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I stopped taking my asthma medications altogether 2 weeks ago, the reason being is because I would simply just forget to take my inhalers, I know it wa a foolish thing to do but i didnt want to go through the same terrible side effects all over again. But since I stopped taking them, Ive felt very jittery like my heart is racing, and I have pain in my chest which wakes me up at night. Not only that but I wake up sometimes with slight bruising that seems to fade away as soon as I start moving my limbs. If I cut myself or bump my leg, I will bruise very easily. Iwant to take my medicine but Im scared of the side effects, is it possible that IF you stop taking your medicine very abruptly, you can get a chest infection or get sick?? I whole heartedly appreciate your responses. Im trying to find a new doctor also because I one I have isnt a nice person. CORAL

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Hi Sue, I was taking Serevent and Flovent two puffs each twice daily, I just  came from the Emergency room and the doctors checked me out. I had a physical and had my heart monitored. The doctor on call said that my heart palps were under 100 which is good and I seem to be in relatively good health, I wasnt weazing or having an attack. He also said that my type of asthma is not severe enough to be put on a permanent flovent/serevent regimend. Which is probably why I am feeling jittery along with the pain. His motto is if its not broke dont fix it and I whole heartedly agree with him. I dont have attacks unless Im exposed to something Im allergic to like dander or peanuts.  I was finally happy to know that it was the medicine that was causing these feelings. And Now Im just going to carry the proventil with me on an as need basis. And FIND A NEW DOCTOR. CORAL

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -I stopped taking my asthma medications altogether 2 weeks ago, the reason being is because I would simply just forget to take my inhalers, I know it wa a foolish thing to do but i didnt want to go through the same terrible side effects all over again. But since I stopped taking them, Ive felt very jittery like my heart is racing, and I have pain in my chest which wakes me up at night. Not only that but I wake up sometimes with slight bruising that seems to fade away as soon as I start moving my limbs. If I cut myself or bump my leg, I will bruise very easily. Iwant to take my medicine but Im scared of the side effects, is it possible that IF you stop taking your medicine very abruptly, you can get a chest infection or get sick?? I whole heartedly appreciate your responses. Im trying to find a new doctor also because I one I have isnt a nice person. CORAL

 What medications were you taking?  Was one of them an oral steroid? Your symptoms are not good, you need to be checked out ASAP by a doctor. Sue Official Secretary of OSGSL Dogs think they’re human Cats think they’re God

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Hi Sue, I was taking Serevent and Flovent two puffs each twice daily, I just  came from the Emergency room and the doctors checked me out. I had a physical and had my heart monitored. The doctor on call said that my heart palps were under 100 which is good and I seem to be in relatively good health, I wasnt weazing or having an attack. He also said that my type of asthma is not severe enough to be put on a permanent flovent/serevent regimend. Which is probably why I am feeling jittery along with the pain. His motto is if its not broke dont fix it and I whole heartedly agree with him. I dont have attacks unless Im exposed to something Im allergic to like dander or peanuts.  I was finally happy to know that it was the medicine that was causing these feelings. And Now Im just going to carry the proventil with me on an as need basis. And FIND A NEW DOCTOR.

Did they do a pulmonary function test?  IMHO, they can’t determine how serious your asthma is without it.  Make sure you keep the proventil with you at all times and use it the second you feel tight.  And DO see a good doctor.  Ask around, someone should be able to recommend one.  If you don’t like that doctor, don’t be afraid to change.  I had two different family doctors before I found the best one in the area.  And he has done wonders for my asthma. Sue CORAL

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I took it for about 6 weeks and all I got were headaches. My doctor just prescribed Singulair for my asthama. I was looking forward to taking it to see if it would help, until I read the information sheet from the pharmacy. There are alot of potenital side effects, and it kind of spooked me. Anyone else have any side effects, besides nightmares and headaches? Thanks!

The ONLY side effect I had from taking Singulair, was being a little more emotional than normal.  I have always been a sensitive person, but I would cry at a commercial if it was sentimental at all.  Silly, isn’t it?  Well, once I got on Zoloft (part of my migraine prevention routine), my emotional state has returned to normal.   Just my 2 cents..Good Luck, I hope Singulair works well for you! *hugs* Ash

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I asked my doctor about taking the Singulair in the morning and he thought it would be ok.  He asked the rep. and they didn’t know why it was to be a night time dose. I can tell that it is working because I only need my rescue inhaler a few times a week instead of every day.  I do not like the weird dreams so I will cont. to take in the morning until I receive a "good" reason why I should take in the night.  Pam.

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I take Singulair in the morning also.  I found if taken at night it makes my insomnia much worse.  Taking it in the morning works much better for me. I asked my doctor about taking the Singulair in the morning and he thought it would be ok.  He asked the rep. and they didn’t know why it was to be a night time dose. I can tell that it is working because I only need my rescue inhaler a few times a week instead of every day.  I do not like the weird dreams so I will cont. to take in the morning until I receive a "good" reason why I should take in the night.  Pam.

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From the Singular web page: Like all prescription drugs, SINGULAIR may cause side effects. In studies, side effects usually have been mild. They generally have not caused patients to stop taking SINGULAIR. The list below is NOT a complete list of side effects reported with SINGULAIR. Your doctor can discuss with you a more complete list of side effects. The side effects in patients treated with SINGULAIR were similar in type and frequency to side effects in patients who were given a placebo (a pill containing no medication). Some of the side effects reported in studies included: tiredness fever abdominal (stomach) pain stomach or intestinal upset (gastroenteritis) heartburn dizziness headache rash Additionally, the following have been reported:  allergic reactions such as swelling of the face, lips, tongue, and/or throat, which may cause difficulty in breathing or swallowing, hives, and itching; dream abnormalities, drowsiness, irritability, and restlessness. A condition, which includes a combination of certain persistent or worsening symptoms, has been reported rarely in patients given SINGULAIR. These symptoms may include: a flu-like illness, rash, pins and needles or numbness of arms or legs, and severe sinusitis. These have occurred usually, but not always, in patients whose oral corticosteroid medicine for asthma is being reduced. Although SINGULAIR has not been shown to cause this condition, you must tell your doctor immediately if you experience a combination of these symptoms. Remember, anytime you have a medical problem you think may be related to SINGULAIR, talk to your doctor. Tim – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Then that’s what it is!  I just started having bizarre dreams — sometimes nightmares — about a month ago.   And it did start about a week or so after I started the Singulair.  The Singulair is definitely helping me.  I don’t feel like I have a bad chest cold all of the time anymore (yeah!).   And I’ve been waking up at least twice every night for about 3 years now, so I guess I can live with the nightmares.  I’ll ask my doctor about it the next time I see him.  Thanx! Regarding nightmares: I think I read in a magazine ad (the part on the back of the ad that contains all the technical information about a drug) that Singulair can cause vivid dreams. You may want to discuss this rare side-effect with your doctor. I regularly have vivid dreams, I did both before and after going on Singulair last spring, but I have noticed an increase in the frequency of these dreams, rarely bad, since starting the med. Because I am used to the dreams anyway, they don’t bother me. Anyone else notice this when they started Singulair? Lisa S. — Starlight Bridals                  TOLL FREE!  888-VEILS-33 Affordable headpieces, veils, and more! Since 1995… http://starlightbridals.com

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – My daughter  (20 yr old) is starting to have great relief with singulair. Night time asthma attacks are becoming less severe but she is having nightmares……and she feels there is some connection….anyone else experience this? Anne

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I prefer morning too, so thanks for letting me know. I’ll ask my doc about it.

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I took it for about 6 weeks and all I got were headaches. My doctor just prescribed Singulair for my asthama. I was looking forward to taking it to see if it would help, until I read the information sheet from the pharmacy. There are alot of potenital side effects, and it kind of spooked me. Anyone else have any side effects, besides nightmares and headaches?

Singulair is considered to ba a very safe medication.  The trick when looking for side effects is to compare the medication side effects with the placebo side effects.  The difference in the rates of the side effects suggest the likelihood of an actual side effect of the medication. No electrons were harmed in the posting of this message.

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My doc switched me from Singulair to Accolate because I experienced numbness in my extremities and lips (of all places!) plus I was really disoriented when taking it.  Sort of spaced out feeling. Patrice – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I took it for about 6 weeks and all I got were headaches. My doctor just prescribed Singulair for my asthama. I was looking forward to taking it to see if it would help, until I read the information sheet from the pharmacy. There are alot of potenital side effects, and it kind of spooked me. Anyone else have any side effects, besides nightmares and headaches? Thanks!

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I’m looking to add a fender deluxe reverb to my arsenal.  I need something that can be cranked but not wake the neighbors in the next county.  My HR Deville 212 is too loud, but I have decided to hold on to it.  The Fender DR, at 22 Watts fits the bill.  What year should I look at (new, older, silver face etc)  Thanks for the help. Derek

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I’d say silver face on back to their creation.Thats just going by the articles I’ve read about them though

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I’m looking to add a fender deluxe reverb to my arsenal.  I need something that can be cranked but not wake the neighbors in the next county.  My HR Deville 212 is too loud, but I have decided to hold on to it.  The Fender DR, at 22 Watts fits the bill.  What year should I look at (new, older, silver face etc)  Thanks for the help. Derek

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A DR is plenty loud at 22 watts. If you plan on cranking it in your apartment, your neighbors will still be awakened by the volume. If your goal is to obtain an amp that delivers power tube saturation at modest volume levels, then the DR is probably not what you would want…

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I’d say silver face on back to their creation.Thats just going by the articles I’ve read about them though I’m looking to add a fender deluxe reverb to my arsenal.  I need something that can be cranked but not wake the neighbors in the next county.  My HR Deville 212 is too loud, but I have decided to hold on to it.  The Fender DR, at 22 Watts fits the bill.  What year should I look at (new, older, silver face etc)  Thanks for the help. Derek

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A DR is plenty loud at 22 watts. If you plan on cranking it in your apartment, your neighbors will still be awakened by the volume. If your goal is to obtain an amp that delivers power tube saturation at modest volume levels, then the DR is probably not what you would want…

I thought a DR would be a good choice if only that it is about one third the power of my HRD 212.  So does anyone have any insight as to what would be a good choice?  A champ is definitely not an alternative.  I already have one for practice.  I Any rebuttles, coments, or whatever. I am only pestering y’all because I dont have a decent music shop in my area to try out some amps.  

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Hello Derek,     Since you have an amp that meets your apparent needs for gigging and jamming with friends, and you have a Champ for home practice, I’d recommend a good quality overdrive pedal so that you can get your edge, overdrive and sustain at lower amp volume.  The volume controls work both ways, and if your Fender Deville is loud enough for your higher volume needs, why not turn the amp volume control down, set the amp up for clean, and use an overdrive pedal to give you sustain and edge?     AnalogMike is a good source for TS – 9 pedals.  I favor the Barber Electronics pedals like the Tone Pump and the Burn Unit myself.     To my mind you don’t gain a whole lot by a Deluxe, unless you decide that you like the tone and sound of the amp.  You can turn your Deville down and you have options to increase sustain and overdrive through a pedal.  If you just plain want to buy another amp, go for it and experiment.  Of course, what do I know – I’m a Marshall guy (grin…).     Maybe something to consider is whether or not your Deville will allow an extension cab; if so, you may want to consider looking at something like a Dr. Z amp and using your Deville speakers until you can find a 2 x 12 cab that might work both for the Dr. Z amp or as an extension cab for the Deville.  I’ve heard very little negative about Dr. Z amps and a lot of positive stuff; never played one myself but people who I respect have posted here that they really enjoy their Dr. Z amps.  Might give you another sound to your tone palette and something different from your Fender.     Good luck to you in your search; enjoy your music! Walk in Beauty, Peace.  Scott – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – A DR is plenty loud at 22 watts. If you plan on cranking it in your apartment, your neighbors will still be awakened by the volume. If your goal is to obtain an amp that delivers power tube saturation at modest volume levels, then the DR is probably not what you would want… I thought a DR would be a good choice if only that it is about one third the power of my HRD 212.  So does anyone have any insight as to what would be a good choice?  A champ is definitely not an alternative.  I already have one for practice.  I Any rebuttles, coments, or whatever. I am only pestering y’all because I dont have a decent music shop in my area to try out some amps.

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A DR is plenty loud at 22 watts. If you plan on cranking it in your apartment, your neighbors will still be awakened by the volume. If your goal is to obtain an amp that delivers power tube saturation at modest volume levels, then the DR is probably not what you would want…

I thought a DR would be a good choice if only that it is about one third the power of my HRD 212.

1/3 the power is barely like 10 db quieter. ANYTHING you push to compression/distortionis going to disturb the neighbors unless you pad out a closet to keep the sound in. the Fender Blues Junior is a great small amp, but STILL is going to cut some sound. Even a pignose pushed is louder than a TV set turned up loud enough to bother neighbors. A screaming guitar amp makes  a lot of noise. It’s why the ROCKMAN was invented decades ago…. — Perspective is vital to wisdom. It is indeed a good thing to know that for every ELECTRIC LADYLAND there were months/years/decades of tracking The Archies. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Help Keep The Net Emoticon Free! <<

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I am only pestering y’all because I dont have a decent music shop in my area to try out some amps.

Then you need to get to travel to one or more. My opinion is that these lesser-power needs are better served (and play better as well) through sand-state amps.

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My opinion is that these lesser-power needs are better served (and play better as well) through sand-state amps.

I knew I’d get at least one response that I wouldnt understand

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good choice if only that it is about one third the power of my HRD 212.  So does anyone have any insight as to what would be a good choice?  A champ is definitely not an alternative.  I already have one for practice.  I

As a low-cost alternative, consider hooking your Champ up to a small cabinet.  The tone will improve 1,000% over the stock 8" speaker. I plug my Champ into a 4 Ohm, 2 x 12" cabinet and find it loud enough to lead a small group when cranked, but not too loud as to wake up the old lady next door at 5. The tone is wonderful, too.  IMO, a Champ and a 2×12" is a hard combination to beat for practice.

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I have a homebrew champ with 4 and 8 ohm taps on the OPT.  I switch to 8 ohms when I want to use the 4 x 10 Marshall cab.  Very cool but very directional. With the open back 10" Celestion in the amp it’s much "fuller" and quieter.   I also put the Marshall cab under my ‘71 SFDR occasionally.  The Fender has a weber P12N and sounds great.  Then add the 4 x 10 and woo hoo!   Have you tried running the Champ thru the speakers in the HR?  Is the HR 4 ohms total?  You may want reverb here.  I use an electronic reverb with the "Champ" (and the Harmony H415  I re-built.) .   The H415 has 2 el84 and 2 x 12" Jensen C12R speakers.  Raw and meaty. see details:  http://www.geocities.com/jjsant/harmony.html To actually answer your question.  I would by an early SF.  1967/8 with the metal trim around the edge.  I have seen a few beautiful ones on ebay.  If you don’t want to spend the extra $ for the more collectable ones, get a 1977 or sooner with NO push pull.  Those are evil and will cause negative vintage ju ju. JJman

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Jny Vee- I was going to say more or less what you already said as I think you are correct in everything you wrote. As a DRRI owner, I can’t use it in my own house, with no neighbors to worry about, past 4 or 5 on the volume without blowing my own eardrums out. So I just thought I’d help with an understanding of one trivial fact, which, unfortunately, doesn’t help the original poster but may throw a little light on the subject. You wrote, "1/3 the power is barely like 10 db quieter". Actually, I think it’s a lot LESS than 10db. Each 3db is a halving of power. So, a reduction from 60 watts to 30 watts is only 3db. To get to 6db quieter, you’d have to go down to 15w. At 22 w, the DR is probably only around 4-5db quieter than his 60w amp. I think, if I recall correctly, that 1db is a change that is just barely perceptible to the human ear.  And that’s probably why he will have trouble finding any amp to fill that particular need.

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – A DR is plenty loud at 22 watts. If you plan on cranking it in your apartment, your neighbors will still be awakened by the volume. If your goal is to obtain an amp that delivers power tube saturation at modest volume levels, then the DR is probably not what you would want… I thought a DR would be a good choice if only that it is about one third the power of my HRD 212. 1/3 the power is barely like 10 db quieter. ANYTHING you push to compression/distortionis going to disturb the neighbors unless you pad out a closet to keep the sound in. the Fender Blues Junior is a great small amp, but STILL is going to cut some sound. Even a pignose pushed is louder than a TV set turned up loud enough to bother neighbors. A screaming guitar amp makes  a lot of noise. It’s why the ROCKMAN was invented decades ago…. — Perspective is vital to wisdom. It is indeed a good thing to know that for every ELECTRIC LADYLAND there were months/years/decades of tracking The Archies. Help Keep The Net Emoticon Free! <<

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I picked up a Piggie GV40 for next to nothing, retubed it with JJs and added a vintage Jenson 10 and at 40 watts, it is more than enough for home, but still breaks up nice when pushed.

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I had a Dr. Z Carmen Ghia and liked it very much.  It was a head version that I ran through a home-made 2X12 Vitage 30 cabinet.  It sounded great – a rather loud 18w.  I just sold it to get a larger Dr. Z Maz 38 Studio head.  Very highly recommended.  Not cheap, but not built cheap either.  A used Carmen Ghia head can be had for around $600 on ebay (or so).  I had a fancy hardwood front and Telefunkens in mine, so I just got a bit more than that out of it.  The Maz series amps are more expensive yet. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hello Derek,    Since you have an amp that meets your apparent needs for gigging and jamming with friends, and you have a Champ for home practice, I’d recommend a good quality overdrive pedal so that you can get your edge, overdrive and sustain at lower amp volume.  The volume controls work both ways, and if your Fender Deville is loud enough for your higher volume needs, why not turn the amp volume control down, set the amp up for clean, and use an overdrive pedal to give you sustain and edge?    AnalogMike is a good source for TS – 9 pedals.  I favor the Barber Electronics pedals like the Tone Pump and the Burn Unit myself.    To my mind you don’t gain a whole lot by a Deluxe, unless you decide that you like the tone and sound of the amp.  You can turn your Deville down and you have options to increase sustain and overdrive through a pedal.  If you just plain want to buy another amp, go for it and experiment.  Of course, what do I know – I’m a Marshall guy (grin…).    Maybe something to consider is whether or not your Deville will allow an extension cab; if so, you may want to consider looking at something like a Dr. Z amp and using your Deville speakers until you can find a 2 x 12 cab that might work both for the Dr. Z amp or as an extension cab for the Deville.  I’ve heard very little negative about Dr. Z amps and a lot of positive stuff; never played one myself but people who I respect have posted here that they really enjoy their Dr. Z amps.  Might give you another sound to your tone palette and something different from your Fender.    Good luck to you in your search; enjoy your music! Walk in Beauty, Peace.  Scott A DR is plenty loud at 22 watts. If you plan on cranking it in your apartment, your neighbors will still be awakened by the volume. If your goal is to obtain an amp that delivers power tube saturation at modest volume levels, then the DR is probably not what you would want… I thought a DR would be a good choice if only that it is about one third the power of my HRD 212.  So does anyone have any insight as to what would be a good choice?  A champ is definitely not an alternative.  I already have one for practice.  I Any rebuttles, coments, or whatever. I am only pestering y’all because I dont have a decent music shop in my area to try out some amps.

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Hello,     Thanks for your reply.  The Dr. Z amps look like one of the best bangs out there; glad you like his line of amps.  Have a great Thanksgiving; enjoy your gift of being able to create and play music.     Walk in Beauty, Peace.  Scott

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I had a Dr. Z Carmen Ghia and liked it very much.  It was a head version that I ran through a home-made 2X12 Vitage 30 cabinet.  It sounded great – a rather loud 18w.  I just sold it to get a larger Dr. Z Maz 38 Studio head.  Very highly recommended.  Not cheap, but not built cheap either.  A used Carmen Ghia head can be had for around $600 on ebay (or so).  I had a fancy hardwood front and Telefunkens in mine, so I just got a bit more than that out of it.  The Maz series amps are more expensive yet. Hello Derek,    Since you have an amp that meets your apparent needs for gigging and jamming with friends, and you have a Champ for home practice, I’d recommend a good quality overdrive pedal so that you can get your edge, overdrive and sustain at lower amp volume.  The volume controls work both ways, and if your Fender Deville is loud enough for your higher volume needs, why not turn the amp volume control down, set the amp up for clean, and use an overdrive pedal to give you sustain and edge?    AnalogMike is a good source for TS – 9 pedals.  I favor the Barber Electronics pedals like the Tone Pump and the Burn Unit myself.    To my mind you don’t gain a whole lot by a Deluxe, unless you decide that you like the tone and sound of the amp.  You can turn your Deville down and you have options to increase sustain and overdrive through a pedal. If you just plain want to buy another amp, go for it and experiment.  Of course, what do I know – I’m a Marshall guy (grin…).    Maybe something to consider is whether or not your Deville will allow an extension cab; if so, you may want to consider looking at something like a Dr. Z amp and using your Deville speakers until you can find a 2 x 12 cab that might work both for the Dr. Z amp or as an extension cab for the Deville.  I’ve heard very little negative about Dr. Z amps and a lot of positive stuff; never played one myself but people who I respect have posted here that they really enjoy their Dr. Z amps.  Might give you another sound to your tone palette and something different from your Fender.    Good luck to you in your search; enjoy your music! Walk in Beauty, Peace.  Scott A DR is plenty loud at 22 watts. If you plan on cranking it in your apartment, your neighbors will still be awakened by the volume. If your goal is to obtain an amp that delivers power tube saturation at modest volume levels, then the DR is probably not what you would want… I thought a DR would be a good choice if only that it is about one third the power of my HRD 212.  So does anyone have any insight as to what would be a good choice?  A champ is definitely not an alternative.  I already have one for practice.  I Any rebuttles, coments, or whatever. I am only pestering y’all because I dont have a decent music shop in my area to try out some amps.

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Hey Scott! I can see you messages again! They did some work on the news-server of my provider last week, and it seems now I can get your messages again… Great! Please tell me about your Super Lead again! Cheers, John. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hello,     Thanks for your reply.  The Dr. Z amps look like one of the best bangs out there; glad you like his line of amps.  Have a great Thanksgiving; enjoy your gift of being able to create and play music.     Walk in Beauty, Peace.  Scott

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Hello John,     (Heh heh….)  Thanks for your reply.  Yeah, like you need to hear more about the amp that defines non-wimpy rock and blues (grin…).  Seems like you own several Marshalls yourself, if memory serves me correctly.  I’ve played a lot of amps, and my `74 SL half stack still defines (to me…) the holy grail of tone and sound, and I "got it."  If I never purchased another amp in this life-time (may all our life-times be long and healthy and fun) I’d not feel like I was missing anything.  I read posts about guys striving to find the tone and sound that does it for `em, and sure – I spent a lot of time and energy doing the same thing.  The SL was "the amp" that I was looking for, and then when I had an excellent amp tech set it up for me, that was what took a great amp and made it incredible to me.     Growing up in the midwest of the USA (I’m 51) we didn’t know much about fine-tuning amps via an amp tech – we plugged in and if it sounded decent, we ran with it.  It was Fender-land and I couldn’t get the amps to do what I wanted.  Kudos to all the Fender guys on this NG; just not my line of amps. This excellent newsgroup helped educate me to the extent that I  eventually understood what a good amp tech could do with a great amp, and the proof is my SL.     Louder than blazes when I want it to be, cleans up well when I roll the guitar volume down, interacts very well with a quality overdrive pedal, and is such fun to play.  When I got the amp back from the tech, I had that same experience that many players do when they have "the right amp" for their needs – I played for hours and had so much fun, it was hard to stop playing.     Well, I guess I "did" say something about my SL (grin….) after all. How are your Marshalls doing, John?  Got a fav that you look forward to playing?  Best wishes across the big pond; our family had a great Thanksgiving today and I’m finally feeling like I won’t explode or anything. An incredible buffet at one of our fancier hotels locally, and we didn’t have to do any dishes after we were done.  Just paid the bill and walked, or rather, rolled and listed and tilted to side to side.  Wow, what a feast. Then to top it off, I got several hours of playing a Les Paul into an old Silvertone combo (model 1472, in almost mint shape), and got most of my guitar fix done today.     Walk in Beauty, Peace.  Scott – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hey Scott! I can see you messages again! They did some work on the news-server of my provider last week, and it seems now I can get your messages again… Great! Please tell me about your Super Lead again! Cheers, John. Hello,     Thanks for your reply.  The Dr. Z amps look like one of the best bangs out there; glad you like his line of amps.  Have a great Thanksgiving; enjoy your gift of being able to create and play music.     Walk in Beauty, Peace.  Scott

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    Well, I guess I "did" say something about my SL (grin….) after all. How are your Marshalls doing, John?  Got a fav that you look forward to playing?  Best wishes across the big pond;

Thanks Scott.. My Marshalls are doing great! I’ve got 4 Marshalls (the Park45 included) and I’ve got a hard time choosing My favorites now are my ‘66 Park45 (actually a JTM45, currently running 6L6 tubes) for blues and my ‘72 50W Marshall 1987 (EL34’s) for rock. I currently ‘rediscovered’ my Les Paul, it sounds great with the 50 Watter. I’m using an Alessandro Muzzle power-attenuator with those. The Muzzle sounds very transparent, it’s a great for controling the volume of a non-MV amp in various situations (home & clubs). I can recommend a good attenuator (if you get tired of schlepping your ingenius baffle with your patented soundpads ). My ‘66 Super Bass is now being restored, it’s going to be very different from my Super Lead. I’ve discussed with my amp-tech that I wanted to go a different route with this amp (no need for two nearly identical sounding amps). The Super Bass is going to be voiced a bit darker with a looser feel and earlier brake-up than my Super Lead (which is tight, punchy and rather clean sounding…. but what a sound! ). I’ve also made a treble-booster (with a nifty rotatable-switch to select different input-caps) and a clean-boost (fullrange boost like your Micro-Amp). So I’m fooling around with them aswell… To make it short: I’m not bored and having a great time mixing and matching guitars/amplifiers and effects… Hmm… I’ve got to work on my technique a bit more Cheers, John.

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Hello John,     Wow, the various internet providers and assorted folks upstream from us had to walk this post of yours across the pond; it "just now" showed up through my newsreader, although it’s dated 11/29/02.  Very strange.     What a wonderful assortment of Marshalls you’ve got, John!  That was a cool picture you sent me of the band you play in; you ought to post that for the AGA guys to see.     I’m kind of thinking the same thing regarding my `69 Park 75.  I don’t want a copy of my already great Super Lead.  Perhaps just to take the amp to it’s full potential and be able to "hear" it’s voice and tone will be enough.  I know that it’s not operating at it’s peak, nor has a good tech gone through it yet.  One of my many projects that await the finances to do `em.     Re-fretting my Tele is another project that I’ve got to do.  Putting new speakers in an old hand-made 4 x 12 cab I used on the road in the early 70’s is another – several years ago I strengthened the internal construction of the cab and it’s now ready for some speakers, so I’ll eventually have two 4 x 12 cabs for my Super Lead.  And getting two more Bill Lawrence pickups for my Strat; the bridge pickup he did for me is really fine and it really sings at stage volume.     Oh yeah; when I win the lotto, I’m buying a local club just so that I’ve got a place to play loud and invite a few friends in for beverages.  You get to do quite a bit when you’re the house band and you own the place (grin….).  Just got to have that winning ticket first.     Don Evans, who posts on AGA, just told me in another thread about a new compressor pedal that Dave Barber ("Tone Pump," "Burn Unit", and others) is working on.  Don and I are favorably impressed with Barber’s work, and with his ear.  www.barberelectronics.com .     Glad you’re doing some work with your Les Paul.  The LP/Marshall combination is a hard one to beat.  Hey, I wanted to ask you if you ever use several of your Marshalls in a multi-amp rig, and if so – how do you like the sound and tone?     Thanks for your reply, John.  I hope you and your band are having fun and creating interesting and entertaining music.  Have a great week.     Walk in Beauty, Peace.  Scott – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text –     Well, I guess I "did" say something about my SL (grin….) after all. How are your Marshalls doing, John?  Got a fav that you look forward to playing?  Best wishes across the big pond; Thanks Scott.. My Marshalls are doing great! I’ve got 4 Marshalls (the Park45 included) and I’ve got a hard time choosing My favorites now are my ‘66 Park45 (actually a JTM45, currently running 6L6 tubes) for blues and my ‘72 50W Marshall 1987 (EL34’s) for rock. I currently ‘rediscovered’ my Les Paul, it sounds great with the 50 Watter. I’m using an Alessandro Muzzle power-attenuator with those. The Muzzle sounds very transparent, it’s a great for controling the volume of a non-MV amp in various situations (home & clubs). I can recommend a good attenuator (if you get tired of schlepping your ingenius baffle with your patented soundpads ). My ‘66 Super Bass is now being restored, it’s going to be very different from my Super Lead. I’ve discussed with my amp-tech that I wanted to go a different route with this amp (no need for two nearly identical sounding amps). The Super Bass is going to be voiced a bit darker with a looser feel and earlier brake-up than my Super Lead (which is tight, punchy and rather clean sounding…. but what a sound! ). I’ve also made a treble-booster (with a nifty rotatable-switch to select different input-caps) and a clean-boost (fullrange boost like your Micro-Amp). So I’m fooling around with them aswell… To make it short: I’m not bored and having a great time mixing and matching guitars/amplifiers and effects… Hmm… I’ve got to work on my technique a bit more Cheers, John.

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I’m a 30 year old male already suffering from hairloss. I was thinking of starting to take antidepressants, but I don’t want to take a drug that will accelerate my already natural hairloss. Has anyone experienced hairloss using the following drugs: 1. Fluvoxamine (Luvox) 2. Fluoxetine (Prozac) 3. Sertraline (Zoloft) 4. Paroxetine (Paxil) 5. Citalopram (Celexa) 6. Clomipramine (Anafranil) 7. Venlafaxine (Effexor) Try Wellbutrin. It causes a larger output of…er…you know. The intensity  will make you forget about hair loss. Do a google search on ASD-med  using words hair and Wellbutrin. Posters have repeatedly reported hair loss,  and or courser hair from WB. .

My hair is growing faster. I think everything is being produced faster. I just started Rispardol and it put a slight damper on everythiung feelings-wise. (.5 mg)

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I’m a 30 year old male already suffering from hairloss. I was thinking of starting to take antidepressants, but I don’t want to take a drug that will accelerate my already natural hairloss. Has anyone experienced hairloss using the following drugs: 1. Fluvoxamine (Luvox) 2. Fluoxetine (Prozac) 3. Sertraline (Zoloft) 4. Paroxetine (Paxil) 5. Citalopram (Celexa) 6. Clomipramine (Anafranil) 7. Venlafaxine (Effexor) Try Wellbutrin. It causes a larger output of…er…you know. The intensity  will make you forget about hair loss.

Do a google search on ASD-med  using words hair and Wellbutrin. Posters have repeatedly reported hair loss,  and or courser hair from WB. .

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I’m a 30 year old male already suffering from hairloss. I was thinking of starting to take antidepressants, but I don’t want to take a drug that will accelerate my already natural hairloss. Has anyone experienced hairloss using the following drugs:

LOL. Don’t worry about the hairloss. I’ve never heard of SSRIs causing hairloss. Of the ones you listed I would pick fluoxetine because (I’m assuming you’re in the U.S.), it’s the cheapest – you can get generic fluoxetine now because Eli Lilly’s patent has run out. None of them are necessarily better than any other, but they have slightly different side-effect profiles. Zoloft was very friendly side-effects wise for me, so you may want to consider that. However because it has a short half-life, you may get withdrawals (I did). I don’t think anyone has got withdrawals from fluoxetine because of its very long half life. I would leave Effexor as a second option if the SSRI stops working, or doesn’t work at all. It has very bad withdrawals from what I’ve read. And it seems it’s extremely expensive over there (correct me if I’m wrong). — Regards, .

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stimulants like wellbutrin will only make it worse in the long run and wellbutrin is even more likely to give you tardive dyskinesia than the ssris’s – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I’m a 30 year old male already suffering from hairloss. I was thinking of starting to take antidepressants, but I don’t want to take a drug that will accelerate my already natural hairloss. Has anyone experienced hairloss using the following drugs: 1. Fluvoxamine (Luvox) 2. Fluoxetine (Prozac) 3. Sertraline (Zoloft) 4. Paroxetine (Paxil) 5. Citalopram (Celexa) 6. Clomipramine (Anafranil) 7. Venlafaxine (Effexor) Try Wellbutrin. It causes a larger output of…er…you know. The intensity  will make you forget about hair loss.

– Steroids caused my depression, infertility, breast development and shrunken testicles …prednisone should be used conservatively Eric

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Try Wellbutrin. It causes a larger output of…er…you know. The intensity  will make you forget about hair loss.

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Why not try mirtazapine? I can’t believe how fast my hair has been growing since i started it. My barber has even commented on it.

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Sorry, too depressed to care about hair loss. — Teilhard Knight The Extraterrestrial Who ate my sandwich? – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I’m a 30 year old male already suffering from hairloss. I was thinking of starting to take antidepressants, but I don’t want to take a drug that will accelerate my already natural hairloss. Has anyone experienced hairloss using the following drugs: 1. Fluvoxamine (Luvox) 2. Fluoxetine (Prozac) 3. Sertraline (Zoloft) 4. Paroxetine (Paxil) 5. Citalopram (Celexa) 6. Clomipramine (Anafranil) 7. Venlafaxine (Effexor)

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I’m a 30 year old male already suffering from hairloss. I was thinking of starting to take antidepressants, but I don’t want to take a drug that will accelerate my already natural hairloss. Has anyone experienced hairloss using the following drugs: 1. Fluvoxamine (Luvox) 2. Fluoxetine (Prozac) 3. Sertraline (Zoloft) 4. Paroxetine (Paxil) 5. Citalopram (Celexa) 6. Clomipramine (Anafranil) 7. Venlafaxine (Effexor)

Shave your head. It’s the *in* thing to do anyway. Lots of girls are liking the "Mr. Clean" look nowadays.

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I’m a 30 year old male already suffering from hairloss. I was thinking of starting to take antidepressants, but I don’t want to take a drug that will accelerate my already natural hairloss. Has anyone experienced hairloss using the following drugs: 3. Sertraline (Zoloft)

No 4. Paroxetine (Paxil)

No 7. Venlafaxine (Effexor)

No Don’t know about the others (yet) Monkeyboy ***risk all, go extreme***

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I’m a 30 year old male already suffering from hairloss. I was thinking of starting to take antidepressants, but I don’t want to take a drug that will accelerate my already natural hairloss. Has anyone experienced hairloss using the following drugs: 1. Fluvoxamine (Luvox) 2. Fluoxetine (Prozac) 3. Sertraline (Zoloft) 4. Paroxetine (Paxil) 5. Citalopram (Celexa) 6. Clomipramine (Anafranil) 7. Venlafaxine (Effexor)

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Hi, need some quick advise, i took effexor last night, 37.5 mg. I woke up today, in a state of panic, and my pupils were BIG as a watermealon. Is this a normal side effect,and what could i take to counteract this? need advise geno

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Hi, need some quick advise, i took effexor last night, 37.5 mg. I woke up today, in a state of panic, and my pupils were BIG as a watermealon. Is this a normal side effect,and what could i take to counteract this? need advise geno

If I were you, I would, for starters, abstain from anything that contains caffeine or even aspartame.

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geno, big pupils is a normal side effect. no worries ) there’s not much you can do about it. ~*~nwysca~*~ – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hi, need some quick advise, i took effexor last night, 37.5 mg. I woke up today, in a state of panic, and my pupils were BIG as a watermealon. Is this a normal side effect,and what could i take to counteract this? need advise geno If I were you, I would, for starters, abstain from anything that contains caffeine or even aspartame.

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My doc put me on a beta blocker she seems to think it will help. Bringing my heart rate down some. Has anyone been on this and has it helped at all?

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Julie– I have mitral valve prolapse, and the first drug I was put on to control my symptoms (the most irritating being heart palipations and a racing heart) was a beta-blocker.   It did help but, since I have blood pressure in the normal to a-little-bit-low range, it ended up lowering my blood pressure to the point where I was feeling light-headed a lot.  For a while I counteracted that by eating salty foods, but eventually I went onto anti-anxiety meds (Xanax and Zoloft), which, for me, are actually more effective and have caused me far fewer side effects.  But, except for the blood pressure issue (mine went down to like 90/60 at one point, which will make you feel really, really faint), it wasn’t bad. Lori

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Hi, I took a beta blocker for several years for my anxiety – however it was started at the same time I officially started the anti-depressant I currently take.  It is difficult for me to determine how much each helped to control my symptoms.  I do know that  prior to the beta blocker I did experience a hard pounding heart beat when I would lay down at night, which was very anxiety provoking.  The beta blocker did ease that for me.  For myself, the beta blocker  was a part of a combination of meds to help manage my PD, not the only thing I was taking for it. Debbie

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My doc put me on a beta blocker she seems to think it will help. Bringing my heart rate down some. Has anyone been on this and has it helped at all?

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writes: You shouldn’t drink on meds at all.

This isn’t necessarily true (unless you’re an alcoholic of course, in which case you probably shouldn’t drink at all, meds or no meds), but it’s probably better not to drink on meds if the combination seems to cause bad side effects. Also, it’s important to keep your drinking moderate; if you have trouble limiting how much you drink, talk to your doctor about it. There are prescription drugs that are very dangerous to mix with alcohol (e.g., the barbiturates), but these are not used for panic and anxiety today. One thing that can happen, especially with tricyclics, is they can increase the effects of alcohol, so it’s like you’re drinking much more. The shaking and twitching the morning after drinking sounds like maybe a "rebound" effect from when the alcohol wears off. So anyway, you might want to try limiting it to one drink (i.e., one beer or one glass of wine) a night and see if that helps. If it doesn’t, try half a drink. If that doesn’t work, try no drinking at all. It’s a shame to have to make these changes in our lives but if it’s for your health, it’s worth it, right? I had twitches ("fasciculations") when I was taking Nardil, and a couple of meds including Nardil (and some of the tricyclics) have exacerbated my essential tremor. They’re common side effects and don’t mean that you’re brain damaged or anything. -elizabeth

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Hi I have been on Tricyclics (Dothiepin) for about 8 weeks now and am troubled by a slight tremble and occasional twitches. This seems to be worsened the day after I have had something to drink. It also seems to be worse during the day. Now I can’t be sure if these are just my anxiety symptoms or the medication or the combination of meds and alchohol. Either way, I never used to twitch! Has anyone had similar experiences with Tricyclics?

I don’t know about Dothiepin, but the package insert for my amitriptyline (another tricyclic) states definitely that one should not drink while on the medication. I developed some twitching when I was on Paxil.  I still experience it occasionally.  My doctor isn’t sure whether it’s a side effect, a result of my tension, or a combination of both. Either way, I don’t like it; one of the chief focuses of my anxiety is my health, especially that of my brain.  I had the worst time earlier in the year trying to convince myself that, no, I did _not_ have Jakob- Creuzfeldt disease (the human version of "mad cow disease," bovine spongiform epilepsy).  Every time I twitch, or have the slightest lapse in memory, I fret about it. Share what you know. Learn what you don’t.

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -Phil, How much alcohol are you drinking? I used to drink to ease my depression and PD, and eventually I became addicted to alcohol. Had to go to AA to stay sober. Been sober 21 years now. I didn’t do it, God did. I used to have a mild tremor in my hands in the AM, and other people noticed it and commented. They also wondered why my eyes looked red. If you want to email about it, and ask any questions, I’m available. I’m always available for my brothers and sisters that have this problem. Chip Alchohol   You shouldn’t drink on meds at all. Xanman

By drinking, I mean a couple of beers or maybe a couple of glasses of wine. Nothing too much. All I noticed was that I trembled and twitched more after having drunk a little bit the night before phil

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You shouldn’t drink on meds at all. Xanman – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hi I have been on Tricyclics (Dothiepin) for about 8 weeks now and am troubled by a slight tremble and occasional twitches. This seems to be worsened the day after I have had something to drink. It also seems to be worse during the day. Now I can’t be sure if these are just my anxiety symptoms or the medication or the combination of meds and alchohol. Either way, I never used to twitch! Has anyone had similar experiences with Tricyclics? Phil

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Phil, How much alcohol are you drinking? I used to drink to ease my depression and PD, and eventually I became addicted to alcohol. Had to go to AA to stay sober. Been sober 21 years now. I didn’t do it, God did. I used to have a mild tremor in my hands in the AM, and other people noticed it and commented. They also wondered why my eyes looked red. If you want to email about it, and ask any questions, I’m available. I’m always available for my brothers and sisters that have this problem. Chip Alchohol   You shouldn’t drink on meds at all. Xanman

Hi I have been on Tricyclics (Dothiepin) for about 8 weeks now and am troubled by a slight tremble and occasional twitches. This seems to be worsened the day after I have had something to drink. It also seems to be worse during the day. Now I can’t be sure if these are just my anxiety symptoms or the medication or the combination of meds and alchohol. Either way, I never used to twitch! Has anyone had similar experiences with Tricyclics? Phil

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Hi I have been on Tricyclics (Dothiepin) for about 8 weeks now and am troubled by a slight tremble and occasional twitches. This seems to be worsened the day after I have had something to drink. It also seems to be worse during the day. Now I can’t be sure if these are just my anxiety symptoms or the medication or the combination of meds and alchohol. Either way, I never used to twitch! Has anyone had similar experiences with Tricyclics? Phil

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Hey Melissa, I agree with everybody else that the "Prozac turns people into axe murderers" thing is a lot of hype. Some people do get worse on antidepressants – it happened to me on Wellbutrin (though a lot of that may have just been the natural course of the illness). But if you were one of these people, you’d know it! In regard to people who became violent/suicidal on antidepressants, they and their relatives claimed that they had no prior history of violence/suicidality, but to the best of my knowledge, closer examination revealed that they did have histories. One other thing – if this helps any, the sleepwalking/axe-murdering (or whatever it was) story involved a person on *Halcion*, not an antidepressant. -elizabeth

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Thanks to all of you for assuaging my fears about zoloft and axe-murderers. Sometimes I need to hear it from others before it "sinks in."  Take care, Melissa

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Quick question.  I’ve been on Zoloft for four weeks now with very desirable results…getting out more, driving alone, etc. But after reading some of the stuff posted about SSRI’s causing people to commit suicide, homicide, or other atrocities, I’m freaked!!  Someone please tell me that I’m not going to sleepwalk and axe murder little kids!  I mean, all that stuff was political *wasn’t* it?? Thanks!  Melissa

Melissa, relax. Most of these claims are a lot of ::insert favourite expletive here::  Some have been spread by a particular organisation that has it’s own ideas about how psychological disorders should be treated (giving them lots a money, in the main) and some lawyers have tried to implicate them as being responsible for their client’s crimes. However, the only one that may be applicable is that some people on SSRIs have committed suicide. So have a lot of people that were not taking SSRIs. The fact is that many, if not most, were taking SSRIs because they were at risk. I’m one of those that cannot handle the effects of SSRIs – I get really wired on them, but I’ve never found that they have lead me to do something I wouldn’t normally contemplate. One the assumption that your cellar isn’t already stacked to the ceiling with the remains of your victims, after 4 weeks your should be reasonably safe!   :-^) Ian BTW-If you suddenly get the urge to commit henious acts apon *Moat Monsters* then up the Zoloft dose and give me a call!   <VVVBEG  

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Quick question.  I’ve been on Zoloft for four weeks now with very desirable results…getting out more, driving alone, etc. But after reading some of the stuff posted about SSRI’s causing people to commit suicide, homicide, or other atrocities, I’m freaked!!  Someone please tell me that I’m not going to sleepwalk and axe murder little kids!  I mean, all that stuff was political *wasn’t* it?? Thanks!  Melissa

Hi Melissa! Don’t worry! You’re definitely *not* going to sleepwalk and axe murder little kids. (There, I said it ) These stories *are* political indeed and if the odd criminal happened to be on an antidepressant that doesn’t mean that the antidepressant was the cause of his acts. Many criminals drink milk, I suppose, but milk won’t cause them to commit murders. In these *stories* it’s always Prozac BTW and never Zoloft, so I think you’re in the clear…;)) And it’s great that Zoloft is agreeing so well with you! Philip

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HI Melissa, If you have been on Zoloft for a few weeks and are doing good, IMO, don’t worry.  I am one of those people who had a bad time with Prozac, but my BAD symptoms developed after only 3 days on it. Cathy When we talk to God we’re praying. When God talks to us we’re schizophrenic. –Lily Tomlin P.H.O.B.I.A. Off-line Panic/Anxiety Support Group Learn about us at http://community.nj.com/cc/phobia

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Quick question.  I’ve been on Zoloft for four weeks now with very desirable results…getting out more, driving alone, etc. But after reading some of the stuff posted about SSRI’s causing people to commit suicide, homicide, or other atrocities, I’m freaked!!  Someone please tell me that I’m not going to sleepwalk and axe murder little kids!  I mean, all that stuff was political *wasn’t* it?? Thanks!  Melissa

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Quick question.  I’ve been on Zoloft for four weeks now with very desirable results…getting out more, driving alone, etc. But after reading some of the stuff posted about SSRI’s causing people to commit suicide, homicide, or other atrocities, I’m freaked!!  Someone please tell me that I’m not going to sleepwalk and axe murder little kids!  I mean, all that stuff was political *wasn’t* it?? Thanks!  Melissa

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Quick question.  I’ve been on Zoloft for four weeks now with very desirable results…getting out more, driving alone, etc. But after reading some of the stuff posted about SSRI’s causing people to commit suicide, homicide, or other atrocities, I’m freaked!!  Someone please tell me that I’m not going to sleepwalk and axe murder little kids!  I mean, all that stuff was political *wasn’t* it??

Hi Melissa, I can quarantee that we will not be hearing about you in the news, because you commited some despicable act<G. I think this all stems from the Prozac rumours. I am sure on very rare occassion, someone on Prozac killed themselves, but can we say for sure that the Prozac made them do it? I don`t think so. And there a few people who had bad reactions on Prozac, but you can have a bad reaction on any med there is. I am a med phobic, and if I felt there was any truth to what you fear, I would never had gone on it. I am fine, and nothing happened to me. And being you have been on Zoloft 4 weeks, the side-effects you have now, are it…..and they should start diminishing. You are going to be fine, stop worrying and enjoy how well you are feeling on the Zoloft…..that is what Zoloft is suppose to do, not make you crazy.  Take Care!! Jackie ~Dreams that come true can be as unsetting as those that don’t.~

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WebfootVA schreef: – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – BTW, though you said you take it at night.  Do you eat dinner late or do you take it with a snack?  If I started to eat my dinner at 9pm I would not only have bad indigestion, I’d probably weigh about 10 pounds more than I do now! Hi Iris, I do both.  I used to eat late dinners when I worked until 9pm so I could eat with my husband in the past.  For me, this was never a big deal.  I either eat a very light dinner at 5pm with my kids and a big snack later on, or I just have a late dinner, but I always eat before the meds. I also work out 5-6 times a week in the mornings at the gym as I’ve tended to gain weight with any of the meds in the past and I didn’t want to go that route again.  It also helps a lot with the everyday stress and gives me exposure to the rapid heart rate….rapid breathing symptoms, which I’m hoping will eventually help me prevent relapse once this goes into remission again. take care, Lene Well, I’ll probably have to take it in the morning then, or at least with my dinner around 7pm.  If I eat much later, I feel queasy when I go to bed. I need to start working out again.  I don’t have a weight problem but I am noticing a growing flab problem!  Exercise was my salvation when I had PA’s 10 years ago, but now I’ve developed a bit of a phobia–also, I suspect tied to the rapid heart rate, sweating, etc. BTW, the doc wants me to start out on 25 mg for a week then increase to 50mg where I’ll stay if the drug is successful.  Is 25 mg a low enough dose to start? Should I ask him for a lower dose?  I only weigh about 112, although I have a friend who doesn’t even tip the scales at 100 lbs and she started at 50 mg with no problem. Ever more questions. Iris —

  Iris, I feel your doctor knows about your fear of meds (which I recognize completely) and therefore starts your medication on a very low dose indeed. You should have no problems taking this at any time of the day. And: the proof of the pudding is in the eating. Try it and do it asap because you’ve been torturing yourself for too long now. Just do it! You’ll survive. Just as I did, so many times now (and still fraking out over every new med but having learnt to take it. If I can do it, you certainly can! I wish you knew me better to discover how true this is… Philip Peters

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – WebfootVA schreef: BTW, though you said you take it at night.  Do you eat dinner late or do you take it with a snack?  If I started to eat my dinner at 9pm I would not only have bad indigestion, I’d probably weigh about 10 pounds more than I do now! Hi Iris, I do both.  I used to eat late dinners when I worked until 9pm so I could eat with my husband in the past.  For me, this was never a big deal.  I either eat a very light dinner at 5pm with my kids and a big snack later on, or I just have a late dinner, but I always eat before the meds. I also work out 5-6 times a week in the mornings at the gym as I’ve tended to gain weight with any of the meds in the past and I didn’t want to go that route again.  It also helps a lot with the everyday stress and gives me exposure to the rapid heart rate….rapid breathing symptoms, which I’m hoping will eventually help me prevent relapse once this goes into remission again. take care, Lene Well, I’ll probably have to take it in the morning then, or at least with my dinner around 7pm.  If I eat much later, I feel queasy when I go to bed. I need to start working out again.  I don’t have a weight problem but I am noticing a growing flab problem!  Exercise was my salvation when I had PA’s 10 years ago, but now I’ve developed a bit of a phobia–also, I suspect tied to the rapid heart rate, sweating, etc. BTW, the doc wants me to start out on 25 mg for a week then increase to 50mg where I’ll stay if the drug is successful.  Is 25 mg a low enough dose to start? Should I ask him for a lower dose?  I only weigh about 112, although I have a friend who doesn’t even tip the scales at 100 lbs and she started at 50 mg with no problem. Ever more questions. Iris —   Iris, I feel your doctor knows about your fear of meds (which I recognize completely) and therefore starts your medication on a very low dose indeed. You should have no problems taking this at any time of the day. And: the proof of the pudding is in the eating. Try it and do it asap because you’ve been torturing yourself for too long now. Just do it! You’ll survive. Just as I did, so many times now (and still fraking out over every new med but having learnt to take it. If I can do it, you certainly can! I wish you knew me better to discover how true this is… Philip Peters

Philip: What a nice reply!  I’m going to print it out and tape it to the mirror, ’cause I’ve decided I’m going to start tonight! Iris (hoping to be successful…) —

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – BTW, though you said you take it at night.  Do you eat dinner late or do you take it with a snack?  If I started to eat my dinner at 9pm I would not only have bad indigestion, I’d probably weigh about 10 pounds more than I do now! Hi Iris, I do both.  I used to eat late dinners when I worked until 9pm so I could eat with my husband in the past.  For me, this was never a big deal.  I either eat a very light dinner at 5pm with my kids and a big snack later on, or I just have a late dinner, but I always eat before the meds. I also work out 5-6 times a week in the mornings at the gym as I’ve tended to gain weight with any of the meds in the past and I didn’t want to go that route again.  It also helps a lot with the everyday stress and gives me exposure to the rapid heart rate….rapid breathing symptoms, which I’m hoping will eventually help me prevent relapse once this goes into remission again. take care, Lene

Well, I’ll probably have to take it in the morning then, or at least with my dinner around 7pm.  If I eat much later, I feel queasy when I go to bed. I need to start working out again.  I don’t have a weight problem but I am noticing a growing flab problem!  Exercise was my salvation when I had PA’s 10 years ago, but now I’ve developed a bit of a phobia–also, I suspect tied to the rapid heart rate, sweating, etc. BTW, the doc wants me to start out on 25 mg for a week then increase to 50mg where I’ll stay if the drug is successful.  Is 25 mg a low enough dose to start? Should I ask him for a lower dose?  I only weigh about 112, although I have a friend who doesn’t even tip the scales at 100 lbs and she started at 50 mg with no problem. Ever more questions. Iris —

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BTW, though you said you take it at night.  Do you eat dinner late or do you take it with a snack?  If I started to eat my dinner at 9pm I would not only have bad indigestion, I’d probably weigh about 10 pounds more than I do now! Hi Iris,

I do both.  I used to eat late dinners when I worked until 9pm so I could eat with my husband in the past.  For me, this was never a big deal.  I either eat a very light dinner at 5pm with my kids and a big snack later on, or I just have a late dinner, but I always eat before the meds. I also work out 5-6 times a week in the mornings at the gym as I’ve tended to gain weight with any of the meds in the past and I didn’t want to go that route again.  It also helps a lot with the everyday stress and gives me exposure to the rapid heart rate….rapid breathing symptoms, which I’m hoping will eventually help me prevent relapse once this goes into remission again. take care, Lene – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text –

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Okay, after taking Zoloft for the first time last night, I felt so wired up today. How long are the side effects going to take? Why do some people have more side effects at first than others? PS make sure you eat with it.  I noticed a BIG difference in severity of side effects depending on whether I had a full stomache or not.

Good advice Lene.  I’m still working on starting my Zoloft (sigh…) and the reason I was leaning toward taking it at breakfast was to lessen the side effect possibility.  I’ve had this reaction with several other drugs. If I take them with food (if it’s an option), I always tolerate them better.  I’m not a scientist, but I think food slows the absorbtion rate, so your body can better adjust. BTW, though you said you take it at night.  Do you eat dinner late or do you take it with a snack?  If I started to eat my dinner at 9pm I would not only have bad indigestion, I’d probably weigh about 10 pounds more than I do now! Iris —

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Okay, after taking Zoloft for the first time last night, I felt so wired up today. How long are the side effects going to take?

<snipped for space I’m not a doctor but I do believe that, while there is a possibility that you are experiencing a reaction to Zoloft, it’s an infinitessimal one. Most likely you have hyped yourself up over it with anticipation. ISTM a little too early for any reaction at all, good or bad… Sad to say, we anxiety types do this all too easily — Gary Cooper

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Okay, after taking Zoloft for the first time last night, I felt so wired up today. How long are the side effects going to take? Why do some people have more side effects at first than others?

Side effects with zoloft at first are extremely common.  I’ve been on it for 10 weeks, My side effects lasted about four weeks.  However, my husband who is also on zoloft for chronic pain management had few side effects and none of the ones that I did.    I found that I had to work a bit with the time I took it, to manage the side effects better at first. Some people are just more sensitive to meds.  Myself included.  I usually have side effects to everything.  Try and keep in mind that that the side effects are a temporary situation and well worth getting through in order to give it a chance and see if this is the answer for you. PS make sure you eat with it.  I noticed a BIG difference in severity of side effects depending on whether I had a full stomache or not. take care Lene – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text –

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Okay, after taking Zoloft for the first time last night, I felt so wired up today. How long are the side effects going to take? Why do some people have more side effects at first than others? Is it kind of a Riddlin effect.  Kids who take it and don’t need it tend to react to it differently and get hyped up.  and whereas kids who need the medication the most feel the effect immediately.    mmm.  in that case  is it true that if you’re feeling overanxious when initially using Zoloft   that you’re closer to healthy than you are sick?    just a hopeful thought

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The FDA has issued a new warning on the nonsedating antihistamine Hismanal. See FDA Talk Paper: "T98-5                       Ivy Fleischer Kupec:  301-827-6242 Feb. 9, 1998                Broadcast Media:      301-827-3434                             Consumer Inquiries:   800-532-4440  IMPORTANT NEW SAFETY INFORMATION ABOUT HISMANAL FDA today is warning consumers and health care providers about new safety information regarding the prescription antihistamine Hismanal (astemizole). This warning is being issued in conjunction with the addition of more information in the product label about cardiovascular adverse events, new potentially serious drug interactions and rare reports of anaphylaxis, a potentially life-threatening reaction. The following can be used to answer questions: Hismanal is associated with risks of death due to irregular heart rhythms when taken with certain other drugs and when used at higher than the recommended labeled dose. The new labeling provides information about a specific warning against simultaneously using Hismanal with other types of drugs such as the hypertension drug, Posicor (mibefradil dihydrochloride), and the antibiotics, Biaxin (clarithromycin) and TAO (troleandomycin). The new labeling also provides additional precautions against using Hismanal with a number of other drugs. These include: HIV protease inhibitors such as Crixivan (indinavir), Norvir (ritonavir), Invirase (saquinavir) and Viracept (elfinavir); serotonin reuptake inhibitors such as Prozac (fluoxetine), Luvox (fluvoxamine), Zoloft (sertraline), Serzone (nefazodone) and Paxil (paroxetine); and the antiasthma medication Zyflo (zileuton). Additionally, the label now recommends that Hismanal should not be taken with grapefruit juice. These recommendations are based on the potential of these drugs and grapefruit juice to interfere with the body’s handling and metabolism of Hismanal. The new labeling also emphasizes that patients with liver disorders should not take Hismanal. The new labeling is designed to give health care providers and consumers who use Hismanal the latest available information about these risks. In the event of Hismanal-related adverse events, health care providers are urged to contact the manufacturer, Janssen Pharmaceuticals One-to-One Customer Action Center at 1-800-JANSSEN (526-7736) or FDA MedWatch at (phone) 1-800-FDA-1088, (fax) 1-800-FDA-1078 or (mail) FDA, HF-2, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857. #### "

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Thanks for the Warning, I already new about the Grapefruit juice. I just started Hismanal a few months ago.  Doesn’t do much for the itchy eyes, but it dries the heck out of my nose and mouth. Thank god my air-purifier is plugged in! _____ Environmental Consultant:  Management of Indoor Quality air.  MY Primary Management is on setting up Home-Businesses for people with little or no money                                              1-800-481-3181  

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