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Everything You Wanted to Know About Crazy Meds Talk...

...but were afraid to ask. Read the topics here first and you probably won't feel like a complete idiot.

• 05 September 2010 - 12:12 PM
• In: Posting Conventions
• By: Blue Heron 

Site News: Unfair and Unbalanced

What's new with Crazy Meds Talk and Crazy Meds. C.f. What's New at Crazy Meds for updates to pages on Crazy Meds.

• 06 July 2010 - 10:06 AM
• In: Avatars
• By: martasi2 

Problems with, Questions about Using this Site: How Do I Do That?

How to use this site's software. Many of the frequently / commonly asked questions will get rolled into the same topics.

This is also the place to report any bugs and various technical weirdness you might find, both here and on the main section of Crazy Meds.

• Yesterday, 11:55 AM
• In: Why Do I See A Tree Instead...
• By: Jerod Poore 

Site Suggestions: This Site Sucks Donkey Dong!

Your place to make suggestions and to note errors, for both this forum and the main part of the site.

No promises that I'll do what you want. Sometimes the request is impossible, not worth the effort, outside of the area of what this site is about, or I just don't think it's a good idea.

• 04 September 2010 - 04:47 AM
• In: Don't Abandon Me Becaus...
• By: cheeker101 

Introduce Yourself Here - Name, Rank, Serial Number

Who are you? Why the hell are you here? Does your mom dress you like that?

Or just ignore this board completely. Introductory boards are common practice on sites such as this one. I don't care one way or the other if you post here first or just jump right in with a question in the appropriate place below.

• 06 September 2010 - 10:22 AM
• In: I Found This Site By Accident!
• By: KnoxPanic 

Test Posts - Check, check, 1,2,3. Is this thing on?

Test to see if anything is working for you. We have a whole bunch of new bells & whistles, so this is the place to try them out!

• 21 August 2010 - 09:06 PM
• In: Test Re: Why Won't My P...
• By: shiny 

Brand vs. Generic

Take a look at The Brand Name Medications vs. Generic Drugs Page for more information. Although that page needs an update as it's a bit too slanted toward brand at the moment.
Questions, your experiences, news, and the like in the ongoing smack-down of brand-name meds vs. generic drugs.

• Yesterday, 07:32 PM
• In: Generic Lamotrigine
• By: pisces 

Medication Costs and Insurance Issues - It Costs How Much?

Questions about drug costs, your insurance hassles, how the hell do they expect an uninsured schizophrenic to pay $1,200 a month or more for a Zyprexa prescription and so forth.

• Yesterday, 06:21 PM
• In: Ssdi Alj Decision
• By: liss 

Other Common Stuff

Every thing else that is common to all neurological / psychiatric medication. In other words, expect us to move your topic here from another board because said topic is really common to all meds and not the particular drug in question.

We'll also discuss miscellaneous, non-support group stuff to dealing with life being crazy.

• 06 September 2010 - 03:16 PM
• In: Who Regularly Stocks Emsam?
• By: Jerod Poore 

Basic Information About All Antidepressants

Please see the pages on antidepressants.

This is not the place to ask which is the best antidepressant to use for whatever ails you. This is where we stuff topics that are common to many, if not all of them. E.g. Why do all SSRIs tend to make people fat and less interested in sex.

• 03 September 2010 - 11:09 AM
• In: If One Ssri Has Worked For ...
• By: Brainbeard 

Wellbutrin (bupropion)

A.k.a. Zyban (for smoking cessation), Odranal, Quomen, 웰부트린

Covering Wellbutrin XL, SR, the old immediate release version and various generic imprints such as Budeprion.

For more information see The Wellbutrin Page.

• 06 September 2010 - 06:58 PM
• In: New To Wellbutrin
• By: Sap 

Effexor (venlafaxine) and Pristiq (desvenlafaxine)

A.k.a. Efexor. Really.

For more information see The Effexor Page.

Pristiq is the active metabolite of Effexor and is covered here as well.

• Today, 06:33 AM
• In: Pristiq And Neurotransmitters
• By: cheeker101 

Lexapro (escitalopram oxalate) and Celexa (citalopram hydrobromide)

Lexapro is also know as Cipralex, Celexa is also know as Cipramil.

For more information see The Lexapro Page and The Celexa Page

• Today, 05:59 AM
• In: Lexapro: Delayed Onset Hype...
• By: cheeker101 

Cymbalta (duloxetine)

For more information see The Cymbalta Page.

In Europe you can find the same medication sold under the brand name Yentreve for stress female urinary incontinence. For psychiatric purposes duloxetine is sold under the name Cymbalta in the EU.

• 06 September 2010 - 12:22 PM
• In: How Much Time To Give Cymbalta
• By: Tim39 

Remeron (mirtazapine)

A.k.a. Avanza, Axit, Mirtaz, Zispin.

For more information please see the Remeron page.

• 06 September 2010 - 01:42 PM
• In: Remeron/effexor
• By: Deep Sea Philosopher 

Prozac (fluoxetine)

Known by more names than I could list here, but these days Prozac is almost always prescribed as generic fluoxetine. The exceptions being Sarafem for Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD) and Prozac Weekly.

Please see the Prozac page for more information.

• 30 August 2010 - 06:01 PM
• In: Prozac & Drinking
• By: Blue Heron 

Zoloft (sertraline)

A.k.a. Lustral and a bunch of different names.

Please see the Zoloft page for more information.

• Yesterday, 12:15 PM
• In: Having A Rough Day :( Hopin...
• By: Shelligirl40 

Tricyclic Antidepressants (TCAs)

These have been around for so long that they are prescribed by their generic names. Every now and then there's an update, such as with Tofranil PM.

I have information on three of them. amitriptyline, Tofranil / impramine and nortriptyline. Other TCAs include clomipramine, desipramine, doxepin, maprotiline, protriptyline and trimipramine.

• 06 September 2010 - 04:11 PM
• In: Time For Clomipramine?
• By: Angie 

Emsam and other MAOIs

Emsam (selegiline transdermal system), Eldepryl (selegiline), Reverse MAOIs such as Aurorix / Manerix (moclobemide) and traditional MAOIs like Marplan (isocarboxazid), Nardil (phenelzine sulfate) and Parnate (tranylcypromine sulfate).

I don't have any real information on these meds. It's all what we dig up and post here.

• 28 August 2010 - 01:53 PM
• In: Anyone With Anxiety Helped ...
• By: BearFan 

Trazodone

With dozens of brand names the generic is so cheap no one bothers to prescribe it except by trazodone.

For more information, please see thetrazodone page.

• 30 August 2010 - 12:45 PM
• In: Trazodone And Sleep
• By: Deep Sea Philosopher 

Strattera (atomoxetine) and Edronax (reboxetine)

For more information please see the Strattera page and reboxetine page.

As of this writing Strattera is available only in the US, while the older reboxetine is available in the EU, Canada, Australia and elsewhere.

• 02 September 2010 - 10:03 AM
• In: Strattera May Be Going Generic
• By: Serpens 

Paxil (paroxetine)

A.k.a. Aropax, Paroxat, Paxetin, Paxetine, Seroxat and a bunch of other names. Please see the the Paxil page for more information.

• 30 August 2010 - 11:17 PM
• In: Paxil...am I Giving Up Too ...
• By: Brainbeard 

Luvox (fluvoxamine maleate)

A.k.a. Faverin, Favoxil, Fevarin, Floxyfral, Fluvohexal, Fluvoxin, Movox

For more information see The Luvox Page.

• 11 August 2010 - 05:53 PM
• In: Treating "o" And ...
• By: Deep Sea Philosopher 

Symbyax (olazapine and fluoxetine)

Please see the Symbyax page for more information.

• 16 June 2010 - 11:00 PM
• In: Interesting Info About Symbyax
• By: egodystonic_james 

Other Antidepressants

For any other antidepressants that don't have their own board. Try to keep topic titles relevant in case the topics get moved.

• Yesterday, 06:40 AM
• In: Valdoxan A Joke?
• By: illusionofsafety 

Basic Information About All Anticonvulsants

Please see the page on anticonvulsants for more information.
This is not the place to ask which is the best anticonvulsant / mood stabilizer to use for whatever ails you. This is where we stuff topics that are common to many, if not all of them. E.g. why for all drugs make me think 'toopid now?

• 31 August 2010 - 08:53 AM
• In: Does Anyone Prefer One Ac O...
• By: Deep Sea Philosopher 

Lamictal (lamotrigine)

A.k.a. Lamictin, Lamogine, 라믹탈, Ламиктал

For more information see The Lamictal Page.

• Today, 04:41 AM
• In: Lamictal Reduces Anxiety?
• By: KnoxPanic 

lithium

Known primarily by its generic name, a couple of lithium carbonate's popular brand names in the US are Eskalith and Lithobid. There are just too many others to list here.

Please see the lithium page for more information.

• 04 September 2010 - 11:40 AM
• In: Lithium And Tremors, Agility
• By: matthew9914 

Topamax (topiramate)

A.k.a. Epitomax, Topamac and Топамакс

For more information see The Topamax Page.

• Yesterday, 11:26 AM
• In: Mixed Feeling On Topamax
• By: creepy 

Benzodiazepines

Please see the page on benzodiazepines for more information.

We cover Ativan (lorazepam), Klonopin (clonazepam), Librium (chlordiazepoxide), Tranxene (clorazepate dipotassium), Valium / Diastat (diazepam), Xanax (alprazolam) and whole bunch of others out there.

Once the individual pages on these meds don't suck I'll advise you to look at the pages for the meds in question.

• 06 September 2010 - 07:35 PM
• In: What Exactly Is Wrong With ...
• By: litgirl 

Trileptal (oxcarbazepine) and Tegretol (carbamazepine)

Tegretol is also known as Carbatrol and dozens of other names around the world as an anti-epileptic drug (AED) and to treat neuropathic pain. Carbamazepine is also sold under the brand name of Equetro specifically for bipolar disorder.

For more information please see the Tegretol page and the Trileptal page.

• Yesterday, 02:12 PM
• In: The Odd Sensory And Dreamli...
• By: mj1127 

Neurontin (gabapentin) and Lyrica (pregablin)

A.k.a. Gantin, Kaptin, Нейронтин

For more information see The Neurontin Page.

I haven't written up anything on Lyrica (pregablin) yet.

• Yesterday, 04:09 AM
• In: Lyrica
• By: sc2501 

The valproates: Depakote (divalproex sodium), valproic acid and sodium valproate.

The valproates are one of the oldest family of anticonvulsants around. In their three different forms they are known by a bajillion names around the world. Please see the different pages for specific information on them:

Depakote, Epival
Valproic acid, almost always prescribed as a generic today.
Valproate sodium, known by all sorts of brand names outside of the US.

• Yesterday, 02:07 PM
• In: Depakote Hurting My Body?
• By: Ambah30 

Keppra (levetiracetam)

For more information see The Keppra Page.

• 01 September 2010 - 01:30 PM
• In: Suicidal Ideation?
• By: Jerod Poore 

Other Anticonvulsants

Any anticonvulsant that doesn't have its own board, including ones we don't see in the United States, that not a lot of people take, or that are so old school and/or unusual that practically no one on sites such as these has ever heard of them (e.g. the hydantoins such as Peganone and Phenytek).

• 19 August 2010 - 01:46 PM
• In: Zonegran And Bulimia
• By: Jerod Poore 

Basic Information About All Antipsychotics

Please see the page on antipsychotics for more information.

This is not the place to ask which is the best antipsychotic to use for whatever ails you. This is where we stuff topics that are common to many, if not all of them. E.g. Why feel like zombie, and where are tasty brains?

• Yesterday, 02:55 PM
• In: Antipsychotic Requiring Cos...
• By: litgirl 

Seroquel (quetiapine)

For more information see The Seroquel Page.

• Yesterday, 08:41 PM
• In: Does Seroquel Cause Cognati...
• By: cheeker101 

Abilify (aripiprazole)

The Abilify page currently sucks, so don't bother for now. Just read the existing topics first.

• Yesterday, 09:30 PM
• In: Anyone Experience Relief Fr...
• By: egodystonic_james 

Risperdal (risperidone) & Invega (paliperidone)

Risperdal is also known as Neripros, Noprenia, Rispid, Rispolept, Rizodal, Tractal, Zofredal, リスパダー, Рисполепт, الريسبيريدون

For more information see The Risperdal Page and/or the Invega Page.

• 27 August 2010 - 03:32 AM
• In: Should I Bother With Risper...
• By: papertrees 

Zyprexa (olanzapine)

A.k.a. Zyprexa Zydis (often shortened to just Zydis), Dozic, Oleanz, Zelta, Зипрекса, זיפרקסה, and ジプレキサ.

For more information see the Zyprexa page.

• 01 September 2010 - 04:56 PM
• In: Withdrawal From 2.5mg
• By: Deep Sea Philosopher 

Geodon (ziprasidone)

We're currently working on a new Geodon page. So just read what's here first.

• 06 September 2010 - 11:10 AM
• In: A Gap In Treatment Of Sympt...
• By: just me 

Standard and Other Antipsychotics

For discussion of the standard antipsychotics (e.g. Haldol (haloperidol), Thorazine (chlorpromazine)), drugs we don't see in the United States, and Clozaril (clozapine), as Clozaril doesn't get see a lot of use these days. As new atypicals come on the market they'll be discussed here until they warrant their own boards.

• Today, 02:09 AM
• In: Tardive Dyskinesia With Aty...
• By: crywolf 

Hypnotics and Other Sleep Medications

Ambien (zolpidem tartrate), Lunesta (eszopiclone), Rozerem (ramelteon) and other non-benzodiazepine sleep aids / sedatives. P.s. trazodone is an antidepressant.

• 01 September 2010 - 04:13 PM
• In: Is Bipolar Sleep Different?
• By: Jerod Poore 

Stimulants

Provigil (modafinil), Nuvigil (armodafinil), Vyvanse (lisdexamfetamine), Adderall, Dexedrine (dextroamphetamine sulfate), Ritalin (methylphenidate), and anything else that keeps you on your toes.

• Yesterday, 10:34 PM
• In: Self Medicating With Ritalin
• By: martasi2 

Other Medications

For any med appropriate to this site that doesn't fit anywhere else.

• 25 August 2010 - 09:25 PM
• In: Mirapex Withdrawal Hell
• By: creepy 

Treatment Options for Bipolar Disorder: The Spirit Levels of Your Mind

Questions and answers regarding which medication or combinations of medications to deal with your particular flavor of bipolar disorder. The key, of course, is getting a proper diagnosis based on your symptoms and experiences.

We'll also deal with such non-medication treatments as Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS) and Trans-cranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS).

• Yesterday, 01:56 PM
• In: Which Antdepressant To Take...
• By: mj1127 

Talk Therapy for Bipolar Disorder: Just Don't Tell Us About Your Parents!

Discuss the various methods of talk therapy used in conjunction withmedication to deal with bipolar disorder. Be it the traditional psychotherapy and psychoanalysis, the more popular, cognitive therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectic behavioral therapy, or a couple of my personal favorites, such as gestalt therapy and existential therapy.

• 03 August 2010 - 08:23 AM
• In: Fuck Yeah!
• By: Blue Heron 

Questions About Bipolar Disorder: When Does the Roller Coaster Ride End?

Got a question about bipolar disorder itself? Who invented it and why? Is it because you swallowed a yo-yo when you were a kid? Can you blame your parents? Ask these and other quetions here.

• Yesterday, 04:28 AM
• In: How Can They Treat Me Corre...
• By: Lacey78 

Medications for Depression - I want to feel better, just so long as I'm not fat, have all my hair and can still have sex

Questions and answers regarding which medication or combinations of medications to deal with your particular flavor of depression.

• 06 September 2010 - 10:27 PM
• In: Dealing With The Basically ...
• By: Mockingbird 

Other Depression Treatments: The Brain Electric

Electro-Convulsive Therapy (ECT), Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS) and Trans-cranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS). Zap away your blues with the help of Reddy Kilowatt and his friends.

• 23 August 2010 - 05:18 PM
• In: Ect: Helpful Or Harmful?
• By: hilary 

Talk Therapy for Depression: Please Don't Share Your Feelings with the Group

Discuss the plethora of talk therapies available. Their pros and cons, your experiences, any questions you might have about what they are and any good they might do.

Depression is one of those things where talk therapy alone might do it for you. Even if you need meds, you'll probably still need some form of talk therapy as well.

• 03 September 2010 - 05:58 PM
• In: Money And Therapist Motivat...
• By: martasi2 

Questions About Depression: When Will It End?

If you have any questions about the nature of depression, ask them here. Why are all blues songs about trains? Why are there so many ads for antidepressants on TV during the times we're too depressed to do anything except hide in our rooms? How do all those depressed people find the energy to write so many books about depression?

• 02 September 2010 - 06:34 PM
• In: Anyone Else Dread Going To ...
• By: egodystonic_james 

Medications for Epilepsy - the Fat, the Stupid, and the Itchy

Questions and answers regarding which medication or combinations of medications to deal with your particular flavor of epilepsy or seizure disorder NOS. This includes miscellaneous treatments such as progesterone-based birth control and the ketogenic diet.

• 29 April 2010 - 11:54 PM
• In: Multiple Acs For Seizure Co...
• By: Ammycin 

Other Epilepsy Treatments: The Brain Electric and the Brain Dissected

Questions and answers regarding some of the more radical treatments for epilepsy. Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS), deep brain stimulation and other electrical stimulation. Plus all forms of brain surgery.

• 26 December 2009 - 08:13 PM
• In: Meds For The Post Apocalypt...
• By: F755 

Questions About Epilepsy and Misc. Neurological Weirdness

Questions about the nature of epilepsy itself. I don't play a musical instrument, so why did the neurologist put a tuning fork next to me? Who is this Jackson guy and why is he marching around in me? If the seizures are so simple and only partial, how come I'm still having them? Who is moving all the stuff in my house when I'm not home? Why does it seem like I've asked all these questions before?

N.b: we don't diagnose here, so don't ask if you have epilepsy, if your temporal lobes are messed up or anything like that. Anything that could be a psychiatric disorder should be evaluated by a psychiatrist first, regardless of the overlap of symptoms.

• 01 September 2010 - 08:42 AM
• In: Paradoxical Confusion
• By: nyarb1960 

Treatment Options for Anxiety: I'm Afraid to Take that Pill!

Medication or non-medication treatments for the panic & anxiety axes. Including PTSD, OCD, GAD, SAD and agoraphobia.

For many people meds will be a short-term situation. A very small set of people are looking at treatments as radical as deep brain stimulation.

• Yesterday, 04:32 PM
• In: Neurontin For Anxiety Dosage?
• By: garnet 

Questions about Panic / Anxiety: Don't be Afraid to Ask

Are you sad and confused about having SAD and SAD? Especially if you don't know if it's SAD or SAD?

Don't ask here, this is neither a support group nor do we diagnose. All we can tell you is SAD is either Seasonal Affective Disorder or Social Anxiety Disorder. But if you have other questions maybe we can help.

• 06 September 2010 - 06:45 PM
• In: Schema Therapy
• By: cheeker101 

Women's Co-existing Conditions - Female Trouble

Certain things are only covered on the fringes of the medical field. Entire sections regarding pregnancy and female reproductive adverse reactions, but this sort of stuff isn't really brought up beforehand by the doctors, or the doctors can be kind of clueless if there is a problem.

So have at it. Meds messing with menstruation. Pregnancy and all those pills. The sorts of girly stuff that tends to squick out the guys.

• 28 August 2010 - 05:13 PM
• In: Prolactin Levels And Geodon
• By: bittersweet 

Migraines & Other Headaches: Not Tonight Dear

Treatment options for and questions about all forms of migraines. Also cluster, icepick, and thunderclap headaches, cranial and facial neuraligias and other elements of the Third Circle of Hell that can be treated with crazy meds.

• 03 September 2010 - 01:29 AM
• In: Intractable Migraines
• By: Serpens 

Adult ADD/ADHD

This site concerns adults, not children. ADD/ADHD doesn't go away when people grow up. Treatment options oh look, a puppy! Did I tell you how I got the idea for this site? You wouldn't believe how freaking crazy I was in 2002...

• 05 September 2010 - 02:39 PM
• In: Complete Newbie
• By: payitfwd 

Schizophrenia & Other Psychoses: Messages from the Zernox Galaxies

Discussions about psychotic spectrum conditions and their treatment options. Remember: this site is for people with any condition discussed and not family, caregivers, etc.

• Today, 06:34 AM
• In: Cognitive Impairment
• By: M-T 

Other Conditions

Any other condition which is appropriate to this site but doesn't have its own board. With enough topics specific conditions may get their own boards in the future.

• 30 August 2010 - 01:51 PM
• In: Ptsd And 'adrenal Fatig...
• By: cheeker101 

Small Talk

For now all off topic discussion goes here. Eventually I'll be creating various other boards and this will be the repository for the usual important discussions of the weather, pets, your crappy job and so forth.

• 06 September 2010 - 08:44 AM
• In: Self-Medication
• By: cheeker101 

Crazy News: Meds, Mental Health

News about these crazy meds, the mentally interesting, mental health, and health care systems. Anything health or condition related.

Per the user agreement you are not allowed to post entire stories here.

• 05 September 2010 - 08:17 PM
• In: Hey, I Want Some Risperdal ...
• By: BluePrairie 

News of the Weird, er, World

Any other news of interest. Per the user agreement you are not allowed to paste entire stories here.

Fair use means quoting a line or a paragraph or a couple of paragraphs, depending on the size of the article.

• 02 September 2010 - 10:00 PM
• In: Montana Goats Rescued From ...
• By: dymphna 

The Written Word: Books and other lit.

Books, magazines, comic books, anything that one reads that isn't necessarily on a freaking computer screen.

Fiction, non-fiction, it's all good.

• 25 July 2010 - 11:07 AM
• In: Did Anyone Else Hate The Lo...
• By: Blue Heron 

Know Your Neurotransmitters

For discussion of serotonin, norepinephrine, dopamine, GABA, MAO and anything I may have omitted. What they do and why you may need to adjust them one way or another. Plus all of the various receptors.

• 06 September 2010 - 05:48 PM
• In: Neurochemical Factors In De...
• By: Lacey78 

Neuroanatomy: Grey Matter's Anatomy

For discussion about how the brain is constructed. What all the various parts do, and what's up with those voltage channels. As we're all about diversity at Crazy Meds, discussion about white matter is not only acceptable but encouraged.

• 06 August 2010 - 03:29 PM
• In: Just How Many Neurotransmit...
• By: Jerod Poore 

Genetic Factors: Blame Your Parents!

For discussions of the genetic factors involved in, and the latest genetic research about the various conditions we deal with.

• 13 July 2010 - 04:34 PM
• In: Genetics Of Handedness And ...
• By: syntaxfree 

How Meds Work: Antagonist? I sorta remember that from lit class...

Got questions about how all of the meds we discuss on this site work in your brain? Look it up on the drug pages! OK, not all of the pages have that section, plus that part is far from the easiest to understand.

Recent stuff we've dug up regarding methods of action (pharmacodynamics) when putting people under knife and giving rats brain scans, or is it the other way around?

N.b. this isn't the place to ask about which drug is best for your specific condition. This board is all about what the drugs do in general.

• 24 August 2010 - 02:11 AM
• In: Cyp2D6, Cyp3A4, Poor Metabo...
• By: Lacey78