Re: What depression meds absorb well?

[Guest guest]

Dawn,

What dosage is your friend taking daily? I am not a health care professional

by any means but I do suffer from bouts of depression. (It took me about 5-6

weeks after surgery to get back on an even keel. In fact, I was told that

post-anesthesia depression lasts about one week per hour under anesthesia;

as I was under for 6 hours, this seems to have been born out, at least in my

case).I am taking 150 mg. of Wellbutrin twice a day. This seems to be

working for me. Is your friend's medication prescribed by a her PCP or by a

psychiatrist? Perhaps, she should make an appointment with a psychiatric

pharmacologist (or is it pharmacological psychiatrist?). I have no idea

whether there are tests that would determine rates of absorbtion; I'm sure

our more knowledgeable DSers can probably answer this question. At any rate,

good luck to your friend; I know how crippling depression can get. I wish

her the best.

Marcia

shadow44@...

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[Guest guest]

Dawn, A very good person to ask would be Montgomery (if she

hasnt responded already) She is a mental health professional, and

has extensive expertise with medications used to treat depression.

(Plus, she's just an all around swell gal)

If she doesnt respond, you may try e-mailing her personally.

Meli

-48lb in 9 weeks

- In duodenalswitch@y..., dwkteach@a... wrote:

> I am in need of some info for a fellow DSer who is about 7 weeks

post op and

> suffering with symptoms of depression. He is taking Wellbutrin SR

(has been

> since surgery), but symptoms have not subsided and have maybe even

worsened.

> I know sometimes people have taken a combination of meds to treat

this.

> Also did your doctors run blood tests to determine the level of

depression

> med absorbtion??? What depression meds did you have success with

or good

> absorbtion with???

>

> Thanks for your reply!

>

> Dawn----South suburban chicago area

> Dr. Hess, Bowling Green, OH

> BPD/DS

> 4/27/00

> www.duodenalswitch.com

> 267 to 165 5' 4 "

> size 22 to size 10

> have made size goal

> no more high blood pressure, sore feet, or dieting!

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[Guest guest]

Dawn

I took welbutrin to stop smoking it depressed me terribly. It might

not be a malabsorbtion issue, possibly Welbutrin is not the antidepressent

he needs. Maybe his Dr should try a different medicine.

>From: dwkteach@...

>Reply-To: duodenalswitch

>To: duodenalswitch

>Subject: What depression meds absorb well?

>Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2001 17:49:16 EDT

>

>I am in need of some info for a fellow DSer who is about 7 weeks post op

>and

>suffering with symptoms of depression. He is taking Wellbutrin SR (has

>been

>since surgery), but symptoms have not subsided and have maybe even

>worsened.

> I know sometimes people have taken a combination of meds to treat this.

>Also did your doctors run blood tests to determine the level of depression

>med absorbtion??? What depression meds did you have success with or good

>absorbtion with???

>

>Thanks for your reply!

>

>Dawn----South suburban chicago area

>Dr. Hess, Bowling Green, OH

>BPD/DS

>4/27/00

>www.duodenalswitch.com

>267 to 165 5' 4 "

>size 22 to size 10

>have made size goal

>no more high blood pressure, sore feet, or dieting!

>

>

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