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Post by Deborah on Jul 30, 2014 14:54:25 GMT -5
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Post by David on Jul 30, 2014 18:35:09 GMT -5
Good article. It helps to get all the information one can get.
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Post by Darcy on Jul 31, 2014 21:19:08 GMT -5
Knowing possible interactions is very important. I know I found out the hard way a few times.
I was prescribed Inderal by my neurologist to stop my tremors, he knew I had COPD. I found out months later that it should not be prescribed to a person with COPD but since it completely stopped my tremors there was no way I would quit using it. Then again with another doctor I was prescribed first an inhaler that interacted with Inderal (Advair) and then a month later another inhaler that interacted with Inderal (Combivent). Both these interactions caused severe breathing difficulties. So 3 doctors, my pulmo, and the pharmacist all missed these interactions. So they either did not know, did not check, or did not care.
Then my doctor knew I was taking Cymbalta prescribed Trazodone and I ended up in the hospital with seratonin sickness, the drugs are listed as having a MAJOR interaction with each other.
I no longer take anything my doctor prescribes without checking it against all my other meds by using the Interaction Checker on drugs.com
Remember your Doctor and Pharmacist don't know everything!
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Post by Deborah on Aug 1, 2014 9:49:56 GMT -5
What an appalling set of circumstances, Darcy - good lesson for all of us.
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Post by stoker55 on Aug 6, 2014 8:45:49 GMT -5
Great article. Wow Darcy how awful for you. I am very surprised that at least your Parmacist didn't catch that.
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