tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post1064712053712477352..comments2024-03-18T03:28:36.581-04:00Comments on Shrink Rap: Cardiovascular and Diabetes Outcomes Among Those taking Novel AntipsychoticsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-61268541434924330012017-06-26T07:46:05.970-04:002017-06-26T07:46:05.970-04:00I think too many educated people have the attitude...I think too many educated people have the attitude that you take a pill and it does only what you want it to do so, there is no risk because the FDA says it's ok. Or, drink enough herbal tea and that will fix your severe psychosis. Frustrating that otherwise smart people are just so stupid. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-12292965100316503672017-04-14T04:41:56.452-04:002017-04-14T04:41:56.452-04:00I did not get an answer from this article. My que...I did not get an answer from this article. My question was "Can Seroquel induced diabetes be reversed if you stop taking it?" My son and my brother did not have diabetes, both were depressed, both started taking Seroquel, in less than one year both had diabetes, my son died and my brother had a leg amputated and remains a diabetic and the doctors keep him on Seroquel. I am about to fight this. Both gained weight, both would pass out, both became lethargic. After the shock of my son's death in 2009 I began researching Seroquel. There were class action lawsuits against Astra Zeneca for all the deaths due to Seroquel. Why is seroquel still being manufactured and prescribed by doctos? How can it still be prescribed when Astra Zeneca settled out of court admitting responsibility? I tried to get an attorney to defend us and no lawyer across the entire country would defend us since it was settled out of court. How can this be and people are still dying? Rhonda Jeansonnenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-68101622516686964902014-02-05T01:06:25.612-05:002014-02-05T01:06:25.612-05:00Compared to myself, I'm pretty similar. I thin...Compared to myself, I'm pretty similar. I think it's pretty remarkable that Abilify doesn't seem the same as itself. The logic of the pretzel escapes me offhand.a psychiatrist who learned from veteranshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00347313804041291393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-74066942598575416512014-01-27T19:05:29.538-05:002014-01-27T19:05:29.538-05:00Dinah, I should have specified that I don't be...Dinah, I should have specified that I don't believe it's taken seriously enough by "some" physicians, rather than just making a blanket statement. Probably speaking from my own experiences where those labs were not checked when I was on medications known to cause weight gain. But, I know more now and know what to ask for so I can better advocate for myself. <br /><br />I think you're doing all you can do which is to make a recommendation, and if the patient chooses not to follow the advice - it's the patient's loss. The patient definitely has responsibility here, too.<br /><br />I'm not arguing the risk of the drugs aren't worth it. That's an individual decision. I'm on psychiatric medications which have risks, and I have to also take into account that when looking at possible side effects the same applies - the studies are done for short periods of time and I may be on the drugs longer term so my risks go up. I think it's good for patients to know these things, and maybe most don't care. <br /><br />Pseudo-KristenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-84418418658286288182014-01-26T22:03:50.078-05:002014-01-26T22:03:50.078-05:00P-K: I assure you, your desire to have frequent la...P-K: I assure you, your desire to have frequent labs would put you in the minority. While my patients take these medications voluntarily, I have to repeatedly ask, cajole, beg, and sometimes threaten to get people to get labs done. I recite the risks and why they need to be done, and sometimes I'm left to say, "It's not safe, if you don't get the labwork, I'm not comfortable prescribing this medicine for you." You'd think people would want to know, but what a hassle. <br /><br />Our commenters write about the horrors/dangers/awful side effects of the medications as though patients take them to please their psychiatrists. The vast majority of people take psych meds because they feel better on them then they do off them.Dinahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227988351623862689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-57297969741862552372014-01-26T10:50:07.237-05:002014-01-26T10:50:07.237-05:00One thing patients need to realize, too, is that t...One thing patients need to realize, too, is that these studies often look at drugs for a short period of time while patients are on these drugs for years. So, the reality is that the risks for patients are probably much greater than the studies suggest.<br /><br />If I were on any of the drugs listed I would demand certain baseline labs and frequent monitoring of the labs (hemoglobin A1c, glucose, ldl, hdl, triglycerides, total cholesterol, etc) along with monitoring my weight. I don't believe that is taken seriously enough.<br /><br />I also believe that these labs should be monitored with any of the psych drugs that cause weight gain, not just the 2nd generation antipsychotics. <br /><br />Pseudo-KristenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-41220237677247249682014-01-21T08:52:17.077-05:002014-01-21T08:52:17.077-05:00Research has been done on this going back at least...Research has been done on this going back at least over a decade. It has been published in mainstream medical and psychiatric journals. It is not news to doctors that there are medical risks to second gen antipsychotics. It isn't news to a lot of patients or their caregivers. There have been lawsuits over the fact that the risks were covered up. Lots of people have been worried about this for a long time. You weren't all alone. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-45068640976580958782014-01-21T00:48:51.288-05:002014-01-21T00:48:51.288-05:00Some people with diabetes 1 want it to be renamed,...Some people with diabetes 1 want it to be renamed, so stuff like this doesn't happen !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-27823479259346650462014-01-21T00:47:50.044-05:002014-01-21T00:47:50.044-05:00Diabetes 1 or 2 ? you need to specify ! *rolley...Diabetes 1 or 2 ? you need to specify ! *rolleyes*<br /><br />Oh, weightgain talk, probably 2 then. Diabetes 1 is an autoimmune disease.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-47093322891371219252014-01-21T00:04:00.400-05:002014-01-21T00:04:00.400-05:00Those statistics are not as bad as I would have gu...Those statistics are not as bad as I would have guessed they would be. I wonder if that 45-day exclusion was a medically meaningful cutoff point or if they ended up excluding large numbers of patients with drug-caused diabetes.Sunny CAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11451116932556227816noreply@blogger.com