Psycho-Babble Medication | about biological treatments | Framed
This thread | Show all | Post follow-up | Start new thread | List of forums | Search | FAQ

Deplin seemed to cause lower back/kidney pain....

Posted by JayBTV2 on January 7, 2010, at 12:14:13

Just wanted to note that I had this weird side effect w/ Deplin. I was taking it for about two months (but started it w/ Lithium, Lamictal, and Parnate - also taking Seroquel). After a short period I started getting groaning pain on my lower right back (kidney area). Didn't think it could be the Deplin so we cut back on the lithium (from a low dose of 900mg to even lower 450mg).

Finally after a month of dealing with the intermittent pain I went to urgent care on Saturday. At the same time I stopped taking Deplin as my doc's attitude about it was "it can't hurt". Well sure enough by Monday when I went for a CT scan (to check for kidney stones) and blood work I feeling better.

Today I went for results and everything (liver/kidney function) was fine. Lithium levels were very low (.2) and the ct scan showed no indication of kidney stones or that I ever had one.

Just wanted to throw my experience out there. Perhaps it wasn't the Deplin but sure looks like it at this point. Wanted to log in in the event anyone else starts taking deplin and has this problem. Of course this is the first site I searched for potential side effects of all the meds I was taking. Found very few people complaining about any w/ Deplin.

Anyway glad I got the good bill of health and am feeling better.

-Jay


Share
Tweet  

Thread

 

Post a new follow-up

Your message only Include above post


Notify the administrators

They will then review this post with the posting guidelines in mind.

To contact them about something other than this post, please use this form instead.

 

Start a new thread

 
Google
dr-bob.org www
Search options and examples
[amazon] for
in

This thread | Show all | Post follow-up | Start new thread | FAQ
Psycho-Babble Medication | Framed

poster:JayBTV2 thread:932824
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20100103/msgs/932824.html