tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8136447661390500344.post2673187398413053155..comments2023-09-13T11:55:44.128+01:00Comments on 'My Head Noise' -La Reve blog: Should side effects be worse than the illness?La-revehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02255771946214951488noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8136447661390500344.post-32569906695186769012008-11-01T10:48:00.000+00:002008-11-01T10:48:00.000+00:00Hi LareveIf you talk to the professionals they ten...Hi Lareve<BR/><BR/>If you talk to the professionals they tend to poo poo side effects. Some won't even acknowledge that they exist. I kid you not.<BR/><BR/>Trying to be fair here, the chances of you having all the side effects listed are low but chances of you getting some side effects are high. That is the choice all of us have to make when we try medication or continually take it.<BR/><BR/>I find, most of the time, the side effects of medication are too severe for me to cope with. Perhaps that is just me. I could be highty intolerant.<BR/><BR/>Certainly don't want to put you off trying the Depakote. What my friend and I do is when we try new medication, we have a hot line to each other so if things get really bad effects wise, we can either talk through things or be with each other. Have you someone close who can be there if things get bad?<BR/><BR/>I am here and you can always contact me but that isn't the same as having someone close by.<BR/><BR/>Yesterday, at neurologists, she wanted to prescribe me Amitriptalene (I can never spell the names of these drugs) but realising I was Bipolar (cos I had told her when she took my details down) she said she would try other anti convulsant medication.<BR/><BR/>If you are really worried about side effects perhaps you could start on low dose. The lowest dose and see how it affects you. Just a thought.<BR/><BR/>Let me know how it goes xThat's not my name!https://www.blogger.com/profile/17064348309163649672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8136447661390500344.post-28162244211100312242008-10-31T19:16:00.000+00:002008-10-31T19:16:00.000+00:00ThanksYes I suppose its one of those where I have ...Thanks<BR/><BR/>Yes I suppose its one of those where I have to try and see. That's what I agreed with Psychiatrist and want to be seen as trying. No other meds have worked so far, guess I need something. Fingers crossed on side effect frontLa-revehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02255771946214951488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8136447661390500344.post-16174158158897524522008-10-31T18:07:00.000+00:002008-10-31T18:07:00.000+00:00Side effects are horrible. These sound particular...Side effects are horrible. These sound particularly bad. I am aware that I have an arsenal of meds in my home at present, given various (unsuccessful) med changes. The med changes have been unsuccessful at least in part because of the side effects of the meds. Fortunately my GP is realistic and was very open to my comments about the side effects of Clomipramine. I totally understand your reservations - I suppose the question I would ask about the side effects is "how common is "common"?Disillusionedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03250678226289036634noreply@blogger.com