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By doctordan, on January 5th, 2008% A difficult point to get across to someone, especially a young person, is that they may have to take medicine forever. I know from my own personal experience with health issues that it is not MY first choice! My cholesterol is chronically high and for years I swore I would not take medicine and would . . . → Read More: Medicine forever?
By doctordan, on December 12th, 2007% PART I
Last week a patient came in with question regarding the use of antidepressants while taking the weight loss drug Meridia. Seems her family doc took her off the two antidepressants I had her on to treat her depression (Lexapro and Wellbutrin if my memory serves me), and gave her Meridia to treat . . . → Read More: Meridia and antidepressants–Part I and Part II
By doctordan, on July 5th, 2007% Most of you who regular readers of this blog do not have to worry about this issue. But psychiatric patients are at greater risk of having Hep C. While 2% of the general population has Hep C, 20 % of persons with severe mental illness have Hep C. Regardless, any patient who faces treatment for . . . → Read More: Depression during Interferon Treatment for Hepatitis C
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