Depression

Anybody else here ever been refused antidepressants on the
grounds that they are prescribed anticholinergics for EPS?

Also sleeping tablets? I have to take benzhexol and alcohol
in order to sleep a lot of the time (benzhexol DOES reduce
alertness BTW). My medication regime is a nightmare and
impossible to sort out seemingly.

I do remember easier times/relations with my p-doc and GP.
Maybe my relationship with the medical profession is just a
very large factor in my ill health in itself. It's just so bloody
ridiculous. I'm basically the same person I was years ago but
have been subject to "social work" and have become so much
sadder and downtrodden it's unbelievable.

--
Lightclock

And if you tolerate this what use is a telephone?

On Jan 31, 2:13 pm, "Lightclock" <unrea...@spamdot.doodle.co.uk>
wrote:
> Anybody else here ever been refused antidepressants on the
> grounds that they are prescribed anticholinergics for EPS?

I don't follow. Why would that be contraindicated?

I was prescribed both an antidepressant and an antipsychotic after my
first hospital visit. Of course, you are making me worry that the
antidepressant might be masking EPS.

"Pies de Arcilla" <dearcilla@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1170282074.561224.36960@l53g2000cwa.googlegro ups.com...
> On Jan 31, 2:13 pm, "Lightclock" <unrea...@spamdot.doodle.co.uk>
> wrote:
>> Anybody else here ever been refused antidepressants on the
>> grounds that they are prescribed anticholinergics for EPS?
>
> I don't follow. Why would that be contraindicated?
>
> I was prescribed both an antidepressant and an antipsychotic after my
> first hospital visit. Of course, you are making me worry that the
> antidepressant might be masking EPS.

The antidepressant does not effect EPS. It's just that the anticholinergic
is supposed to elevate mood. It does but in a very crude way.