Posted by jealibeanz on April 28, 2007, at 19:19:52
In reply to Re: Trying again to clarify what I said » jealibeanz, posted by Phillipa on April 28, 2007, at 18:49:30
> My turn to clarify Jelly. So you're saying if you do not gain weight you are getting more of the drug to your brain? Is this correct? As that would explain some of the strong side effects I've gotten in the past from ad's . Please clarify would explain a lot. whey the pdoc start me on very low doses for one thing. thanks Jelly
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I have no idea. I don't think any of the researchers do. It's just a theory that some are able to allow more medication into the brain that others. They're trying to come up with a way to fix this theoretic problem.Remember the little disclaimer in the prescribing info for all the psych drugs? The mechanism of all of the drugs is unknown. They have suspicions, but no concrete evidence.
So, no, I don't have an answer to your question. Medicine isn't quite that advanced yet, but is getting there.
I don't know why you start on low doses. Most doctors like to do that with patients to avoid any major complications or adverse effects. Plus, titrating up allows one to find the therapeutic level, without going over, which may cause side effects. That just the basic guideline for practice. I don't have any insight in terms of your treatment in particular.
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