Re: Depression and Medications

[Guest guest]

I am not sure about your particular med, but one consideration is to be sure

that your med is not a long acting one (like one of those time-release

things). My psych doc was mentioning that those would not work because they

would

not stay around long enough. Kim O

[Guest guest]

Are you taking a time released form? If so, ask if you can be changed to

one that isn't time released. I don't think time released stuff works

will on the people who have been rerouted.

Lori Owen - Denton, Texas

SRVG 7/16/01

Dr. Ritter/Dr. Bryce

479/335/???

On Tue, 08 Jul 2003 20:03:06 -0000 " bbc1951 "

writes:

> Has anyone any experience with taking Efexor XR prior to surgery and

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> then after? I was on a lot of pysch meds prior to having an open RNY

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> (6/12/01.) I was able to get down to 2 EFFEXOR (75mg) within 6

> months of my surgery. Last Oct it was increase to 3. Then, I had to

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> increase it to 4 in June of this year. Now, currently (this week)

> I'm trying 6 (2AM, 2 Noon, 2 PM)

> I know that with our pouches being so smaller and the rerouting done

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> to the stomach that things pass through us more quickly. Could this

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> be the reason that I'm having to increase the dossage.I have ask my

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> DR. (PSYCH) he not sure since I'm his only patient that has had

> RNY.

> I told him that I felt like a failure for having to increase the

> meds. Also,I just had all of blood work done and all is normal.

> Would appreciate any ideas or thoughts anyone miht have. Thanks

> BBC (7/03 170 lbs:6/01 343 lbs)

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