Posted by Lonely on October 7, 2007, at 13:20:29
In reply to Re: Dextromethorphan+Lamictal+Wellbutrin = Interac, posted by mqduck on October 7, 2007, at 10:26:55
Oh, goodness, I had forgotten about this. Re getting healthcare givers to be more sympathetic is ... well, a dream world. It's not a sympathetic industry and it IS an industry.
Two days ago as we had brunch before taking my husband to his MS infusion we listened to a bunch of ratty looking docs next to us talk about buying a machine and then finding patients they could diagnose to use the machine so they could get their $$$ on their investment. My husband said he wanted to go over and point to himself and say "this is the face of a real patient."
He's reduced Lamictal now and was off Wellbutrin probably shortly after I made the post. Now he's on Depakote and 100 mgs Lamictal. He's finally diagnosed as manic depressive and the least little thing sets him off whether human interaction or add/subtract any other med. Antidepressants made him worse for years but psychiatrists did not listen and he didn't want me to go with him. I finally forced the issue despite the meanness. His brain is being destroyed by MS among other things. He is H*** to live with. My life and health are suffering as a result.
I can't exactly remember what dextromethorphan is but if it's the stuff that's replaced Sudafed, it's known to cause strokes. It just about sent me off the deep end so I sign for REAL Sudafed w/backing of docs who really know me. I have chronic sinusitis.
Incidentally, I have NO USE for recreational drugs.
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