1981 AJP limbitrol
1981 AJP limbitrol
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| Titles | 1981 AJP limbitrol |
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| Genre | medicine |
| Identifier | 1981jul_sep |
| Note | behind the tears… anxious depression. Most depressed patients are also anxious. When a patient weeps as you take her history, suspect the presence of depression and anxiety. Most patients who have one of these conditions have the other to some degree. In fact, 7 of 10 nonpsychotic depressed patients can be classifies as anxious depressed. And most also have somatic complaints. Many patients with anxiety-depression- two-things in alone large study- have significant somatic symptoms. Headache, backache, and other regional pains, and dizzy spells, are among those commonly reported. In fact, the patient is more likely to complain about somatic symptoms than anxiety and depression. Behind wide-range response. Specific action: limbitrol, providing both the antianxiety action of librium (chlordiazepoxide HCl/ Roche) and the antidepressant action of amitriptyline, is appropriate to relieve the symptom clusters of depression and anxiety. Early relief of insomnia, anorexia and agitation is typical of therapy with limbitrol. Feelings of guilt and worthlessness also respond, often within a week. Rapid action. The therapeutic lag typical when amitriptyline is used alone is not seen with limbitrol. In a nationwide multicenter study, a degree of relief that took two weeks with amitriptyline alone was ofther seen in one week with libritrol. Among areas where improvement was significantly superior were worke and activities, hypochondriasis, psychic and somatic anxiety and feelings of pessimism. Fewer treatment failures. In tis study, far fewer patients taking limbitrol dropped out of therapy because of treatment failure or side effects, compared to patients taking amitriptyline alone. Despite a higher incidence of drowsiness with limbitrol, patients were better able to tolerate medication. Limbitrol 5-12.5 is recommended to minimize drowsiness and for elderly patients. Effectiveness without a phenothiazine. Limbitrol offers rapid relief without the phenothiazines contained in other dual-entity medications. The causal relationship between the phenothiazines and tardive dyskinesia or other extrapyramidal side effects is well established. In contrast, the reported incidence of these adverse reactions with Limbitrol or either of its components is rare. All patients should be cautioned about driving, drinking alcohol or performing hazardous tasks during therapy. Limbitrol . (artist's concept of lacrimal glands and hypothalamus, the organ that mediates behavioural response to emotional states) |
| Abstract | Roche, artist's depiction of head with brain inside, looking a mirror at real picture of woman crying. At the bottom left is woman playing piano |