One thing to keep in mind with side effects: they are most likely to happen
during the first week or two that you're on the medication. As your body
adjusts, the side effects should lessen or go away completely. If they
don't, it would be a sign that we should probably change the medication.
And not everyone experiences them. Plenty of people take medications
without any side effects at all.
For the one I'm leaning towards, the most common side effects are:
nervousness, anxiety, difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep, nausea,
diarrhea, dry mouth, heartburn, yawning, weakness, uncontrollable shaking
of a part of the body, loss of appetite, weight loss, unusual dreams, stuffy
nose, excessive sweating, headache, confusion, weakness, difficulty
concentrating or memory problems, sexual problems in males such as
decreased sex drive, inability to get or keep an erection, or delayed or
absent ejaculation.
Haha. I know it's a long list. But if you even just Google side effects
for...pretty much any medication, really, you'll see they all have fairly
long lists of potential side effects. And I wouldn't be doing my job if I
didn't advise you that they're possible.
But like I said. In most cases, if the patient experiences any of them at
all, it's usually temporary. If the side effects are severe or don't go
away, we change the meds.
We can stop that one and try another, yes. There are four that are shown to
be most effective for treatment of PTSD, and we can try them all if it
comes to that.
Worst case scenario, yes, I suppose that's what it amounts to.
Patients rarely experience every side effect possible for any given
medication, so even if you do have some, there's no guarantee you'll get
that particular side effect.
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One thing to keep in mind with side effects: they are most likely to happen during the first week or two that you're on the medication. As your body adjusts, the side effects should lessen or go away completely. If they don't, it would be a sign that we should probably change the medication. And not everyone experiences them. Plenty of people take medications without any side effects at all.
For the one I'm leaning towards, the most common side effects are: nervousness, anxiety, difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep, nausea, diarrhea, dry mouth, heartburn, yawning, weakness, uncontrollable shaking of a part of the body, loss of appetite, weight loss, unusual dreams, stuffy nose, excessive sweating, headache, confusion, weakness, difficulty concentrating or memory problems, sexual problems in males such as decreased sex drive, inability to get or keep an erection, or delayed or absent ejaculation.
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Haha. I know it's a long list. But if you even just Google side effects for...pretty much any medication, really, you'll see they all have fairly long lists of potential side effects. And I wouldn't be doing my job if I didn't advise you that they're possible.
But like I said. In most cases, if the patient experiences any of them at all, it's usually temporary. If the side effects are severe or don't go away, we change the meds.
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They should go away within a week to two weeks.
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We can stop that one and try another, yes. There are four that are shown to be most effective for treatment of PTSD, and we can try them all if it comes to that.
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Worst case scenario, yes, I suppose that's what it amounts to.
Patients rarely experience every side effect possible for any given medication, so even if you do have some, there's no guarantee you'll get that particular side effect.
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That's highly unlikely. But there's meds for that, too :)
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