Archive for November 2007

Risks of acyclovir

Once you have decided to take acyclovir you have to take into account some risks that must be taken seriously.

- There are no fact known that Acyclovir affects other medications you might be taking. Anyway, you should always tell your doctor or pharmacist about everything you take, including over-the-counter medications, vitamins and herbal products.

- Do not miss any doses. If you miss a dose of Acyclovir, you should take it as soon as possible. If it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose follow your regular dosing schedule. Never take 2 doses at once.

If you are or may be pregnant, or if you plan on becoming pregnant, discuss with your doctor the benefits and risks of using this medicine during pregnancy.

This medicine gets into breast milk. If you are or will be breast-feeding while using Acyclovir, check with your doctor or pharmacist to discuss the risks to your baby.

Dehydration or kidney disease can increase blood levels of acyclovir, which would increase the chance of side effects.

Before taking acyclovir,

* Inform tell your doctor and pharmacist whether you are allergic to acyclovir, any other medications, or any of the ingredients in acyclovir. Ask your pharmacist to show a list of the ingredients.
* Inform your doctor and pharmacist about prescription and nonprescription medications, vitamins, nutritional supplements, and herbal products you are taking or plan to take. You should obligatory mention any of the following: amphotericin B (Fungizone); aminoglycoside antibiotics such as amikacin (Amikin), gentamicin (Garamycin), kanamycin (Kantrex), neomycin (Nes-RX, Neo-Fradin), paramomycin (Humatin), streptomycin, and tobramycin (Tobi, Nebcin); aspirin and other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications such as ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin), and naproxen (Aleve, Naprosyn); cyclosporine (Neoral, Sandimmune); medications to treat HIV or AIDS such as zidovudine (Retrovir, AZT); pentamidine (NebuPent); probenecid (Benemid); sulfonamides such as sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim (Bactrim); tacrolimus (Prograf); and vancomycin.

Acyclovir may risky interact with:

•fosphenytoin
•phenytoin
•probenecid
•zidovudine,

Celexa weight gain

Weight gain is rather common side effect of taking Celexa. Not all patients taking Celexa gain weight but it happens quite often for Celexa in order to win a reputation as a weight gain drug.

In general all antidepressants without any exception have the potential to cause weight gain. Actually many people do not know that weight gain is one of the most common side effects of Celexa until they experience it themselves.

Weight gain caused by Celexa and other antidepressants is usually the main reason црн people stop drug treatment.

All the antidepressants slow the metabolism and inhibit certain enzymes in the liver that allow the metabolism to run in a correct way. Some antidepressants increase appetite and carbohydrate cravings. Celexa is also known to cause hormonal changes, which can further result in weight gain.

Studies showed an average weight gain of 15 to 20 pounds with Zoloft, Prozac and Celexa.

The main reason of weight gain while taking Celexa is not the amount of food eaten, but the body’s crippled metabolism. So the only true solution to Celexa weight gain is not to take Celexa.

Most people slowly rcome back to the weight they had before taking Celexa after stoping Celexa use, but any way this is a process taking time.