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side effects

  1. Gerald Wilgus

    Antidepressants; What to expect?

    As you may be aware, I am getting psychological counseling for PTSD. i like my psychologist who has been giving me a lot of work to do. Yet, I have been emotionally numb to internalizing positive messages about myself. I met with a psychologist yesterday to discuss any medical ajuncts to...
  2. L

    Did you already get the vaccine? What did you feel?

    My country is still vaccinating risk groups, and autistic people and people with down syndrome are included. So I had my first shot today. I really wanted to be vaccinated, but I thought that I wouldn't be until the general public was. But I heard on the news that the mortality rate between us...
  3. Andie Kinney

    Stopping meds due to side effects, living with effects of long term meds

    I have been off medications since February this year. I was prescribed Seroquel for a BPD dx and Topamax for seizures (I've been misdxed as BPD) I was on Seroquel for around 5 years and it was not helping anymore. I wanted to come off of it for a long time. I have been taking Topamax for over 15...
  4. LucyPurrs

    Don't know what to do, need some help or advice.

    Posting here because this has nothing to do with autism or aspergers but do need some input. I am on a cancer med to help prevent reoccurrence of breast cancer. It has side effects of joint and bone pain, hot flashes and depression with fuzzy thinking. Today I realized that I just am not myself...
  5. ezcare

    Side Effects

    One of my Aspie idiosyncrasies is focusing on types of TV commercials. At the present time I am following the "Ask Your Doctor about..." commercials, especially the side effects these wonder drugs may have on those who dare take them. Possibly the most common side effects of any prescription...
  6. ezcare

    Side Effects

    Possibly the most common side effects of any prescription drug are gastrointestinal issues, including nausea, constipation and diarrhea, because most drugs go through the digestive system to be absorbed. Other common aftereffects include drowsiness, pain and skin reactions. Anyone who watches...
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