Posted by tensor on January 22, 2013, at 7:45:00
In reply to correction- Lou's warning-dhthfrmdrgz, posted by Lou Pilder on January 22, 2013, at 4:17:04
> > Friends,
> > Be advised that the mix of chemicals that are listed here could kill you if you take them. There is also the risk of increasing seizures and the risk of CNS depression that could lead to death.
> > Lou
> > http://www.ehealthme.com/ds/lamictal-and-abilify/death
> >
> correction:
> http://www.ehealthme.com/lamictal-and-abilify/death
>
>Lou, I do appreciate yor concern. But your source is not what I would call reliable.
In the link you provided it says:On Nov, 28, 2012: 2,102 people reported to have side effects when taking Abilify, Lamictal. Among them, 26 people (1.24%) have Death.
It feels a little "computed" to say the least. "Among them 26 people have Death". I don't know but I'm not sure if I would report "Death" as a side effect to ehealthme.com if it happened to me.
There's another problem, looking at this page:
http://www.ehealthme.com/drug-interactions/lamictal-and-abilify
It says:
On Jan, 22, 2013: 2,034 people who reported to have interactions when taking Abilify, Lamictal are studiedTwo months later the accumulated reports have dropped from 2,102 to 2,034.
A little more in-depth look at the statistics, eHealthMe real world results,
Most common interactions experienced by people in the use of Abilify, Lamictal:
nr 1: Rash 365
nr 78: Death 30
nr 86: Abdominal pain 28
nr 95: Depressed mood 25Most common interactions experienced by people in long term use of Abilify, Lamictal:
nr 1: Diabetes Mellitus 38
nr 4: Rash 34
nr 12: Anxiety 10
nr 99: Nausea 3
No deathsThat aside, there is always a risk/benefit ratio. There are certainly risks staying unmedicated too.
/tensor
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