berelain326 Posted October 26, 2005 Share Posted October 26, 2005 This is probably a dumb question, but what medicines do you need to get blood tests on. I was reading a couple things on the boards today, and a bunch of them mentioned getting blood tests, but which or what medication(s) deem it necessary to do so? Or is this something else the pdoc forgot to mention I should do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sulu Posted October 26, 2005 Share Posted October 26, 2005 Berelain, I don't know about a lot of meds but Depakote is one, it works your liver pretty hard so they like to check your levels for that and to measure the level of depakote in your system to see if you are in a therapeutic range. Sulu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CraZgrrl Posted October 26, 2005 Share Posted October 26, 2005 Lithium is one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ldo Posted October 26, 2005 Share Posted October 26, 2005 Might help if you mention specifically which meds you are thinking about. I get my blood tested for problems from Lipitor, and also to check levels of one of my other heart meds. None of it for psych meds, tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berelain326 Posted October 26, 2005 Author Share Posted October 26, 2005 Well, it's nothing specific. I'm just on Lamictal and Ambien...I just didn't know which drugs needed that kind of monitoring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tallulah Posted October 27, 2005 Share Posted October 27, 2005 lithium, depakote, tegretol...to name a few. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiona Posted October 27, 2005 Share Posted October 27, 2005 I'm not sure how often they're done, but you can (and should?) judge tricylic levels by blood levels. And these days, it's not necessarily a bad idea to do an occasional liver check while on atypical antipsychotics. Fiona Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bianca Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 Cymbalta is another one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dweii Posted November 24, 2005 Share Posted November 24, 2005 I don't know if it's unusual, but my pdoc had me have a blood test when I was on Lamictal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stasis Posted November 25, 2005 Share Posted November 25, 2005 See Stasis Get blood drawn, Stasis stares, intently at ceiling, Peeks, Sees blood, room gets fuzzy, the 98lb nurse who always sticks Stasis,always chuckles since 200lb Stasis is strapped into chair, after the first time...... Laugh too,not much bothers me. Stasis,big hero. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
withing Posted November 25, 2005 Share Posted November 25, 2005 Worry not stasis, My brother, the auto mechanic and all-around tough guy is the same way. Favorite family story... Little, tiny (less than 100 lbs) sister in law is in the hospital having her first baby. I'm on the phone with my brother to check the status. He's in the room with her - trying to be brave - and labor in the early stages. Nurse puts IV in my tiny sister in law. Next thing I hear is a thud and the nurse saying, "Mr. P*** are you all right?" I laughed my ass off. He faints *every* time he gets blood drawn, always has. They just lay him down on a bed, they don't even strap him in a chair. On topic... I've been on three meds that were supposed to have bloodwork done - Lithium, Depakote, and Tegratol. No one ever seemed to get around to ordering it. Can't have blood drawn without a doctor's order. No wonder I have little faith in my prior pdocs. Luckily, I'm not on any of those anymore, or with those pdocs. I can't remember which others require bloodwork... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelda Posted December 6, 2005 Share Posted December 6, 2005 Clozaril requires weekly bloodwork for about a year and bi-weekly bloodwork for the entire time you are on the med. But I have to add............it is a great med if you need it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geekstreak Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 My pdoc does blood tests to check up on liver and hormones, etc. but not too often. I think it's a good policy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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