Posted by Smilez on October 31, 2003, at 20:23:39
In reply to Re: zonegran and bipolar II/nausea/fatigue » tired10mom, posted by katia on October 13, 2003, at 1:35:50
I was diagnosed a few weeks ago as ADD with some tendencies towards Bipolar type II.
I had once been on Paxil two years ago and gained 30 pounds in the two months I was on it so I informed my doctor I would NOT take any such drug again.
He gave me Wellbutrin and Zonegram.
I came home and went online and found that people with sulfa allergies should not take the zonegram. I was stunned! After all, that same afternoon I told my doctor my ONLY known drug allergy was Sulfa-based meds!!!
I called the office and he said that it is such a low amount of sulfa that he figured I would be okay. He was willing to prescribe something else if it was desired.
Two weeks later, I still have not taken the Zonegram and had finally popped the first pill out of the tin foil packet as I was reading these threads. After reading about Tiredmom's experience with her daughter, I flushed the pill.
But, I am curious - has anyone taken it more than 4 weeks who wasn't allergic to sulfa and how did they respond???
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