Posted by Emme_V2 on April 23, 2013, at 6:39:46
In reply to Re: they only wanna prescribe sh*tty antipsychotics » Jeroen, posted by Bob on April 22, 2013, at 22:18:31
> My pdoc was willing to try Minocycline and gave me a prescription which I just filled a couple days ago. I have not tried it yet. One thing I'm wondering is, in the somewhat unlikely event I get a significant benefit from it then what? Do I just take this antibiotic forever? How long is it okay to take something like that?
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> BobHi Bob,
That is a valid question. I wondered myself. However, I have been on it 8 months and seem to be having no side effects. It might be helpful to see how long it gets prescribed for folks with acne. I have had a couple of doctors tell me that acne patients take it for quite some time and they seem to do fine. The psychiatrist who suggested told my regular doctor that it is pretty safe on a consistent basis, and this person is one of the top in the country. That doesn't mean something adverse *can't* happen. It means the risk/benefit profile is okay with me for the time being. So I'm going with it for the time being, and if anything bad emerges, I'll act on it promptly.
emme
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