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Your Medical Questions Answered!
by Joseph B. Leibman, MD

Diplomate, Board Certification of Emergency Medicine

I received a very nice letter from a retired physician who is taking medication for pain. While I am against Vioxx, I also feel that at his age taking NSAIDs -- the ibuprofen type drugs -- is a high risk for bleeding in the digestive tract. Alternatives include Paracetomol, the cheapest and with the best track record, Algolysine Forte -- a mild reliever -- and various pain therapies such as TENS or pain clinics.

I have also received a letter concerning the use of psychiatric drugs. I know they do alter thought processes, but we have progressed significantly since sanitariums where drugs were used that usually increased the time of hospitalization and gave us nightmares of mental institutions in the Soviet Union. Newer drugs are safer and more effective, and many times a patient can function normally. I am not sure of your particular question. We still as yet do not have a good treatment for personality disorders which include hysteria, antisocial etc. but we are hopeful. Write me in care of the Yated.

A message from GlaxoSmithKline, sponsor of this column. Seroxat is Glaxo's antidepressant and is very effective. It really can normalize a life in someone who is not able to function due to depression. Ask your doctor about Seroxat.

 

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