Posted by SLS on October 1, 2014, at 9:16:02
In reply to Re: Lou's reply- lou + Scott, posted by Sheilac on October 1, 2014, at 8:13:58
> My doc did not feel it was safe for me to be on Geodon and a trycylic.
>
> She checked the combo of low dose Elavil and low dose depakote and said it was fine.
>
> Do you just not like meds at all Lou?I think that Lou Pilder usually has noble motivations.
Mr. Pilder's observation that there is the potential for a combination of Geodon (ziprasidone) and Elavil (amitriptyline) to produce changes in heart rhythm is justified. However, I don't know under what circumstances this is liable to occur. I, myself, had no problems when I combined desipramine 200 mg/day with Geodon 80 mg/day.
Regarding Depakote (valproate) and liver toxicity, this adverse effect is dosage dependent, and easy to screen for. One should have a blood test for liver enzymes before taking Depakote in order to establish baseline measurements. This should be repeated periodically during the first six months, whereafter, the probability of liver toxicity declines rapidly. Full liver failure is considered to be a rare occurrence.
At higher dosages, one should assay blood platelet function to screen for thrombocytopenia (low platelet count).
- Scott
Some see things as they are and ask why.
I dream of things that never were and ask why not.- George Bernard Shaw
poster:SLS
thread:1071613
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20140914/msgs/1071688.html