Re: mood swings, ldn and antidepressants

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Very good point! I would hate to see someone stop a med. abruptly

and cause withdrawel or worse.

I have racked my brain blaming everything but the ldn. It was

working well for my hs and did not want to stop. I finally had to

call a spade a spade and hope that someone has an idea what to do.

I know this must be so scary for you! You have more at stake than I

do. We will find the answer!

Take Care

>

> I just saw the post where it mentions that you should report to

your

> doctor immediately if you are having hostile/angry feelings on

> Elavil.

>

> Being a night owl and knowing the pharmacist on duty, I just

called

> to ask him about this, given that I am on an anti-depressant

> (Wellbutrin) and am having these mood swings. (And I happened to

> read the post just as I was taking my bedtime medications, which

> include my anti-depressant--*groan*.) He said that you should

call

> your doctor if you are on ANY anti-depressant and have that

> symptom. However, he also said that it is extremely RARE that one

> would develop those side effects after using the medication over a

> period of time. Side effects such as those listed almost always

> occur when treatment is initiated.

>

> He also stressed that one should never stop an anti-depressant

> medication without talking to their doctor as that can be

> dangerous. Many of them need to be stopped slowly.

>

> I just didn't want anyone to worry like I did and think they

should

> immediately stop their anti-depressant. The pharmacist suggested

> that I call my doctor on Monday (or call his answering service

> tonight if I was very worried), but that in his experience, that

> type of problem RARELY starts during the middle of treatment.

>

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