My friends, My son was having an increase at his PCR levels from june/08 to nov/08 - ( from 0,8% to 1,73%) at this time he was taking paroxetine ( antidepressant). In november we stopped paroxetine and has changed to webutrin. Today we have receipt the PCR result: IT DECREASED from 1,73% in nov/08 to 1,02% in 27/jan/2009 !!!!!!!! It seems that paroxetine and gleevec do not get along!!! THANK YOU KELLY!!!! GOD BLESS YOU!!!! Ricardo. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Ricardo Gadelha <ricardodgade...@gmail.com> Date: Nov 3, 2008 4:02 PM Subject: Re: Wellbutrin To: Kelly <kellyeli...@aol.com>
Kelly, Good luck to you too and thank you again, Ricardo. On 11/3/08, Kelly <kellyeli...@aol.com> wrote: > > Hi Ricardo: > > That is just wonderful! I am so glad it is working well for him. It is also > an antidepressant used to help people quit smoking, so, I believe it helps > people become "happier" and less dependent on "habits." My doc told me it > would give me more energy (whereas the SSRIs tend to make you not care about > anything - I know, I took Prozac for a long time). You are less likely to > gain weight on Wellbutrin compared to the SSRIs. So, all around, it appears > to be a good medication. My only complaint is that it caused me to have > stomach trouble, but, I got around that by eating with it. > > Right now, I've been taken off the Gleevec due to multiple symptoms (double > vision, headaches, long and short-term memory loss) and it seems like the > Wellbutrin is exacerbating the headaches, so, I've not been taking it. I > have a doc appt with a neurologist/ophthalmologist today to see what is > going on. I've read that brain swelling and optic nerve swelling are a > "rare" side effect of Gleevec and wonder if that is what is going on. I > guess I will find out. I am so glad your son is doing well, that made my > day! > > Good luck to you and your family! > Kelly > > Life is too short to wake up with regrets. > Love the people who treat you right and forget about the ones who don't. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ricardo Gadelha <ricardodgade...@gmail.com> > To: kellyeli...@aol.com > Sent: Mon, 3 Nov 2008 6:02 am > Subject: Wellbutrin > > Kelly, > It seems that my son is doing very well with Wellbutrin XL. > He is also taking vitamine C, Garlic capsules and green tea. > Before that, he always had been static at home watching TV and eating all > the time. But now he seems to be more "live". Right now he is swimming and I > feel good about that. It's like he is living again. > About the PCR ...we have to wait more 2 months to see what is going to > happen. > Thank you very much for the tip. > Ricardo. > > On 10/17/08, kellyelise <kellyeli...@aol.com> wrote: >> >> >> Hi Ricardo: >> >> I was told by my physicians at Cleveland Clinic Foundation when I was >> put on imatinib 400 mg/day that the only antidepressant I could take >> was Wellbutrin XL (has various generic names - budeprion, etc.). They >> explained to me that the Gleevec would ramp up the dose of any SSRIs - >> possibly double or triple the dose - in essence, I could potentially >> "overdose" on SSRIs (paroxetine, fluoxetine, etc.). Wellbutrin is a >> different type of antidepressant but extremely effective. I hope this >> helps. >> >> Good luck Ricardo to you and your family, >> Kelly >> >> > ------------------------------ > McCain or Obama? Stay up to date on the latest from the campaign trail with > AOL > News<http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1212075880x1200752631/aol?redir=http://news.aol.com/elections?ncid=emlcntusnews00000001>. > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ [CMLHope] A support group of http://cmlhope.com ------------------------------------------------- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CMLHope" group. To post to this group, send email to CMLHope@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cmlhope-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/CMLHope -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
