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I've been taking this new med DEXTROAMP-AMPHET ER 20MG. Because of fatigue and foggy feeling due to pain meds for chronic pain plus I take meds for depression and bad anxiety. I feel the dextroamp-amphet ER 20mg working a little but it still doesn't quit take the tired foggy feeling away and it seems to not last all day. Should I ask to up the dose or ask for instant release so it works better? The pain meds I take are oxy 10 mg 3 times daily hydro codon 10 325 2 times daily and for my depression sequel ER 200 mg Zoloft 100 mg and lorazepam 1mg 3 times daily. What due u think I should due. Ask for hire dose of dextroamp-amphet ER or try instant release or is their some thing better for my fatiuge? Please give me your thoughts ## Dustin, You may want to discuss this with your doc...

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Hi-I have been on Zoloft 150 (Sertraline) for 5 weeks. I jumped really quickly--I started on 50 then 75 for a day or two then 100 for two days and have been on 150 ever since. So basically, low levels for a week then 150. In the past few weeks, I have had shaky hands and a few days ago had itchy skin (which I know could be anything) and leg soreness like I worked out really hard (I have worked out twice in a week) so nothing too crazy. I am very bothered by this--I was on Zoloft before and had no issues. I am also taking (for short period) Klonopin for sleep 1-1.5mg/night. Any thoughts? I feel better but not 100% more like 50-60%. Still get nervous, I also had a miscarriage (ectopic) and had methotrexate about a month ago. Any thoughts? THANKS! update: doctor told me to drop to 100 for ...

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What can you tell me about Degranol side effects? I have been on these tablets for 18 months now using 600mg a day. I have gained a lot of weight. I sufferer from major depression. I do not have epilepsy or other symptoms related to epilepsy. I find lately that my mouth gets dry and I seem to get a sore throat but it feels as if I'm getting tonsillitis on the right side of my throat. My family informed me that I'm getting aggressive at times. I'm not aware of this at all. I do know at times that I get agitated with certain things happening in our daily lives. What must I do? Must I go to my psychiatrist and ask to be taken off these tablets or use a lower dosages? ## Hello, Hans! How are you? Most of these medications can cause mood swings, or personality changes as side eff...

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I just got put on this med for fatigue I'm fatigued from other meds like oxy hydro codon seri quill and Zoloft I'm on thes do to depression and chronic pain and I fill tired and foggy every day so my therapist put me on Dextroamp-Amphet ER 20 MG is this ok and is dextroamp-amphet an amphetimean ## Dustin, IF the doctor that prescribed your new dextro medication is the same who prescribed your pain and depression meds or is AWARE OF ALL THE meds your on I'm sure he believes it's appropriate and medically necessary. They are familiar with your conditions diagnosis and symptoms far better then anyone online can be....... I hope this new med helps remedy your condition. Good luck ## This medication is classified by the FDA as a stimulant, so yes, it can be used to treat such...

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I had severe hives (urticaria) and monsteresque face swelling (angiodema). Nothing helped. I tried 6 doctors. The seventh put me on 10 mg of Doxepin. Cured! I work hard on keeping the weight off. Have gained some on this drug but what is the alternative? ## Hello, Darla! How are you? That can be a side effect of this medication, as reported by the FDA, along with nausea, dizziness, headache, mood swings, and dry mouth. As to your other options, that depends on what else you've tried? Can you please post back with more details? ## Basically I have only tried Zyrtec. Every doctor prescribed it. The bottle says one every 24 hours if I remember correctly. But docs told me up to 7 per day and some said unlimited. Yet it didn't touch my hives/angeodema. Have gained 20 pound. Essential...

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I am on a drug called denominated Colin that cause a positive reading on a urine test for extacy ## my son is in jail .is on wellbutrin rx given by the jail nurse.he was put in lockdown for a dirty urine that tested positive for ectasy.he swears he has taken nothing but his rx..urine was sent out to a lab for further testing came back bupropion 410 and hydroxybupropion 600.....does this prove he did not take ectasy? ## Susan, With all due respect if your sons liberty and freedom may be decided by a faulty urinalysis seeking opinions from random posters online probably isn't in his best interest. If cost is a consideration contact your local social services agency for direction.I SINCERELY HOPE HIS SITUATION IS RESOLVED IN HIS FAVOR. God speed to you all. ## Thank you for your respon...

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I have been taking Pristiq for about 3 years now due Anxiety attacks. After taking the drug for afew days I had the worst anxiety i'd ever had, i had horrible nightmares, nausea and bad headaches these symptoms completely disapeared by about a month after starting it. After the first month life was great I was back to my normal self, I could eat food again (which was the main reason for my anxiety attacks). For about 2 years it worked great for me with minimal side effects mainly brain ticks if i took the pristiq too late in the day, If i completely forgot the tablet I would be bed ridden the entire next day with terrible brain ticks, headaches and nausea, although 99 percent of the time I felt fine. I fell pregnant with my now 9 month old baby girl and decided to stay on pristiq wh...

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will taking 200 mg of trazodone cause a false positive for benzos ## No, Trazodone hasn't been known to cause a false positive for Benzodiazepines, it's known to cause them for LSD and Amphetamines. Learn more Trazodone details here. Was the person in question taking anything else, even over the counter products? If you can post back with this information, I'll gladly research the details for you! ## I just got off the phone with my insurance company. I have supplemental that pays me extra if I'm Hospitalized because of an accident. Well the insurance company just told me that after me waiting over a year that my claim was denied. They told me that I tested positive for LSD. That really blew me away. I've tried it once like 22 years ago. So I knew something was reall...

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I've seen kids partying on zoloft because they said it gave them a "high" like xanax. Is there any narcotic part of zoloft? ## Hello, Nick! How are you? No, it is most likely just a placebo effect, because they don't know anything about the medication and what it does. The only active ingredient in Zoloft is Sertraline, which is an SSRI antidepressant. It can cause some dizziness and drowsiness as side effects, so if someone took a high amount of it, they might think they were getting high, but it really has none of the effects of the narcotics and other substances that are commonly abused. ## That is ridiculous...zoloft won't and can't make you feel high. Older women take it for depression. ## I used to have crazy hallucinations on Zoloft and extreme euphoria , ...

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For many years, I have taken 25 mg of amitryptyline, a small green pill. For my last refill, I received a brown pill with the marking I 2. Is this brown pill, possibly by another company, still 25 mg? ## I jus was doing a search for an answer for this exact same question. I am going to take them to the pharmacy and ask if these are, indeed, generic Elavil. It seems I haven't been getting the same effect from these. I was getting a small round green pill before. ## Hello, Patsy and Dannie! How are you both? I'm happy to clear this up for you. This tablet is manufactured by Accord Healthcare and yes, they do list it as containing 25mgs of Amitriptyline. The FDA classifies this medication as a tricyclic antidepressant. Its typical side effects may possibly include nausea, dizziness...

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Hi, My name is Cynthia. And 3 weeks ago my doctor started me on Fluoxetine (prozac) and then 4 days I started taking methadone for my headaches and recently between the two I started itching badly, so I was wondering if It was the prozac or methadone? I looked up the side effects for prozac and one of them are itching, but so is One of the effects to the methadone! And it is my whole body not just one spot! Help me! Please/thank you so much ## Kittykat96, Although Prozac can cause localized itching methadone is notorious for causing full body itching that can become relentless. Methadone is a synthetic narcotic opiod and like traditional opiates it shares that propensity to cause itching. Contact your prescriber he may be able to adjust or eliminate one or the other . Hope that helps an...

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I guess you could say at the moment I am kind of freaking out and need something to focus on. I have been on Effexor for 18 years. I have a bathroom anxiety phobia? I guess you could say. I am not to sure if there is an actual scientific word for this but hopefully I am not the only one that suffers from it. Basically I am afraid that I will get diarrhea somewhere in public. Maybe in rush hour traffic? Maybe if I go camping? On a plane? Pretty well anywhere. I need to know where we are going, the way we are going there. If a bathroom will be around and where it is. That being said I haven't felt that way in 9 years.I don't actually have a bathroom problem like colitus or IBS. But for some reason when i was 16 i started having anxiety problems with it. I started taking a stool ha...

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I'm taking gabapentin, cymbalta, celexa, bachlaphen, vitamin C, zinc, morphine, valium, vancomycin, will any of these or acombination of any of them make a false positive for meth, ## I'm taking Cymbalta, ibuprofen, retinadine, Nasonex, Loratadine and over the counter Acetaminophen/Tylenol. Can any of these test as false positive for cocaine and methamphetamine....? I never take these but came out with a positive drug test. ## I had a major surgery done and I am on all kinds of pain medicine and Cymbalta and blood pressure medicine too. Is it possible for Cymbalta to show a false test for cocaine? They were giving me oxycodone, morphine, Cymbalta, Valium, and Percocets. I was on the shot for Vistaril which is an opiate blocker too at the time of the surgery and anesthesia and I ...

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Can cilift contribute to erectile disfunction (libido) and failure to reach climax. ## Cilift is not known to be manufactured in the US, so it is difficult to gather abundant information on the drug. However, I did find that Citalopram is reported to be an ingredient of Cilift in South Africa. Citalopram can have a number of adverse effects: Fatigue, drowsiness, dry mouth, increased sweating (hyperhidrosis), trembling, headache, dizziness, sleep disturbances, insomnia, cardiac arrhythmia, hallucinations, blood pressure changes, nausea and/or vomiting, diarrhea, heightened anorgasmia in females, impotence and Ejaculatory Problems in Males. You can view a detailed description of the drug, by clicking on the link below... If you have any more questions or comments to add, please post back ...

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I distrust my Primary Care Doctor. I believe he is controlling, suspicious and lacks common sense. Here's why! There are two Doctors in this practice and sometimes you don't get the Doctor you requested. Dr. Bad (alias) takes a urine sample from all his patients and sends it to a lab. He also runs a report that shows what prescriptions you've been getting and from what Doctors. The other Dr. Good does none of these things as standard operating procedure. So far Dr. Bad is not doing anything wrong except creating an air of mistrust in my mind. On a monthly visit Dr. Good started me a prescription for Desipramine, an antidepressant. A few months later I saw Dr. Bad, he changed a bunch of medicines and in the process discontinued Desipramine. I kept taking the antidepressant, n...

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Sir i am taking tryptomer 10 mg since last 9 years as suggested by a neurologist and now i am habitual to take it. i want to stop taking it.but whenever i did not take it in night i did not sleep. please tell me what i should do for saving myself by the side effects of this tablets. ## iam facing these problam same.I want to escape from these any suggetion please................. ## Tryptomer contains the active ingredient Amitritptyline, it is a tricyclic antidepressant and, any time you've been taking something for such a long period of time and suddenly reduce the dosage or stop taking it, it is normal to experience some withdrawal effects. Have either of you consulted your respective doctors? Usually, to prevent the worse of the withdrawal and rebound effects, these types of med...

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Hi, I went to the doctor today and was prescribed 5mg of Lexapro. I am a senior in college and am fairly social. I typically go out to parties and/or the bar a couple times a week, and when I do, I usually have anywhere from 6-10 drinks. I usually get pretty drunk if I'm being quite honest. The main reason I am posting is because my 21st birthday is next weekend (nine days away). I plan on having a party and want to have a good time, but also don't want to put myself in danger. My doctor told me I could just take half a dose that day (2.5 mg) and only drink like three drinks (which I know won't happen) or wait until after my birthday to start taking the Lexapro. I would like to start taking now, but also don't want to have something bad happen/act a complete fool on my b...

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I just recently went on 10mg and I have gone through all the same symptoms I'm seeing on here. Very tired, vomitting, weight gain, headaches etc. I have also noticed that my memory is horrible, my thought process is slower, I'm typing slower at work, mispronouncing words I never have issues with, loosing track of my thoughts, and not remembering anything about troubleshooting at my job. Answers that come second nature to me are no where to be found. I'm really afraid. What's going on? ## Hello, Carrie! How are you? Has there been any change? Those aren't listed as typical side effects, according to FDA reports. They usually include nausea, dizziness, dry mouth, headache, mood swings and weight changes. I think it would be best to consult your doctor, you may need to ...

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I started Wellbutrin 150xl about 23 days ago to accompany my Lexapro for depression. I've had racing thoughts and overall anxiety which I reported to my doctor. I thought he would reduce the dose but instead he recommends increase to 300xl per day!! Has anyone else ever had this counter intuitive recommendation from their doc? I'm afraid to increase the dose for obvious fear of worsening the anxiety. ## Hi lulu, Sorry your having such a difficult time with your new protocol.there are different schools of thought regarding blood level achievements of this class of drug.I'm not a prescriber however I'd suggest reading all you can about this drug, then follow your body's voice.IF YOUR doc then refuses to downward titrate or d/c your med then by all means a change in tre...

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I was on 10 milligrams of Lexapro for approximately 10 years I felt pretty good however the last year's so I develop some anxiety so my doctor wait to be off of it about 6 months ago about 2 weeks ago she tried me on Zoloft which I had a very very bad reaction of complete anxiety and feeling horrible I'm not sure what to do. I want to go back on Lexapro because it worked for me for years I just don't know if I'll have the same effect that I used to or not does anyone have any thoughts on this please and thank you! ## I just wanna say i have experimented with lexapro alot and what ive found is do not ever stop it cold turkey and if it worked stay on it. If you do develop any anxiety or depression some sort of group therapy will work no need to spend hundreds of dollars on...

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