Jake is finally off Zyprexa. He went from 15mg. last summer, down in 2 1/2mg increments every few weeks, until he finally had the last of it a week or so ago. Now he is having a pretty rough time with anxiety, as has always been the case after each drop. It lasted perhaps 2-3 weeks, if I remember correctly.
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Brand Names, with Patent Expiration Dates - - Current Use - - Benefit of Generic
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Zyprexa (olanzapine) October 2011 Seroquel (quetiapine) April 2012 |
Zyprexa and Seroquel are effective for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. The Clinical Antipsychotic Trials of Intervention Effectiveness study (CATIE) showed that there are not substantial differences between these drugs and the others in their class, but patients may experience different side effects or varying results. | At generic price points, Zyprexa and Seroquel will be available for more patients to try as a first course of action to control schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Patients who do not respond or have intolerable side effects may then proceed to more costly medications as necessary. |
| Cymbalta (duloxetine) January 2015 | This medication is approved for the treatment of depression and general anxiety disorders, as well as for managing diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain and fibromyalgia. Sales of Cymbalta reached $2.2 billion in 2008. | This is the first FDA-approved medication for the treatment of fibromyalgia to go generic. |
“Olanzapine Versus Divalproex in the Treatment of Acute Mania” is a research article that was published in the June, 2002 issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry (Tohen et al., 2002). Both olanzapine and divalproex are medications that are commonly prescribed to treat bipolar disorder, which was formerly known as manic depression. These two drugs are relatively new; prior to their FDA approval nearly 10 years ago, the only medication that was prescribed to treat bipolar disorder was lithium (Tohen et al., 2002). The researchers point out in the article that, “The primary objective of the study…was to compare the efficacy of olanzapine versus divalproex in the treatment of mania over a 3-week period.” (Tohen et al., 2002, p. 1011).
Olanzapine Versus Divalproex in the Treatment of Acute Mania »
Q: St. Johns Wort, Does anyone take this ?
A: If you start taking it regularly be sure to tell your doctor and be careful when you're in the sun. You will burn more easily for some reason.
The iconic Norman Rockwell painting of a family doctor checking the heart of a young patient’s doll may seem quaint, but it’s far from old-fashioned. On the contrary, personalized medicine is bringing the family doctor back … and the family nurse, and the family pharmacist, and a whole team of family health care providers. Only this time, they will be empowered by 21st-century tools like genomics, informatics and high-tech imaging.
It is widely known that genes play a complex role in every living being in our world. More technology, the human genome project, and increased public interest in the subject of how genes affect our bodies and our lives have led to leaps and bounds in the amount of understanding that we have about the role of genetics in our human affairs. Recently, much attention has been given to the Beltway Sniper, but there is another such deadly, silent, and elusive killer
Alzheimer’s Disease: The Genetics and Effects of A Silent Killer »
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Scientists at Rockefeller University have shown that anti-inflammatory drugs, which include ibuprofen, aspirin and naproxen, reduce the effectiveness of the most widely used class of antidepressant medications, the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs, often prescribed for depression and obsessive-compulsive and anxiety disorders. The discovery, published online this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, may explain why many depressed patients taking SSRIs do not respond to antidepressant treatment and suggests that this lack of effectiveness may be preventable. The findings were made in mice and confirmed in humans.
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Alzheimer’s disease is a neurodegenerative disorder that affects more than 5.3 million families in the United States each year and unleashes a path of emotional and financial heartache for patients and their families.
Breakthrough in Alzheimer’s disease may lie with new research drug »
Abstract
Alzheimer's disease is a devastating disease whose recent increase in incidence rates has broad implications for rising health care costs. Huge amounts of research money are currently being invested in seeking the underlying cause, with corresponding progress in understanding the disease progression. In this paper, we highlight how an excess of dietary carbohydrates, particularly fructose, alongside a relative deficiency in dietary fats and cholesterol, may lead to the development of Alzheimer's disease.
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