I'm wondering

[wilson6]

OK, it just seemed like one of those, "throw caution to the wind " answers you'd see on the men's board.


Just be careful. If something goes wrong, then it would be a media feeding frenzy and reason for more knee jerk legislation.

W6

 

[MS]

YES, please be careful. Combining ephedrine with SSRIs can increase the risk of heart complications A LOT. It may also be a futile combination since many people who are mildly depressed will feel better with just the ephedrine alone.

And somewhat more off-topic, I don't believe any family physician should be in a position to diagnose or treat major clinical depression. That is the job of specialists. If you don't have MAJOR depression (which Shemich clearly doesn't), then you also prolly should not be taking prescription antidepressants IMHO.

 

[FitFossil]

...And somewhat more off-topic, I don't believe any family physician should be in a position to diagnose or treat major clinical depression. That is the job of specialists. If you don't have MAJOR depression (which Shemich clearly doesn't), then you also prolly should not be taking prescription antidepressants IMHO.

AMEN to that! Trouble is, (at least in the U.S.) the health insurance and pharmaceutical companies love it because it means reduced costs and higher sales for their respective industries.

As for the patients themselves, they also appreciate not having to jump through the numerous hoops it now takes to see a specialist. So, the patients aren't complaining, even though this "convenience" is really NOT in their best interest. Pretty much anything that benefits the health insurance and/or pharmaceutical industries defines what kind of health care and medications people get.

 

[LITTLE PETER]

just to add from my limited intilect, i was told that it can enhance or speed the effect of an anti depressant......is this a large concern for heart problems? on top of this what if someone was on blood pressure medicine? if the persons blood pressure is regulated or normal from the medicine, would it be a major risk to take an ECA on top of that/ wouldnt the possible reduction of weight loss be a posotive reaction in the long term problem of high blood pressure? were they can come off both and notice that weight was lost and blood pressure is now healthy without the bp meds. an furthermore can continue the ECA.????