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Posted by Morgana on March 31, 2002, at 21:02:56
Hi All,
I attend a mood disorder support group (when I can) and one of the helpful things we do is to introduce ourselves with our diagnosis and meds.
I was thinking it might be helpful to other group members (here) if we included our diagnosis and/or meds in our salutation.
I often find myself wondering "is this person unipolar or bipolar?".
I figure eventually I'll start to remember group member’s diagnosis, but right now its all a bit overwhelming.
Just an idea...
Morgana, BPII - Nardil and Lamictal
P.S. Just out of curiosity...are any of you out there biochemists? It certainly seems that way sometimes.P.P.S. Probably a silly question, but does anyone have a list of all the abbreviations and what they stand for? :) <hopeful smile>
Posted by cisco on March 31, 2002, at 21:23:10
In reply to Include diagnosis and/or meds in salutation?, posted by Morgana on March 31, 2002, at 21:02:56
Hi Morgana:
I like the idea.
Cisco
TRD, Buprenorphine
Posted by Morgana on March 31, 2002, at 22:20:53
In reply to Re: Include diagnosis and/or meds in salutation?, posted by cisco on March 31, 2002, at 21:23:10
Cisco,
I'm sorry to have to ask...but what does TRD stand for?
I don't recognize Buprenorphine. Is it the 'generic' name?
Thanks!
Morgana, BPII - Nardil and Lamictal
Posted by colin wallace on April 1, 2002, at 6:39:44
In reply to Include diagnosis and/or meds in salutation?, posted by Morgana on March 31, 2002, at 21:02:56
Hi there,
Colin: Nuts. Sam-E and Zoloft.
Posted by IsoM on April 1, 2002, at 12:53:57
In reply to Re: Include diagnosis and/or meds in salutation?, posted by colin wallace on April 1, 2002, at 6:39:44
Colin, I was going to include something like "crazy as a mad hatter" but you beat me. :-)
so instead:Judy (IsoM) - just plain loopy, but harmless - Celexa, T4, Olmifon (adrafinil)
Posted by IsoM on April 1, 2002, at 13:15:52
In reply to Include diagnosis and/or meds in salutation?, posted by Morgana on March 31, 2002, at 21:02:56
Morgana, this is good medical/psychiatry on-line dictionary. Pick the letter from the Dictionary choice on the left menu. There's not just acronyms but many other definitions too.
The ASAP Dictionary of Anxiety & Panic Disorders:
http://anxiety-panic.com/dictionary/en-main.htm
Posted by Morgana on April 1, 2002, at 13:23:57
In reply to Acronyms » Morgana, posted by IsoM on April 1, 2002, at 13:15:52
Posted by colin wallace on April 1, 2002, at 15:46:34
In reply to Diagnosis » colin wallace, posted by IsoM on April 1, 2002, at 12:53:57
Isn't that a retired Soviet battle-tank..?
Posted by IsoM on April 1, 2002, at 16:20:19
In reply to Re: Diagnosis -- T4 ?!...isoM, posted by colin wallace on April 1, 2002, at 15:46:34
I like that! Think I'll call myself an up-dated battlebot instead, but my sons & their friends just call me the 'crazy cat lady'. (I only have three & two of them were my sons before they moved out, but I guess the name sticks.)
Posted by Noa on April 2, 2002, at 17:02:26
In reply to Include diagnosis and/or meds in salutation?, posted by Morgana on March 31, 2002, at 21:02:56
The subject line is not long enough for my meds list!!
Posted by Elizabeth on April 5, 2002, at 9:48:03
In reply to Re: Include diagnosis and/or meds in salutation?, posted by Morgana on March 31, 2002, at 22:20:53
> I'm sorry to have to ask...but what does TRD stand for?
"Treatment-resistant depression." (Of course, this is relative.)
> I don't recognize Buprenorphine. Is it the 'generic' name?
Yes. Many drugs, including this one, have different brand names depending what country you're in. (Buprenorphine is Buprenex in the USA, but has other brands elsewhere, such as Temgesic and Subutex.) Other drugs, like Effexor, are easily recognized and/or the same in most places.
Buprenorphine is an opioid -- there are some recent threads about it, I think. You can often tell what sort of drug a [generic] name refers to by the ending of the name. For example: if the name ends in "-olol" then it's probably a beta blocker; "-azepam" is the usual ending for names of benzodiazepines, "-azolam" for triazolobenzodiazepines; "-ipramine" is reserved for iminodibenzyl tricyclic antidepressants; and names ending in "-orphine" always refer to opioids. (Just some interesting trivia.)
So, how specific do you want us to get with the diagnoses? :-)
-elizabeth
major depression, primary parasomnia
effexor+buprenorphine+trileptal+xanax+ambien
Posted by Elizabeth on April 5, 2002, at 9:49:09
In reply to Re: Diagnosis -- T4 ?!...isoM, posted by colin wallace on April 1, 2002, at 15:46:34
> Isn't that a retired Soviet battle-tank..?
I thought it was APAP 300mg + codeine 60mg.
-e
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