The Saturday Evening Post » antidepressants http://www.saturdayeveningpost.com Home of The Saturday Evening Post Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:10:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 Medicines for Nerve Pain http://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2009/06/29/health-and-family/medical-mailbox/nerve-pain.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nerve-pain http://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2009/06/29/health-and-family/medical-mailbox/nerve-pain.html#comments Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:01:13 +0000 Post Editors http://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/?p=5852 I am not diabetic but have a bad case of neuropathy. Gabapentin is not helping me. Are there other medications to relieve this discomfort? Your medical column is most helpful and informative. I look forward to each issue.

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]]> Dear Dr. SerVaas,
I am not diabetic but have a bad case of neuropathy. Gabapentin is not helping me. Are there other medications to relieve this discomfort? Your medical column is most helpful and informative. I look forward to each issue.
R
California

We recently received a letter from Post reader Mrs. J. V. Moore of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, who writes that her neuropathy “feels like 1,000 bees stinging. After a stroke triggered the pain in 2005, her neurologist prescribed Cymbalta (duloxetine hydrochloride), a drug first approved for treating depression and now used for some cases of peripheral neuropathy. She reports that taking one capsule daily certainly makes her life more comfortable. Lyrica (pregabalin) may be another drug option for you and your doctor to consider.
According to the Physicians’

Desk Reference (PDR), people should take Lyrica at about the same time every day.

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]]> http://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2009/06/29/health-and-family/medical-mailbox/nerve-pain.html/feed 2 Balancing the Benefits: Drug therapies for Atrial Fibrillation and Depression http://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2009/06/29/health-and-family/medical-update/balancing-drug-risks-benefits.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=balancing-drug-risks-benefits http://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2009/06/29/health-and-family/medical-update/balancing-drug-risks-benefits.html#comments Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:01:12 +0000 Cara Acklin, Pharm. D. http://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/?p=5871 Coumadin is an important drug in the treatment of atrial fibrillation. In some people, however, combining it with an antidepressant may increase the risk of bleeding. Doctors may prescribe both types of drugs when the risk of bleeding is outweighed by the benefit of managing depression and anxiety and maintaining a high quality of life. [...]

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]]> Coumadin is an important drug in the treatment of atrial fibrillation. In some people, however, combining it with an antidepressant may increase the risk of bleeding. Doctors may prescribe both types of drugs when the risk of bleeding is outweighed by the benefit of managing depression and anxiety and maintaining a high quality of life. My advice to clients with issues similar to yours is to work with the prescribing doctor to find the drug regimen that best addresses one’s anxiety, as well as the need for anticoagulation. Blood levels of Coumadin are to be closely monitored when a drug is added or a dosage is changed.

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