Serzone and liver failure
Common Questions and Answers about Serzone and liver failure
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My psychiatrist practices geriatric psychiatry and only uses this med for patients who have stopped eating since it makes most people want to eat. I thought serzone was taken off the market for causing liver disease, although the generic is still available. Maybe it's back. An alternative to serzone is wellbutrin.
The centers of my eyes felt like they were jumping, it was the weirdest thing I ever felt, I resumed back to the 200mg a day on day 6 and 7 and I felt better again like I am now - I PRAY my Liver tests are alsways ok, but I PRAY I can always take this med, or my life is in Serious Trouble, for me maybe not for you or others, I cannot handle the slightest reduction.
She was taken to the emergency room yesterday morning and has been admitted into Intensive care. She has liver failure. She is yellow (yellow skin and eyes). She has swollen legs and stomach. The doctors are running blood tests, but they cannot tell me anything yet. I need to know what to expect. I am 20 years old and I don't know what to do. If anyone can tell me what to expect please tell me! my email is ***@****.
my husband past out, went to the hospital and they said he had liver failure..they told him to quit drinking .he has not stopped.his amonia levels are high.he will not say much, he missed his last appt. and not going back.he said when he was drinking that he does'nt have long. he stays gone and won't give a real answer to anything. i guess what i want to know is how will i know if he is at the last stage. i know he has lost about twenty pounds in the last month. not eating .
Our dear expert, Hector has already replied but I will add my bit, as I've experienced some of the same problems as your daughter.
I had cirrhosis and ESLD, end stage liver disease, which at one time had me delirious in the ER where I didn't know the date or much of anything. It's a side effect of cirrhosis known as hepatic encephalopathy. Her doctor will prescribe medicine for the HE which will help.
I also had a live liver transplant with my daughter as my donor.
it depends on liver function and antivirals to keep hbv und if still present
check Hepatitis Technologies by google, they have a protocol studied to boost immune function under cirrhosis and to reverse it if not too decompensated but do check with them because end stage cirrhosis might be similar to this case although fulminant hepatitis goes much faster than cirrhosis and is different from it
the protocol has been studied by DR. CHARLES LIEBER, DR. LORNE TYRRELL, DR. THOMAS ABSHIER, DR.
But now she is complaining that all her limbs are sore. She has pain in her neck, shoulders, arms and legs and are extremely tired and suffers shortness of breath. Is this at all any indication that she is actually nearing the end? I know that her condition is very serious, and being HIV positive is also aggrevating it. Please if anybody can help me with any kind of indication of what to expect from here. Is the limb pains caused by the liver failure?
.My brother 46 was given 2 months to live due to liver failure caused by alcohol and Hep B . Scared him a bit, he was put in the hospital for 4 weeks, and got better real quick. That was March 2011. He started drinking again right after he got out of the hospital. It's hard to believe but he is still working in a bar and walking. I don't know how he does it. His stomach is very swollen, he can't eat and doesn't sleep much, but he' still going!!!
The symptoms you describe are many of the signs that his liver is failing. Weight loss and lots of sleeping is frequently seen in end-stage liver disease. He may get splotches and bruise easily as things progress because of low platelets, another side effect of decompensation. You might find some helpful details here:
http://www.emedicinehealth.com/cirrhosis/article_em.
Luckily liver transplant doctors are very experienced with these issues and are very good at determining which people may need a liver AND kidney transplant and those who kidneys will "bounce back" once a new fully functioning liver is transplanted in the recipient.
Please talk to your liver doctor (gastroenterologist or hepatologist) to learn more about what these tests results may mean in the context of your health and liver disease.
He was then rushed to er where they found his organ were shutting down, He was hospitalized for a month for liver and kidney failure. After being released on strike orders and visits 2-3 times a week for dialysis that last almost a month. Know he is having blackouts and dizzy spells. Is this normal or is something wrong to the point he needs to return to the hospital. when he blackouts he remembers nothing and recently hurt others please help me figure this out.
October of 2011 he was in the hospital again, dealing with infection. A CT scan was done and they told us his cancer had spread to the liver and lungs. At that time he was given 6 months to a year depending on treatment. He has not been able to get treatment because of the infections. Yesterday I was speaking with his nurse. She said his liver was beginning to shut down, his belly is puffed out and his temp is low. What does that mean for his prognosis?
a. Heart failure and portal hypertension are
treated according to standards of care (Class I, Level A).
b. Biliary disease is treated with ursodeoxycholic acid and with analgesics for right upper quadrant pain (Class I, Level C).
6. Hepatic artery embolization should be avoided in patients with liver involvement by HHT, as it is a palliative measure associated with significant morbidity. It is also contraindicated in patients with portosystemic shunting and in those with biliary presentation.
If she is in liver failure you are looking at more than quality of life issues liver failure and end stage liver disease ESLD is a life threatening condition if she cannot qualify for a liver transplant and has liver failure I am very sorry to say it is a matter of time how much longer she can survive with a failing liver.
What has her medical team said about her prognosis and her eligibility for transplant?
After stopping serzone for anxiety, my husband had a reaction of severe insomnia after trying Lexapro for 3 days. His doctor suggested bipolar and put him on Zyprexa but is weaning him down gradually. He's on 7.5 mg currently. What side effects can we expect if he doesn't really have bipolar (which is our opinion) from this medication? We know the most common ones, but what if he is not truly bipolar? I can't wait for him to get off of it, but he is sleeping soundly again.
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