tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post4864174960184802899..comments2024-03-18T09:00:31.992-04:00Comments on Doctor Grumpy in the House: Better living through chemistryGrumpy, M.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09858110332436246760noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-41170854756262432322013-02-06T16:25:54.721-05:002013-02-06T16:25:54.721-05:00And....we have zero say on the marketing campaign....And....we have zero say on the marketing campaign. Obviously! <br />I am now going to think of the hulk every time I see The Glove.<br />Great blog btw.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-64175134995430455962013-02-06T15:36:52.282-05:002013-02-06T15:36:52.282-05:00I absolutely agree with you.I absolutely agree with you.Grumpy, M.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09858110332436246760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-56087329808709330282013-02-06T15:32:59.423-05:002013-02-06T15:32:59.423-05:00I sell this drug.
I have a mother with epilepsy. A...I sell this drug.<br />I have a mother with epilepsy. All drugs, as you stated, have seriously scary listed SE's that usually occur in a tiny percentage of patients who generally are on several other meds anyway.<br />For people with tonic clonic seizures, and those at risk of SUDEP, this drug could change their lives.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-3815098168007485742013-02-04T15:09:59.385-05:002013-02-04T15:09:59.385-05:00Hmmm...that side effect profile seems to match how...Hmmm...that side effect profile seems to match how I felt the many times I quit smoking cigarettes. I wonder if it affects the same receptors in the brain?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-61053282258380787292013-02-03T01:59:28.203-05:002013-02-03T01:59:28.203-05:00wow, sounds like a drug should be called "fyc...wow, sounds like a drug should be called "fyc YOU!" hahahapharmacy chickhttp://www.pharmacychick.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-71649570264667474392013-01-31T23:47:46.751-05:002013-01-31T23:47:46.751-05:00Sounds like a "Law and Order" episode. ...Sounds like a "Law and Order" episode. It sounds beyond scary truthfully. Yes, the boxing glove is ironic and odd, but the Hulk is a great idea. Prescribe and wear a bullet proof vest. <br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-59818081172698704972013-01-31T21:44:51.736-05:002013-01-31T21:44:51.736-05:00And I thought you surely made up the name of that ...And I thought you surely made up the name of that medication. Fycompa??<br /><br />For what it's worth, I'd be more willing to go on a ketogenic diet than try a medication with a side effect of making people homicidal, especially a maintenance med (as opposed to an emergency med taken in the hospital or once in a blue moon). Thanks, but no thanks.Jonahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07961973384914389626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-47538737147469923612013-01-31T20:18:53.249-05:002013-01-31T20:18:53.249-05:00Shoot....for me, those are all the side effects of...Shoot....for me, those are all the side effects of having a migraine.Patti Cadwalladerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00475108636263061433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-38984327287150076612013-01-31T16:49:16.217-05:002013-01-31T16:49:16.217-05:00Kim, I feel your pain about items not being approv...Kim, I feel your pain about items not being approved in your country. Here I am in Canada, wishing we had Kapvay (slow-release clonidine) here for my son, but it's only available in the States.Steeny Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11886224738812704532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-79476362291654894912013-01-31T16:27:40.826-05:002013-01-31T16:27:40.826-05:00at least there is a black box warning, and a patie...at least there is a black box warning, and a patient medication guide for those willing to read it.<br /><br />"Due to serious neuropsychiatric events (irritability, aggression, paranoia, anxiety), there will be a black box warning on the drug label alerting physicians about this risk. A patient medication guide will also be provided to patients."brentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-59988160810435104742013-01-31T16:13:09.308-05:002013-01-31T16:13:09.308-05:00"Welcome to my 'Murder Mystery Night'..."Welcome to my 'Murder Mystery Night' party. All of you got a glass of champagne when you came in. Every glass had a pill dissolved in it. One was Fycompa and the rest were placebos. Your job tonight is to figure out who the murderer is going to be before the pill kicks in."Cthulhu Sashiminoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-85222413765985328932013-01-31T13:20:13.940-05:002013-01-31T13:20:13.940-05:00Did the label say if it was more common for people...Did the label say if it was more common for people taking the drug to have those thoughts than those taking a placebo? Unfortunately the FDA requires all potential adverse events to be put on the label regardless if they were more common on the drug or not. IE If in the clinical trial 1000 patients got the drug and 10 got migraines and 1000 patients got the placebo and 10 got migraines, the label will say that the drug may cause migraines even though it most likely doesn't.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-67944205956823923452013-01-31T13:06:01.225-05:002013-01-31T13:06:01.225-05:00"You wouldn't like me when I'm angry...."You wouldn't like me when I'm angry." - David BannerJonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18170214396483091419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-65004657193483627212013-01-31T12:44:38.925-05:002013-01-31T12:44:38.925-05:00people are crazy without drugs.
some drugs poten...people are crazy without drugs. <br /><br />some drugs potentially make crazy people more crazy<br /><br />cant wait until use of this one gets started in the headache circles...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-89079144965803338092013-01-31T12:29:07.336-05:002013-01-31T12:29:07.336-05:00White4 Rabbit
Feed your head, feed your head.
No...White4 Rabbit<br /><br />Feed your head, feed your head.<br /><br />Not to sick a severe case of black dog on anyone, I have been wondering if Adam Lanza was taking anything like this, I can't get that thought out of my head, but saw no such report of same. Sorry I can't shake it out.Packerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10790343423937405624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-43607109472794479962013-01-31T11:21:07.650-05:002013-01-31T11:21:07.650-05:00curious if the mfg suggests informed consent proce...curious if the mfg suggests informed consent process for this drug?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-62222211629232161512013-01-31T09:09:56.002-05:002013-01-31T09:09:56.002-05:00Please don't prescribe this drug!Please don't prescribe this drug!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-84000354684988327292013-01-31T08:50:50.326-05:002013-01-31T08:50:50.326-05:00This sounds like levitiracetam on steroids. If Ke...This sounds like levitiracetam on steroids. If Keppra induces Kepprage, what will Fycompa induce? Furycompa?<br /><br />I hope it works well for some people. I don't think the NMDA antaonists were all that helpful for epilepsy patients; maybe AMPA antagonists will be better.Neuroscience PhDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11410763194264950476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-86099646549828726572013-01-31T08:50:44.372-05:002013-01-31T08:50:44.372-05:00And the FDA has approved this drug? OkOk. My son...And the FDA has approved this drug? OkOk. My son is deaf and has cochlear implants which allow him to hear at a low normal level but he cannot wear them in the shower or while swimming, so when he is engaging in those activities he is profoundly deaf...he cannot even hear a jackhammer right next to him. I was looking at the cochlear webpage and I noticed they now have a cover that is basically an airtight small plastic bag that is the perfect shape and size to fit over the processor and it allows people to wear their processors while swimming in shallow water or in the shower. I thought GREAT! This is just what he needs, I'll be able to talk to him when we're at the pool in the summer. So, I called them up and tried to order one. No luck. It's only available in Canada because the FDA has not approved it for use in the United States. WTF? It's a piece of plastic!! You wear it while swimming and in the shower, you don't ingest it, it can't hurt anyone. Now, perhaps there might potentially be an issue if a very small child were to have one and put it into his or her mouth, but a very small child wouldn't be in the tub or pool alone anyway, so, nope, no issue. Why on earth they can approve this drug that causes people to possibly commit murder but they won't approve a plastic bag to cover a cochlear implant processor so people with implants can be safer in the pool, I just don't understand. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-76444586347715218482013-01-31T08:44:25.444-05:002013-01-31T08:44:25.444-05:00You're going to cause me to have a neurologica...You're going to cause me to have a neurological disorder from all the head shaking I do reading your posts. This one was a doozy!bunkywisenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-17280360806467114762013-01-31T07:17:41.168-05:002013-01-31T07:17:41.168-05:00Apparently, Mrs. Cynical has been putting Fycompa ...Apparently, Mrs. Cynical has been putting Fycompa in my breakfast cereal for about 10 years.Officer Cynicalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04193271958353271282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-60379894584059747962013-01-31T07:01:04.536-05:002013-01-31T07:01:04.536-05:00"I'm sure I'll put patients on Fycomp..."I'm sure I'll put patients on Fycompa, and most will likely do fine" - Dr. Grumpy<br /><br />YES, Dr. Grumpy, most of your patients on Fycompa will no doubt handle the new med without an issue.<br /><br /> Just watch your back with the ones who don't! :)<br /> <br />-EZ in TXEZkeepernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-54647027828093760942013-01-31T04:32:33.559-05:002013-01-31T04:32:33.559-05:00Sounds like a potential legal defence.
'My e...Sounds like a potential legal defence. <br /><br />'My epilepsy medication made me homicidal'. <br /><br />I would have thought turning patients into violent, enraged psychopaths would be one of those side effects that prevents the drug being approved by the FDA. <br /><br />Malnoreply@blogger.com