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<blockquote data-quote="AndBreathe" data-source="post: 900120" data-attributes="member: 88961"><p>I think that you may need to take a bit of a step back from the situation for a moment. When we read a Patient Information leaflet in a box of tablets, the list of potential ill-effects are usually as long as your arm. When was the last time you read such a leaflet and it said, quite triumphantly, that their concoction is completely safe and can't hurt a fly, never kind mankind.</p><p></p><p>That the Leaflet says if <em><u>can</u></em> affect blood sugars, doesn't necessarily mean it <u><em>will</em></u> affect blood sugars. Similarly, with aspirin; it <u><em>can</em></u> cause intestinal bleeding, but I've never experienced that.</p><p></p><p>If what you have read is causing you anxiety, and potentially impacting on the underlying depression for which you are taking the medication, then it makes all manner of sense to talk about this to your doctor, or whoever it is who prescribes that medication. In the meantime, a chat with your pharmacist could be useful. They're at the sharp end of dispensing drugs, and are an absolute goldmine of information on drugs and their common interactions.</p><p></p><p>Good luck with it all.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AndBreathe, post: 900120, member: 88961"] I think that you may need to take a bit of a step back from the situation for a moment. When we read a Patient Information leaflet in a box of tablets, the list of potential ill-effects are usually as long as your arm. When was the last time you read such a leaflet and it said, quite triumphantly, that their concoction is completely safe and can't hurt a fly, never kind mankind. That the Leaflet says if [I][U]can[/U][/I] affect blood sugars, doesn't necessarily mean it [U][I]will[/I][/U] affect blood sugars. Similarly, with aspirin; it [U][I]can[/I][/U] cause intestinal bleeding, but I've never experienced that. If what you have read is causing you anxiety, and potentially impacting on the underlying depression for which you are taking the medication, then it makes all manner of sense to talk about this to your doctor, or whoever it is who prescribes that medication. In the meantime, a chat with your pharmacist could be useful. They're at the sharp end of dispensing drugs, and are an absolute goldmine of information on drugs and their common interactions. Good luck with it all. [/QUOTE]
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