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Posted by Jeroen on August 24, 2008, at 15:04:00
safe to take Memantine with abilify and sulpiride
ALSO, MY condition is PSYCHOSIS (somehow treated with these 2 agents)
is it safe to add for me memantine?
will it help?
Posted by Phillipa on August 24, 2008, at 17:26:34
In reply to safe to take Memantine with abilify and sulpiride, posted by Jeroen on August 24, 2008, at 15:04:00
Jeroen what does your doc say? Also try drug checker put in the meds and it will check them for you. Love Phillipa
Posted by Jeroen on August 25, 2008, at 0:53:20
In reply to Re: safe to take Memantine with abilify and sulpiride » Jeroen, posted by Phillipa on August 24, 2008, at 17:26:34
hi, please do philippa thanks
Posted by Phillipa on August 25, 2008, at 18:58:50
In reply to drug checker, posted by Jeroen on August 25, 2008, at 0:53:20
Jeroen will do it now. Phillipa
Posted by Phillipa on August 25, 2008, at 19:04:19
In reply to drug checker, posted by Jeroen on August 25, 2008, at 0:53:20
sulpride wasn't there any other name for it? Love Phillipa
Posted by yxibow on August 26, 2008, at 1:20:40
In reply to safe to take Memantine with abilify and sulpiride, posted by Jeroen on August 24, 2008, at 15:04:00
> safe to take Memantine with abilify and sulpiride
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> ALSO, MY condition is PSYCHOSIS (somehow treated with these 2 agents)
Psychosis isn't really a "condition" as in a diagnosis as there has to be some sort of addition, like primary psychosis, due to (etc)... many substances ingested can cause a psychosis but people come out of them.
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> is it safe to add for me memantine?
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> will it help?Unfortunately I don't see a drug checker for EMEA area medications -- the sulpirides are not available in the states. There are various for the US. Its unfortunate there aren't any that I'm aware of because they're based on the US pharmacopoeia databases, unless you know of one.
Ask your doctors.
-- Jay
Posted by Jeroen on August 26, 2008, at 1:28:29
In reply to Re: drug checker » Jeroen, posted by Phillipa on August 25, 2008, at 19:04:19
Dogmatil
Posted by yxibow on August 27, 2008, at 2:39:51
In reply to Re: drug checker, posted by Jeroen on August 26, 2008, at 1:28:29
> Dogmatil
I know -- what I'm saying is that sulpride is not approved by the US FDA so it can't be checked by American drug checkers which are mostly what are around.
Anyhow, I would propose this question to your doctors there, they have more experience with sulpiride than someone in the US.
-- Jay
Posted by Jeroen on August 27, 2008, at 3:07:40
In reply to Re: drug checker » Jeroen, posted by yxibow on August 27, 2008, at 2:39:51
is memantine safe or can it cause psyhosis?????
Posted by yxibow on August 28, 2008, at 2:10:42
In reply to memantine, posted by Jeroen on August 27, 2008, at 3:07:40
> is memantine safe or can it cause psyhosis?????
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>In medical trials -- and one can or not be skeptical, given the population, it is an Alzheimer's prolonging medication, Namenda (memantine) can cause confusion in some studies up to 6%.
Now, whether you say that's psychosis, I'm not really clear. I think its fairly neutral but I don't want to be ad hominem, I have to say that since you have a schizophreniform disorder or something causing a continual psychosis if not treated, there may be a higher risk. This I cannot say. You would have to start at 5mg and see if it does anything wrong -- and remember, you have other side effects going on.
I'm curious why you want to add memantine to an already chemical soup of things.
I'm also surprised at the management and care of you -- I really don't know, I'm not on the scene at the hospital, but it just seems to me, and this is merely an opinion, that either you feel there are side effects occurring and decide not to have a trial or they're going way rapidly through the list (which is in the dozens if you count typical) of antipsychotics.
I really wish you the best -- I hesitate to say this, but when you have a psychosis sometimes its really hard to evaluate yourself until it is put under management, and maybe (not accusatory) you don't like the side effects or the doctors are observing things and too rapidly stopping, and you don't get the full benefit of being able to process thoughts more clearly.This has nothing to do with your intelligence, its just what is gripping you and we all feel for you.
-- best wishes
-- Jay
Posted by desolationrower on September 1, 2008, at 1:29:16
In reply to Re: memantine » Jeroen, posted by yxibow on August 28, 2008, at 2:10:42
I'm not sure I understand why to take memantine. Based on its method of action, it woudl likely worsen psychosis before improving. There are some reports of it causing psychosis for people treated with it. I'm all for trying wacky new med combos, but this seems like a last resort kind of idea.
-D/R
Posted by Jeroen on September 1, 2008, at 2:22:27
In reply to Re: memantine, posted by desolationrower on September 1, 2008, at 1:29:16
ill stick with the sulpiride for now
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