Posted by gardenergirl on January 31, 2004, at 8:59:37
In reply to Re: MAOI diet during drug washout » gardenergirl, posted by Ilene on January 31, 2004, at 8:36:24
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> What's the software program called? More important, what sources does it cite for the information?The program is called ePocrates and I downloaded it for my Palm. It updates each time I hotsync.
As far as sources for information, it is edited by a large group of MD's and pharmacologists. The format and content is very similar to the PDR, although it does not give much info. about the chemical structure. It does give adult and ped dosing, contraindications, adverse reactions, drug interactions, cost based on what formulary you select, basic mechanism of action, metabolism, and pregnancy warnings. I find it useful, but they do offer a disclaimer that they are not responsible for typographical errors or use of the information they present.
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> I still need to convince the docs. They are ultra-cautious.
The information that comes with the medication from the pharmacy is also overly cautious and likely based on outdated research. The funniest, or perhaps saddest part of that is it says to get a full dietary restriction list from your doc or the pharmacy. I asked. You guessed it, they don't have anything. My doc never even went over the precautions when he initially prescribed it. It's a good thing I knew what I was asking for as he could have given me a stroke. He also named a bunch of tricyclics when I first asked for an MAOI and had to look it up in front of me to convince himself that I was right and he was wrong about what an MAOI was. Yikes! I would never recommend to anyone else to do what I did (use a GP for getting a scrip), but I had the recommendation of my T and I had really researched it before hand.
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> I'm glad (envious, actually) that you are doing so well. I'm not going to have the eating-in-restaurant or visiting-friends-or-family problem for a few months. I have no social life right now, and there is no family to visit.Ilene, I so hope that you have a similar result as I did. You deserve it!
Take care, and keep my posted,
gg
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