Vitamin/Supplement Info

Check out this link to get more info on vitamins and supplements, explains why they are important, what they do for your body. It will help you figure out which one’s you need.

http://www.holisticonline.com/remedies/cfs/fib_nutrition.htm

Washington Post interview this weekend

If any of you are in MD/VA/DC area she would love to speak with you too.

Please let me know if you are interested, or you can email her at  annem76@yahoo.com .

Any men that are in the WA area and want to be interviewed can too.

I will be talking with her today at 4pm (my time, Central) if you are concerned and want to talk before your interview.  You can see one of her articles at http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/12/AR2010041203241.html where she wrote about her husband’s Tourette’s.

This is really amazing, the word is really getting out, slowly but surely!

PMDD Study

I did come across another study, however, there isn’t a date listed.

There are 3 numbers in different areas so it would definitely at least be worth checking it out.

Their site does explain the different phases of the study and the areas are: New York City, New Haven, CT and Richmond, VA

Please let us know if you find out more info when you call them and update us if you join the study.

System Onset Study: PMDD-SOS (System Onset Study for Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder)

FDA Links Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome To Anti-Depressants

Hey guys!

As you all know, I take an anti-depressant and a mood stabilizer so I am definitely not against medication. I have done and continue to do a lot of research on medication though and that is why I have ended my usage with other meds and am on the one’s I am on now. They work for me and they are the one’s I am comfortable with. I do know that these sort of meds do effect all of us differently and a lot of you have had some bad reactions to some.

With that said, I also would like for this site to have as much information about medication as possible and that is why I have added the new category.

I found this post at the blog, furious seasons, which I read frequently and learn a lot from. I wanted to add it over here too. Please go and take a look what he says about it, he also has all the info there.

Here is a little excerpt:

Drugs covered by the change include Cymbalta, Effexor, Prozac, Paxil, Zoloft, Celexa and Lexapro. Most of the notices only cover brand name versions of the drugs, but one assumes the generic versions will be covered as well. Wellbutrin is not affected by the change.

You can read the FDA’s letter to Eli Lilly, maker of Cymbalta and Prozac, here. You can read the new labeling for Cymbalta here. The letters to other drugmakers are likely the same. On the new label, it states on page 7:

“Serotonin Syndrome or Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome (NMS)-like Reactions: The development of a potentially life-threatening serotonin syndrome or Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome (NMS)-like reactions have been reported with SNRIs and SSRIs alone, including Cymbalta treatment, but particularly with concomitant use of serotonergic drugs (including triptans [migraine medications]) with drugs which impair metabolism of serotonin (including MAOIs), or with antipsychotics or other dopamine antagonists. Serotonin syndrome symptoms may include mental status changes (e.g., agitation, hallucinations, coma), autonomic instability (e.g., tachycardia, labile blood pressure, hyperthermia), neuromuscular aberrations (e.g., hyperreflexia, incoordination) and/or gastrointestinal symptoms (e.g., nausea, vomiting, diarrhea). Serotonin syndrome, in its most severe form can resemble neuroleptic malignant syndrome, which includes hyperthermia, muscle rigidity, autonomic instability with possible rapid fluctuation of vital signs, and mental status changes. Patients should be monitored for the emergence of serotonin syndrome or NMS-like signs and symptoms.”

You can find the rest here.

Breast Cancer, Tamoxifen & Antidepressants- New warning

About.com

Breast Cancer, Tamoxifen and Antidepressants – New Warning
Sunday May 31, 2009

If you are a breast cancer survivor taking tamoxifen, and are also taking an SSRI antidepressant, a new study by Medco Health Solutions has been published that could make a big difference to you. The study found that women taking tamoxifen along with Prozac, Paxil or Zoloft had more than twice as much risk of cancer returning as those who take tamoxifen alone: 16% vs. 7.5%.

But women taking Celexa, Lexapro or Luvox had only a slight increased risk of recurring cancer, and other types of antidepressants haven’t been shown to have an effect on tamoxifen.

If you are taking tamoxifen for breast cancer, don’t stop taking Prozac, Paxil or Zoloft on your own, but contact the doctor who prescribes your antidepressant to discuss the alternatives. There are lots of other antidepressants available.