.co...pakote-drug.htm

NAMI
http://www.nami.org/...ContentID=66289

Wiki (this may or may not be the best source)
http://en.wikipedia....oate_semisodium


Also, you can find the Prescriber Information (PI) sheet on the manufacturer’s website.