Re: Selexa and Zyprexa

[Murray Charters <Murray_Charters@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 21 Oct 2000, at 19:22, Mary Legan wrote:
> Dear folks,
> My doctor is starting me on Selexa and Zyprexa.  I am already taking
> Seroquel.  What I'd like to ask..............is there an email address where
> one can access a description of meds such as one finds in the PDR.  I would
> like information that is that thorough.  Is there such a site?  Thank you.
> Mary

Hi Mary,
I will give you a few URL's where you can access drug monographs....
But first... the hair stands up on the back of my neck when anyone
mentions starting multiple dosages of pharmaceuticals in combination
with current prescriptions.  I am not a Dr., i am a mechanic... but Mary,
does your Dr. know exactly what prescriptions you already take (in
detail, dosage, timing, etc.)?  I worry about drug induced psychosis
and the potential for serious side effects.  Do you take other drugs,
such as Sinemet, in addition to the ones mentioned above?
Also, is there an overlap in that you might be prescribed one or the
other but not both Seroquel and Zyprexa?  Please be very careful
to completely inform your Dr.

RxList is one of the more comprehensive sites... 

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CelexaTM (citalopram HBr) is an orally  administered selective serotonin
reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) with a chemical structure unrelated to that
of other SSRI's or of tricyclic, tetracyclic, or other available antidepressant 
agents.


Celexa? (citalopram HBr)  

Citalopram Hydrobromide - Brand name: Celexa


Each Zyprexa tablet contains olanzapine....
Olanzapine is an antipsychotic agent that belongs
to the thienobenzodiazepine class.


Olanzapine - Brand name: Zyprexa


SEROQUEL® (quetiapine fumarate) is an antipsychotic drug belonging
to a new chemical class, the dibenzothiazepine derivatives.


Name: Quetiapine fumarate (Seroquel®; Zeneca, Inc.)


Quetiapine - Brand name: Seroquel


Follow all the associated links in the above and you will
have complete information.  Please use this as an educational
tool and do not attempt to "self prescribe".

Regards and best wishes ......... murray
Murray_Charters@xxxxxxxxx