Posted by cybercafe on October 13, 2002, at 17:06:33
In reply to Re: Attention Mouse, posted by MJC on October 13, 2002, at 13:54:46
1) you are not going to just drop dead ...
any temporary liver irregularities will be caught early... and are reversible ... docs are not in the business of killing people2) drinking alcohol regularly is never a good idea when you are on meds.. because the liver is needed to make them work.. and when you drink, it spends the next 2.5 days processing the alcohol -- any meds you take in that time aren't doing a thing ..... meaning.. if you are going to drink, don't even bother taking meds for the next couple days -- you're wasting your cash...
it is very important that your brain is exposed to meds consistently... i have been on parnate for 4 months now, and i am still getting better and better as my brain gets used to it>
> Hey, Epival is the Canadian version of depakote, and that's what my Dr is suggesting to try next. To be honest, I'm scared to death to try this drug. I'm currently 24 and I'd say that for the past 10-12 years I've been drinking pretty constantly. Like on a weekly basis. Since this drug works through the liver, I'm scared of just dropping dead from taking this drug. Of course I'm getting my Liver checked before I take it, I've already insisted on it, but what's it going to be like after that?
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> There's a lot of nasty stuff on the Net and from what I've seen I need to go get my blood checked like every week or something? For how long does this last for? Can you still drink sociabally on this drug? Or will one beer, for example, cause some crazy side effects?
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> I'm not scared of gaining weight, I'm already a big guy, not exactly obese, but I've got the kind of body that will adjust perfectly to an extra 10-20lbs, just distribute it evenly over everything. I'll never be a skinny pretty boy so that doesn't exactly bother me.
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> If my hair falls out, so be it, I'll just keep my head shaved. This is like the first time in maybe 8 years that I've got a normal length head of hair.
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> I'm scared mainly of this whole "liver" issue and my thought process. Paxil turned me into a zombie so I know what it's like to be made completely dull and honestly, I'd rather die than live like that. My brain is one of my most prized assets and I really don't want to lose my thinking ability.
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> So any information that you could provide me on this whole "liver" issue and my thought process would be greatly appreciated.
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> It's funny, I've partied my butt off for the past 12 years or so, put just about everything into my body from time to time (now I'm completely clean except for the weed... won't be giving that up in this lifetime)and this is the first drug that I'm like damn.... what exactly will this do to me???
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