Posted by ethan on January 31, 2002, at 4:31:11
In reply to Re: Do pills go through stool? » ethan, posted by jimmygold70 on January 30, 2002, at 16:16:01
What haven't I tried is probably the best way to respond. I have tried Zoloft and Paxil (not Prozac) and can not tolerate the sexual side effects. I will not try Prozac. Period. I have tried Effexor, Elavil, Serzone, among others. I was also prescribed Lithium at one point, and I would rather die than try that stuff again. Wellbutrin has been the basis of my medication therapy for some years now, as it has proven to be the least detrimental in terms of side effects compared with benefit. Other drugs have been tried in combination, to varying degrees of success. When one "plateaus" we try another. The Trazodone is used specifically and only as a sleep inducement. Buspar, which I have been on for some time now, I am not altogether certain is right for me. For that matter, I also am beginning to question whether Wellbutrin is right for me also, though the alternatives (if any left) are few if I decide to eliminate Wellbutrin from my "cocktail." I know someone who is effectively being treated with a combination of Wellbutrin and Buspar (no, I wouldn't say "I want what he has" in terms of emotional and psychological "health" but he's doing okay on the stuff for HIM). All medications used with Wellbutrin, I have been told, raise any possibility of seizure that Wellbutrin already provides on its own (if that is the source of your concern over my mentioned combination therapy sounding weird). Would you please be more specific about what in particular sounds weird to you about this particular combination drug therapy? Is this from your own experience? Are you a pharmacist or psychiatrist; if not, on what do you base such an opinion? (not an attack, I just want to know where you're coming from so I might be able to discuss such a viewpoint with my doctor). Thanks. Incidentally, if my latest cholesterol test comes back "high" as it likely will, I will be prescribed yet another drug to combat high cholesterol -- without a doubt the last thing I want to add to my already overwhelming "cocktail" of medications.
> > I am on Wellbutrin, Buspar, Trazodone (for sleep inducement), as well as Prinivil for hypertension and Clinoril for arthritis.
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> This meds combination doesn't sound that good to me. How did you get to this wierd combination ? What did you try before ?
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