Posted by Phillipa on March 20, 2005, at 16:03:16
In reply to Re: Lamictal side effects after discontinuing » Spriggy, posted by theo on March 20, 2005, at 11:24:26
That's what I found when working as a psych RN in a psych hospital. A pt came in on one med. The new pdoc changed it. The pt had side effects. Another med to counteract that. I worked as a charge RN on the acute unit, and pts only stayed until they were stabilized and not suicidal or psychotic. Then they went upstairs to a higher functioning unit. I used to fill in up there once a week. I'd see the same pts I had downstairs, but now they had two or more sheets of medications! And they became "frequent flyers". In and out of the hospital. Fondly, Phillipa
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