Citing 20 cases of sudden death of patients taking Adderall XR, the Canadian equivalent of our FDA suspended sales of this popular ADHD medication. The FDA in the U.S. has reports of 12 sudden deaths in children over a 5-year period where 30 million prescriptions for Adderall were written. It […]
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RANKING THE MOOD STABILIZERS (Intro to Mood Stabilizers) 1. ABILIFY Abilify is an atypical, and is my top ranked mood stabilizer. It helps with agitation, irritability, mania and depression. It usually starts helping the first day taken. It comes in multiple size tablets, 5, 10, 15, 20 and 30mg. Because […]
Recently it was reported that a common anti-inflammatory medication (Aleve) caused an increase in heart problems or stroke in patients being studied to see if it helped Alzheimer’s risk. Another common medication, Vioxx, was taken off the market after studies showed that long term use increased risk of heart problems. […]
“I know I feel stressed most of the time. I know I am not as happy as I should/could be. I certainly don’t function at my full potential. My energy, sleep, sex life, etc., leave a lot to be desired. How do I make things better? Where should I start? […]
I am a bibliophile, or a person who loves books. My friends and family would probably say I am more a hoarder of books, journals, magazines and notes. (More about what causes hoarding later) I love going to book stores and I always see what they have on medicine and […]
"Ask your doctor if this medication is right for you." Is that statement in TV ads driving you crazy too? I especially love it when they mention a bizarre sounding medicine’s name but they don’t tell you what it’s for. They just say, "ask your doctor if it is right […]
I have been prescribing medication since 1966. It is as much an art as it is science. When starting someone on a medication, I tell them, “I am not looking for you to say”, “doctor I think it is helping some.” What I’m looking for is “this medication is great! […]
Click here to see how Dr. Jones determines “Best Meds” Sleep medications should only be used when good sleep habits don’t work. (See Sleep Do’s and Dont’s Handout) Because almost everybody has at least occasional sleep problems due to acute stress, early flights, late meetings, jet lag, shift work, etc., […]
Kim Bassinger was interviewed during an HBO special on Panic Disorder. She described her recovery from Panic Disorder in an unusual but very successful way. During her recovery period she developed a technique to change her negative thinking and attitudes. She decided to talk to her fear. She said, “how […]
In the U.S., 1.6% of adults (3 million) will have Panic Disorder in their lifetime. First degree relatives of those with PD are 17x more likely to have PD than the general population 30% of people with PD abuse alcohol Twice as many woman as men have PD Most panic […]