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Re: Depression is Infectious Inflammation » SLS

Posted by delna on November 13, 2012, at 19:45:36

In reply to Re: Depression is Infectious Inflammation » Delna, posted by SLS on November 13, 2012, at 14:20:44

> Hi Divya.
>
> > PS:I will be filling my prescription today :-)
>
> :-)
>
> The only serious side effect to look out for is brain swelling (pseudotumor cerebri). This is rare, but you should know the signs and symptoms:
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> ------------------------------------------------------
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> Moderate to severe headaches that may originate behind your eyes, wake you from sleep and worsen with eye movement
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> Ringing in the ears that pulses in time with your heartbeat
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> Nausea, vomiting or dizziness
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> Blurred or dimmed vision
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> Brief episodes of blindness, lasting only a few seconds and affecting one or both eyes (visual obscurations)
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> Difficulty seeing to the side
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> Double vision (diplopia)
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> Seeing light flashes (photopsia)
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> Neck, shoulder or back pain
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> ----------------------------------------------------
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> The other side effect of minocycline that concerns me is the possible discoloration of teeth and finger nails that has been reported with long term use. I don't know how common this is, but I think the discoloration can be irreversible. I hope these things don't scare you. I just think that you should know as much as possible about a drug before being treated by it.
>
> So far, minocycline has treated me well. There are no side effects that I can detect.
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> I started at 100 mg/day (50 mg twice a day) and then increased to 200 mg/day (100 mg twice a day). For me, 200 mg/day was decidedly more effective than 100 mg/day.
>
>
> - Scott


Again Scott, thanks for for that. I know minocycline is rotten in many ways, I have taken it before and am aware of the nasty side effects. But my other options are worse, like adding another AP on top of the sulpiride. I already developed metabolic syndrome which sucks.
Can I ask you an off topic question please?
Why is lurasidone considered similar to ziprasidone? I can find no similarity but have read patient posts saying they are like twins.
thanks
Divya

 

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