Posted by polarbear206 on July 17, 2007, at 13:17:12
In reply to help with mothers meds (interactions?), posted by linkadge on July 16, 2007, at 19:46:34
> My mother is currently taking:
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> lithium 1050mg
> Seroquel 50mg
> trazodone 450mg
> tryptophan 5 grams
> hydroxyzine ?mg
> tegretol 200mg
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> It is a terrable situation. She sleeps most of the day and has broken sleep/pacing at night. She cries most of the day and says she is in hell.
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> I personally think she is taking too much and might do better on less. Some of the meds are probably making others toxic, ie seroquel + lithium.
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> I am also concerned that the tryptophan might be interacting with the lithium and trazodone to be causing serotonin syndrome.
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> There is a lot of discrepensy. She doesn't my opinion so she takes whatever the doctor tells her to, but I think she is getting worse. I don't know how to help the situation.
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> I am having great difficulty reconciling issues withTegretal is related to the cyclic antidepressants and can cause increase central nervous system toxicity when combined with lithium. All of these medications is bound to cause adverse reactions. I don't understand the p-doc's logic combining three mood stabilizer?? Do you know her last serum lithium level?
Polarbear
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