Infertility lamictal

Okay so I don’t know if this will make sense but if it does then I’d love some input. So I’ve been on Lamictal for almost 5 years and I’ve been at a steady 300mg for a few years now. I was diagnosed with bipolar right before, I also have ADHD and take astrays sometimes and lamictal has definitely helped, I think, I also take Zoloft at 200mg and seroquel at about 200mg a day. So I’m lost on if I even need it or not. I’m lost on if I’m bipolar and I’m just so tired of feeling so brain foggy all the damn time. I want to see what’s it’s like off of lamictal, but I don’t know if I’m being delusional or if I should try it. I want to see what happens is that insane? Also I’m paranoid that it may cause infertility? I also might be overthinking it but I’m so confused. I started taking 250mg last night. And I want to go down as low as I can. Has anyone else questioned their diagnosis and stopped lamictal, and regretted it? Did you go back on and why?

33F, 230 lbs, 5'5", diagnosed bipolar disorder and ankylosing spondylitis. Currently taking Latuda, Cymbalta, Lamictal, Zofran, and Humira.
I'm 33F, trying to get pregnant, and tracking my ovulation. Started TTC in June. I have been dealing with irregular and very heavy (but painless) periods since my Mirena IUD was removed (I need to wear multiple ultra tampons at once not to bleed through my clothing, for instance). This past cycle I tracked my ovulation and I believe I had an anovulatory cycle - my estrogen rose but there was no spike in LH and my period was 15 days late with no positive pregnancy test. Period just started today.
My psychiatrist says go see an OB-GYN; my rheumatologist says take it easy; obviously neither are reproductive healthcare experts. I spend a lot of time fighting with insurance and navigating the healthcare system. I so deeply don't want to be dealing with infertility, but I'm afraid my comorbidities may be affecting my ability to get pregnant. What do I do?

Good evening, everyone,
I would appreciate your insights so I would know where to start and be prepared in a discussion with a doctor.
I have bipolar and anxiety disorders, so recurring depressions disturb things. I currently take Lithium (can decrease testosterone) and Lamictal (previously took more drugs, like Zyprexa, which is super fattening). Abused alcohol for the past year (4 days sober), poor nutrition, stress, etc.
Apart from that I have high cholesterol (mostly genetic) and insulin resistance.
Stress is low to none for the past half year, I am also physically active for the past 5 months and eating well for the past week.
6 feet, 240 pounds, high BF, but I have some muscle as I have been weighlifting for a long time.
Total: 375 ng/dL (328 from another lab, 2 days difference) Free test: 2.43% Estradiol: 19.67 pg/mL SHBG: 18.63 nmol/l Prolactin: 230.6 miU/l FSH: 20.64 IU/l LH: 4.56 IU/l Albumin: 50 g/l
What might be the cause of my low test? What are my options? Does high FSH mean infertility only or erection/ejaculation problems too? I don't have latter problems at all.
I am not considering TRT until I deal with cholesterol, IR and lifestyle issues.

I had previously thought my sexual dysfunction may be attributed to PCOS rather than PSSD, though it didn't explain the cognitive and physical symptoms. This has been proven incorrect after balancing my hormones.
My brain has remained completely disconnected from my body since 2013. I don't know what kind of monster someone has to be to put an 11 yr old on Prozac. My present psychiatrist has pushed me to take Effexor and Lamictal for some time last year and I did so despite my immense history of these meds not working, to prove to her they did not work.
I was also manipulated into taking Brintellix (atypical SSRI) January through February because I was told at the appointment that it was not an SSRI. I will never take an antidepressant of ANY class again, mood stabilizers, antipsychotics, anything-- to prove a point or because I'm at my rope's end again. Nothing can be worse than this. Nothing is more depressing or anxiety-inducing than feeling inhuman and incomplete.
A normal person gets butterflies, feels their heart jump for the person they crush on/love. A normal person feels their stomach crumble when they're nervous. A normal person feels tingling when excited. A normal person can close their eyes and picture things beyond vague shapes and colors, and feel anything about the mental images. A normal person feels it in their whole body when they are happy, sad, in love, anxious, anything.
A normal person feels heat rush down their body when aroused. A normal person doesn't have to touch themself near to the point of orgasm to be sexually aroused and all. A normal person doesn't spend years recovering from antidepressant use to be able to achieve an orgasm (which lucky, I can do now... sometimes). A normal person gets sexually excited.
Why did they take my life from me? So I couldn't have kids and spread my mental illness? I have PCOS, will likely be infertile my whole life. I want to feel more than just hearing my thoughts or a slight jumping in my chest or a slight warmth, when a friend or lover prompts an emotional reaction from me. I want to feel anything. I am inhuman, I am a monster.
And (toward doctors) don't ever fucking tell me it's because I still have depression and anxiety. I know both. They weren't this. It was never this until you convinced a child to take pills with horrendous short-term, long-term, and potentially life-long side effects, even after stopping.
Psychiatry has ruined countless lives.
I am only 21 and it feels like my life is over. Or may as well be; what's a life you're not having emotions throughout your whole body for? What the fuck have you done to me?

I’m a 32 year old male currently on Depakote, Lamictal, and Keppra for generalized epilepsy. My wife and I are hoping to start a family, but after some internet research, am growing more concerned about the sperm changes these meds cause. Wanted to get some anecdotal tales about if anyone out there did or did not struggle with male infertility on these meds? Is there risk for birth defects from the male side because of these meds?

Has anyone tried HCG shots for infertility as a male and had any issues with seizures (currently controlled with lamictal/lamotrigine)?

ive been seeing posts where people say they got anhedonia from something as benign as one glass of wine (one!!) or a cup of coffee.
in my opinion these types of posts just reinforce that many doctors believe this to just be in our heads, that we’re simply overthinking things.
im not saying these people dont have anhedonia. im sure they do. i just think they may be misguided in their attribution of its cause. maybe im wrong and theres some rare strange allergy or something, but idk.
it just irks me a bit when my own anhedonia has been accompanied by other physical changes (tremors, infertility/watery semen, etc.) caused by a round of antipsychotics/ mood stabilizers (Invega was the main culprit, but was also momentarily on abilify, haldol, risperidal, zyprexa, lithium, lamictal, and trileptal) which all have a storied history of causing anhedonia. havent cried or laughed in over a year now lol.
i dont even know why im posting this. just a thought because no one seems to believe or know that anhedonia is even a thing separate from most depression (been depressed before and would be listening to sad music all the time, crying, feeling deeply….. now its just blank) and tbh if this subreddit was someones first encounter with the concept it could make more people just brush it off as paranoia

I’m deeply anxious about all the conflicting information I am getting about meds and pregnancy, specifically regarding after delivery in the hospital. I’m in the process of doing a frozen embryo transfer and have one scheduled in January (can’t conceive naturally due to being diagnosed with infertility as a teenager, long story).
I’ve been taking lamictal and Clonopin for C-PTSD for over a decade. I’m currently seeing a psychiatrist who specializes in pregnancy and postpartum patients and weaning myself off of clonopin. I have about a week or so left as I’m on my last .0025 of it.
On Friday I went to my Obgyn’s office for my annual and they asked me what meds I’m taking. When I mentioned clonopin the nurse looked at me like I had just shat on the floor. The doctor pulled me to the side at the end of the appointment and said that if I am going to take clonopin during my pregnancy that he strongly recommended that I refuse drug testing at the office, but once I got to the hospital there was nothing he could do to protect me? That there were tons of risks associated with lamictal during pregnancy and that I shouldn’t be taking it.
I was not planning on taking my anxiety meds during pregnancy. I was told by my Obgyn that if an infant or myself tests positive for a controlled substance/the infant showed any signs of withdrawal, CPS would be called and I’d risk removal. Hearing this made me absolutely distraught and I immediately called my psychiatrist. My psychiatrist explained that the risks were a cleft palate and low birth weight/being born premature. I asked about the CPS thing and she said it was a risk but I shouldn’t be concerned about it as it doesn’t apply to me.
However, what if my anxiety gets so bad that I need something pregnancy safe-ish to calm me down? What then, I take it a week before I give birth and then I test positive, risking myself and a child? Even under the care of a psychiatrist? It all seems ass backwards to me and is really scary to think about. Does anyone have experience with this/have resources regarding laws and how to be prepared as someone with mental illness who takes medication? I’m sorry for the alarmist post but no one seems to have information for me/can’t give me a straight answer.

Hi, rant coming here.
I (28F) have a group of friends who have been extremely unsupportive lately and I just want to kinda scream into the void about it. Back in 2019, I was diagnosed with bipolar after a pretty rough manic episode. I did not know one of my friends well at the time, she was just a coworker who saw some of the aftermath. We became friends and I was still struggling. We had fallen out of touch for a year from 2020-2021. We have become friends again and I feel like a completely different person. I go to therapy twice per week and I have been working really hard at processing some complex trauma. I have made a ton of progress and I feel really good about where I'm at. For the first time in my life, I am not making decisions based on others' opinions.
...but it doesn't mean their opinions stop upsetting me.
Recently, I informed my friends of my plans to start a family with my husband and try to get pregnant. My friends have all been expressing how bad of an idea they think that is and how I need to focus on myself. I've been told that I'm just trying to have a baby to fill a void. Being a mother is something I have always wanted. Unfortunately, my husband and I suffer from some infertility struggles on his part, so becoming pregnant is a journey. It's something I've wanted to experience and we had a plan, made appointments, etc. I told my friends we had our first appointment and the reaction was less than enthusiastic. It was back to how it may not be a good idea.
I am currently on Lamictal and Lithium, and I will admit that I'm nervous to come off of the Lithium like I discussed with my psychiatrist. I just hate how I feel that I'm being so meticulous and careful about watching my mental health, possibly to excess, and I'm still hearing that everyone is 'worried about me'. This is a hugely exciting time in my life, I have done so much personally, and I have worked so hard at trying to identify as more than 'mentally ill'...only for my friends to continually reduce me to that. I don't think they are doing it intentionally, I think it's out of concern...but it sucks.
I know much of the response will be 'drop them'. But I don't know that I can emotionally do that at this time. I do love them and I enjoy them...this has just been upsetting. I have expressed time and time again that I feel good and I'm so excited, but it always comes back to me 'filling a void' and concerns I will hurt myself.
TLDR; I'm trying to get pregnant and my friends keep making me feel like it's a bad idea. They continue to make me feel like I will never be more than my bipolar.

Hi friends. I was diagnosed with bipolar 2 last summer. We’ve also been going through infertility treatments and recently a pregnancy (yay!) since then…which means more hormones and moods have been all over the place while I have been adjusting to my lamotrigine that I started last June. Recently my psychiatrist upped my dose from 200 to 300 cause I’ve been going through some major mood shifts recently. He also had me redo my hour long psych evaluation which he said further confirmed my bipolar 2. My husband pointed out that the lamotrigine seems to work (and I think so too!) but once every 3 or 4 months I am back at rock stinkin’ bottom and having episodes for a week or two.
Is this normal for someone on lamictal?
I’ve noticed a lot of these major episodes coincide with life stressors. Navigating infertility and IVF, and also familial stressors. I’m wondering if what I could be dealing with is more “situational” depression? Or if these stressful situations can trigger my bipolar even whilst medicated?
If you read this whole thing thank you from the bottom of my heart. Kind of just rambling and trying to figure out if I need more therapy, more medication, a second opinion, all of the above, etc.

I know this is not nearly the most important or serious issue dealt with by those with epilepsy but wanted to see if anyone had any advice I could pass along to my husband…he has had epilepsy since he was 17 that was fortunately very well controlled by depakote and lamictal to the extent that he only had 3 seizures until a couple months ago (he’s 32 now). He was also able to drink alcohol freely(meaning binge drinking, staying out late, even having hangovers, etc). In the fall of last year we asked his neurologist if he could try coming off depakote bc we saw some limited studies that it may cause male infertility which is something we are also dealing with still. Since coming off depakote and increasing the lamictal he has had no real side effects. We don’t exactly go out to bars like we did in our twenties but still enjoy drinking in the evenings and at special occasions. Especially while dealing with infertility. However, a couple months ago after drinking a bit more than average but definitely not more than he has in the past, and missing his morning meds the morning after, he had his first seizure in 7 years. He was more careful with the alcohol after but this past weekend after going out and drinking apparently a little too much, and not getting enough sleep, the morning after he had another seizure and then another in the afternoon(first time ever two in one day). He ended up in the hospital and the doctors there increased his lamictal more. The doctors gave somewhat mixed or unclear direction in the alcohol consumption issue. One saying that he doesn’t need to not ever drink but just finding a balance. I’m not sure what that looks like? The discharge paperwork stated to avoid alcohol at all costs…I just don’t know what the right answer is now. I know the safest is to not drink at all, and I’m sure for anyone who doesn’t enjoy drinking this will sound bad but it is just something that’s been a part of our lives and something he’s enjoyed doing. Definitely doesn’t have to be done every day to function but well enjoyed during a football game or a birthday dinner. Has anyone been in a similar situation where they were able to drink freely and had to stop? Any advice on getting used to that?

I realized it's easier to lie about everything.
Today I decided I'm trough with being perceived as crazy or hysterical. If people don't get it, I'll make it up into something they can digest.
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From now on I'll say I take lamictal because i have epilepsy, not because i have a mental disorder. (Does not apply to friends or anyone actually close to me)
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I'll tell doctors/health professionals who know about my condition I'm majoring in communication, because if I tell them it's psychology they'll look me at that weird way and think I'm so self absorbed everything has to be about my problems.
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I'll tell everyone I was in a car crash and it gave me sequels, that's why my memory is so terrible, not because antidepressants fucked up my brain.
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If I want to get an exam because i suspect something I wrong, i won't say why, because doctors think THEY know best, I'll fake symptoms in order to get what I want.
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Eventually, when someone asks me why I don't want to have children I'll say it's because I'm infertile, not because i don't wanna pass on all my genetic chronic burden.
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That's how I wanna live my life from now on.

Hi all, I am a 27yo who has been TTC for six months now and suffer from anxiety and bipolar II. I am on Zoloft 25mg and Lamictal 100mg and am doing okay most of the time but still have some difficult depressive periods. My husband and I desperately want a baby and I feel really anxious that I’m not pregnant yet given my age. I feel like something is wrong with me and worry my mental illness will make me infertile. Has anyone else with mental illness struggled to conceive? Any tips?

So I last posted about 6 months ago about my husband being diagnosed with NOA with normal hormones/genetics/etc so no explanation really. He has epilepsy and was on depakote and lamictal. His neurologist agreed to take him off depakote due to the very slim chances of it possibly causing infertility. My husband had another SA yesterday and we got the results showing that now he is diagnosed with severe oligozoospermia with the following: 3.0 volume Concentration 1- 0.4million/ml Concentration 2- 0.3 million/ml Motility 1/2- 0 % progressive Progression- 0 PH- 8.4 Round cells- 5.0million/ml
Can someone please confirm, this does mean he now has sperm right?? But they aren’t moving?? I’m thinking this will still be an icsi/ivf outcome but am I totally crazy that this is an improvement?

I have my consult with CNY next month and plan to start IVF soon after. I have been taking Lamictal for 15 years and Buspar for 1 year. Hormonal changes effect me big time with Lamictal. I am not interested in coming off of the medication but I am really nervous how this will play out. I have a great Psych-Np and am on the waitlist for a therapist that specializes in women's issues and infertility. Thanks in advance.

Age: 22
Height: 5’10
Weight: 220
Sex: Female
Race: Asian
Location: USA (MI)
Medications: Lamictal, Wellbutrin, Zyrtec, Spironolactone, Adderall XR, Zinc Supplement, L-Tyrosine Supplement, Magnesium, Iron
So I’m a bit confused because I have been diagnosed with PCOS based on acne, excess hair, and insulin resistance in the past. However, more extensive test to show these results and based on what I read online it doesn’t really fit the profile of PCOS? I read that FSH is often three times the LH level, but my LH is incredibly low (does that make me infertile?) and my testosterone I can’t even interpret from these tests.
https://imgur.com/a/jCGL1Fv
Levels In case link doesn’t work
DHEAS: 168 (range 51-321)
FSH 2.36
Fasting Glucose: 86
LH: 3.2
TESTTQ: 26 (range 2-45)
TESTFQ: 1.9 (range 0.2-5.0)
TESTBQ: 4.0 (range 0.5-8.5)
TESTSQ: 60 (range 17-124)
TESTAQ 4.7 (range 3.6-5.1)
TSH: 1.10

Hey Gang. I've mentioned before that most drugs contain APIs (Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients) produced in China.
Also, here is a current list of Current and Resolved Drug Shortages and Discontinuations Reported to FDA. This list is actively updated by the FDA:
https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/drugshortages/default.cfm
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If you rely on any of these medications, please talk to your Doctor and make sure you have enough to cover yourself for 60 days. Supply chains are starting to have issues. In a few weeks you may not be able to get your medication when you need it.
This is a list of 150 drugs that are sourced from China:
Aciclovir – (Zovirax) – antiviral drug
Advair – asthma medicine
Adrenaline Hcl – treatment for cardiac arrest
Albendazole – treatment for worms
Alfuzosin – (Uroxatral) treatment for enlarged prostate
Allopurinol – gout treatment
Alprazolam – (Xanax) – treatment for anxiety disorders
Amikacin sulfate – treatment for bacterial infections
Aminophyline -treatment for cerebral ischemia
Amiodarone Hydrochloride -treatment for irregular heartbeat
Amlodipine – treats high blood pressure & angina
Ampicillin – antibiotic
Amodiaquine – treatment of malaria
Amoxicillin – antibiotic
Aniracetam – (Draganon, Sarpul, Ampamet) a congnition enhancer
Artemether – treats drug resistant malaria
Artesunate – malaria treatment
Aspirin – anti-inflammatory painkiller
Artemether – treats malaria
Atenolol – high blood pressure medicine
Atropine – antidote against nerve agents
Avandia – (Avandia) treatment of diabetes
Budesonide – (Entocort) treatment of allergy & asthma
Bupropion (Wellbutrin) antidepressant
Calcifediol – treats vitamin D deficiency
Candesartan – (Blopress, Atacand, Amias, Ratacand) treats hypertension
Captopril – (Capoten, Inhibace) treatment for hypertension & congestive heart failure
Carbamazepine – treatment of epilepsy, ADD & ADHD
Carnosine – treatment for autism
Cefixime – antibiotic
Cefotaxime – (Claforan) antibiotic
Cefsulodin – also, cephalosporin – antibiotic
Cephealexin – (Keflex, Keftab) – antibiotic
Chloramphenicol – antibiotic
Chlorpheniramine Maleate – (Chlor-Trimeton, Piriton) Antihistamine
Chlorpromazine Hydrochloride
Chloroquine Phosphate – treatment of malaria
Cilexetil – (Atacand) treats high blood pressure
Cilostazole – (Pletal) treats peripheral vascular disease
Cimetidine – (Tagamet) – heartburn treatment
Ciprofloxacine – (Cipro) – antibiotic & one of two effective treatments for anthrax exposure
Clomiphene Citrate – (Clomid, Serophene, Milophene) infertility treatment
Clopidogrel Bisulfate – (Plavix) treats coronary artery disease
Co-trimoxazole – (Septrin, Bactrim) antibiotic
Cloxacillin – antibiotic
Coreg – (Coreg) beta blocker that treats congestive heart failure
Cromoglicate – treats allergies and asthma
Cyclosporine – immunosuppressive drug
Cytisine – (Tabex) smoking cessation drug
Dexamethasone Acetate – anti-inflammatory steroid
Diclofenac Sodium – (Flector patch/Voltaren) – anti-imflammatory painkiller used to treat arthritis, acute injury and menstrual pain
Diosmin – hemorrhoid treatment
Diphenhydramine hydrochloride – (Benadryl) antihistimine
Doxycycline Hcl – (Vibramycin) – antibiotic
Enalapril – (Renitec, Vasotec) treatment of hypertension, chronic heart failure
Enoxacin – (Enroxil, Penetrex) antibiotic
Erythromycin – antibiotic
Famotidine – (Pepcid) antacid
Ferrous Sulfate – treatment for iron-deficiency anemia
Flucloxacillin – (Flopen, Floxapen) antibiotic
Fluconazole – (Diflucan, Trican) antifungal drug
Furosemide – (Lasix) diuretic for treating congestive heart failure
Frusemide – diuretic used to treat heart failure & edema
Flucloxacillin sodium – antibiotic
Gentamycin – antibiotic
Glibenclamide (Diabeta, Flynase, Micronase) anti-diabetic drug
Gliclazide – diabetes treatment
Griseofulvin – antifungal drug
Glyceryl Trinitrate – treatment of angina & heart disease
Hydrochlorothiazide – (Aquazide H, Dichlotride, Microzide, Oretic) diuretic
Human growth hormone – treatment of growth failure in children
Ibuprofen – anti-inflammatory painkiller
Imitrex – (Imatrex) migraine medicine
Indomethazine – anti-inflammatory painkiller
Ketoconazole – (Nizoral) antifungal drug
Lincomycine – antibiotic
Lamictal – treatment for epilepsy & bipolar disorder
Letrozole – treatment of breast cancerLipitor – (Lipitor) lowers cholesteral
Loratadine (Claritin, Lomilan, Clarinase, Alavert, AllergyX) antihistamine
Lovastatin- lowers cholesteral
Lumefantrine – treatment of malaria
Mebendazole – (Ovex, Vermox, Antiox, Pripsen) treatment for worms
Mefenamic Acid – (Ponstel, Ponstan) non-steroidal, anti-inflammatory painkiller
Meloxicam – (Mobic) non-steroidal, anti-inflammatory painkiller
Metamizole sodium (Analgin, Dipyrone, Novalgin) painkiller, fever-reducer
Methyldopa – (Aldomet, Dopamet, Novomedopa) antihypertension drug
Metoclopramide – (Maxolon, Reglan, Degan, Maxeran, Primeran) anti-nausea drug
Metronidazole – treats infections
Moexipril – (Univasc) treatment of high blood pressure
Mycophenolate Mofetil – Immunosuppressive drug
Niclosamide – treats tapeworms
Nifedipine (Adalat, Nifedical, Procardia) treats hypertension, premature labor
Nitroglycerin – (Nitrospan, Nitrostat, Tridil) heart medication
Norfloxacin – antibiotic
Ofloxacin – (Floxin) antibiotic
Ondansetron – (Zofran) – nausea prevention for chemo patients
Orlistat – (Xenical) – obesity treatment
Oxandrolone – Synthetic anabolic steroid
Oxybutinin – treatment for incontinence
Oxymetholone – Synthetic anabolic steroid
Oxytetracycline – antibiotic
Paclitaxel – also taxol – cancer treatment
Paracetamol – also, acetaminophen – painkiller
Penicillin – antibiotic
Phenacetin – painkiller
Phenformin Hydrochloride – diabetes treatment
Prednisone – steroid
Promethazine Hydrochloride – (Phenergan, Romergan, Fargan, Avomine) antihistamine
Propranolol – (Inderal, Avlocardyl, Dociton, Inderalici, InnoPran XL) hypertension treatment
Pyrimethamine – (Daraprim) antimalarial drug
Propecia – (Propecia) for prostate enlargement and hair loss
Quinine – malaria treatment
Ramipril – used to treat hypertension and congestive heart failure
Ranitidine Hydrochloride – (Zantac) antacid
Ribavirin – (Copegus, Rebetol, Ribashere, Vilona, Virazole) anti-viral drug
Rifampicin+Isoniazid – malaria treatment
Ribavirin – (Copegus, Rebetol, Ribashere) antivirual drug
Rifampicin – antibiotic
Salbutamol – asthma, copd
Sibutramine – (Meridia) obesity treatment
Spironolactone – (Aldactone, Novo-Spiroton, Verospiron, Berlactone) diuretic
Streptomycin – antibiotic
Sucralfate – (Carafate) – treats ulcers & acid reflux disease
Sulfadiazine – antibiotic
Sulfamethoxazole – antibiotic
Sulfadoxine&Pyrimethamine – treatment for malaria
Sulpiride – (Meresa, Sulpirid Ratiopharm) treatment of schizophrenia
Tamoxifen – breast cancer treatment
Tinidazole – (Tindamax, Fasigyn) anti-parasitic drug
Trandolapril – treatment of high blood pressure
Trimethoprim – antibiotic
Valaciclovir – (Valtrex) antiviral drug

Hi all, I am a global supply chain exec at a electronics manufacturing firm and a fellow gout sufferer. I don't want to cause undue concern, I just want to inform. If you have been paying attention, you all know about the Coronasvirus pandemic (it's not really a pandemic yet) and the effects that it is having on the global supply chain. Gout suffers should be aware that China is a major producer of allopurinol for the world market and cannot and will not be shipping for at least another month possibly longer. If you prescription is low, I would consider refilling now.
edit: I SHOULD HAVE INCLUDED THIS TO BEGIN WITH, SORRY:
Here is a list of some of the drugs manufactured in China; this list does NOT include drugs that simply require ingredients made in China, but please understand that that supply chain will also likely be impacted. While any prescription drug may fall victim to shortages in the coming months, these are the most likely candidates. If necessary, please speak to your doctors if you require any of the listed below. If you know you depend on any of the OTC listed, the time to stock up is NOW.
Also, people with diabetes: Insulin is made in Europe and the US, however, the syringes, needles, pens, and pumps are made in China. Plan accordingly.
Aciclovir – (Zovirax) – antiviral drug
Advair – asthma medicine
Adrenaline Hcl – treatment for cardiac arrest
Albendazole – treatment for worms
Alfuzosin – (Uroxatral) treatment for enlarged prostate
Allopurinol – gout treatment
Alprazolam – (Xanax) – treatment for anxiety disorders
Amikacin sulfate – treatment for bacterial infections
Aminophyline -treatment for cerebral ischemia
Amiodarone Hydrochloride -treatment for irregular heartbeat
Amlodipine – treats high blood pressure & angina
Ampicillin – antibiotic
Amodiaquine – treatment of malaria
Amoxicillin – antibiotic
Aniracetam – (Draganon, Sarpul, Ampamet) a congnition enhancer
Artemether – treats drug resistant malaria
Artesunate – malaria treatment
Aspirin – anti-inflammatory painkiller
Artemether – treats malaria
Atenolol – high blood pressure medicine
Atropine – antidote against nerve agents
Avandia – (Avandia) treatment of diabetes
Budesonide – (Entocort) treatment of allergy & asthma
Bupropion (Wellbutrin) antidepressant
Calcifediol – treats vitamin D deficiency
Candesartan – (Blopress, Atacand, Amias, Ratacand) treats hypertension
Captopril – (Capoten, Inhibace) treatment for hypertension & congestive heart failure
Carbamazepine – treatment of epilepsy, ADD & ADHD
Carnosine – treatment for autism
Cefixime – antibiotic
Cefotaxime – (Claforan) antibiotic
Cefsulodin – also, cephalosporin – antibiotic
Cephealexin – (Keflex, Keftab) – antibiotic
Chloramphenicol – antibiotic
Chlorpheniramine Maleate – (Chlor-Trimeton, Piriton) Antihistamine
Chlorpromazine Hydrochloride
Chloroquine Phosphate – treatment of malaria
Cilexetil – (Atacand) treats high blood pressure
Cilostazole – (Pletal) treats peripheral vascular disease
Cimetidine – (Tagamet) – heartburn treatment
Ciprofloxacine – (Cipro) – antibiotic & one of two effective treatments for anthrax exposure
Clomiphene Citrate – (Clomid, Serophene, Milophene) infertility treatment
Clopidogrel Bisulfate – (Plavix) treats coronary artery disease
Co-trimoxazole – (Septrin, Bactrim) antibiotic
Cloxacillin – antibiotic
Coreg – (Coreg) beta blocker that treats congestive heart failure
Cromoglicate – treats allergies and asthma
Cyclosporine – immunosuppressive drug
Cytisine – (Tabex) smoking cessation drug
Dexamethasone Acetate – anti-inflammatory steroid
Diclofenac Sodium – (Flector patch/Voltaren) – anti-imflammatory painkiller used to treat arthritis, acute injury and menstrual pain
Diosmin – hemorrhoid treatment
Diphenhydramine hydrochloride – (Benadryl) antihistimine
Doxycycline Hcl – (Vibramycin) – antibiotic
Enalapril – (Renitec, Vasotec) treatment of hypertension, chronic heart failure
Enoxacin – (Enroxil, Penetrex) antibiotic
Erythromycin – antibiotic
Famotidine – (Pepcid) antacid
Ferrous Sulfate – treatment for iron-deficiency anemia
Flucloxacillin – (Flopen, Floxapen) antibiotic
Fluconazole – (Diflucan, Trican) antifungal drug
Furosemide – (Lasix) diuretic for treating congestive heart failure
Frusemide – diuretic used to treat heart failure & edema
Flucloxacillin sodium – antibiotic
Gentamycin – antibiotic
Glibenclamide (Diabeta, Flynase, Micronase) anti-diabetic drug
Gliclazide – diabetes treatment
Griseofulvin – antifungal drug
Glyceryl Trinitrate – treatment of angina & heart disease
Hydrochlorothiazide – (Aquazide H, Dichlotride, Microzide, Oretic) diuretic
Human growth hormone – treatment of growth failure in children
Ibuprofen – anti-inflammatory painkiller
Imitrex – (Imatrex) migraine medicine
Indomethazine – anti-inflammatory painkiller
Ketoconazole – (Nizoral) antifungal drug
Lincomycine – antibiotic
Lamictal – treatment for epilepsy & bipolar disorder
Letrozole – treatment of breast cancerLipitor – (Lipitor) lowers cholesteral
Loratadine (Claritin, Lomilan, Clarinase, Alavert, AllergyX) antihistamine
Lovastatin- lowers cholesteral
Lumefantrine – treatment of malaria
Mebendazole – (Ovex, Vermox, Antiox, Pripsen) treatment for worms
Mefenamic Acid – (Ponstel, Ponstan) non-steroidal, anti-inflammatory painkiller
Meloxicam – (Mobic) non-steroidal, anti-inflammatory painkiller
Metamizole sodium (Analgin, Dipyrone, Novalgin) painkiller, fever-reducer
Methyldopa – (Aldomet, Dopamet, Novomedopa) antihypertension drug
Metoclopramide – (Maxolon, Reglan, Degan, Maxeran, Primeran) anti-nausea drug
Metronidazole – treats infections
Moexipril – (Univasc) treatment of high blood pressure
Mycophenolate Mofetil – Immunosuppressive drug
Niclosamide – treats tapeworms
Nifedipine (Adalat, Nifedical, Procardia) treats hypertension, premature labor
Nitroglycerin – (Nitrospan, Nitrostat, Tridil) heart medication
Norfloxacin – antibiotic
Ofloxacin – (Floxin) antibiotic
Ondansetron – (Zofran) – nausea prevention for chemo patients
Orlistat – (Xenical) – obesity treatment
Oxandrolone – Synthetic anabolic steroid
Oxybutinin – treatment for incontinence
Oxymetholone – Synthetic anabolic steroid
Oxytetracycline – antibiotic
Paclitaxel – also taxol – cancer treatment
Paracetamol – also, acetaminophen – painkiller
Penicillin – antibiotic
Phenacetin – painkiller
Phenformin Hydrochloride – diabetes treatment
Prednisone – steroid
Promethazine Hydrochloride – (Phenergan, Romergan, Fargan, Avomine) antihistamine
Propranolol – (Inderal, Avlocardyl, Dociton, Inderalici, InnoPran XL) hypertension treatment
Pyrimethamine – (Daraprim) antimalarial drug
Propecia – (Propecia) for prostate enlargement and hair loss
Quinine – malaria treatment
Ramipril – used to treat hypertension and congestive heart failure
Ranitidine Hydrochloride – (Zantac) antacid
Ribavirin – (Copegus, Rebetol, Ribashere, Vilona, Virazole) anti-viral drug
Rifampicin+Isoniazid – malaria treatment
Ribavirin – (Copegus, Rebetol, Ribashere) antivirual drug
Rifampicin – antibiotic
Salbutamol – asthma, copd
Sibutramine – (Meridia) obesity treatment
Spironolactone – (Aldactone, Novo-Spiroton, Verospiron, Berlactone) diuretic
Streptomycin – antibiotic
Sucralfate – (Carafate) – treats ulcers & acid reflux disease
Sulfadiazine – antibiotic
Sulfamethoxazole – antibiotic
Sulfadoxine&Pyrimethamine – treatment for malaria
Sulpiride – (Meresa, Sulpirid Ratiopharm) treatment of schizophrenia
Tamoxifen – breast cancer treatment
Tinidazole – (Tindamax, Fasigyn) anti-parasitic drug
Trandolapril – treatment of high blood pressure
Trimethoprim – antibiotic
Valaciclovir – (Valtrex) antiviral drug

(Thanks to sleepingbeautyc for the writeup!)
I had got it from this forum a while ago but when I went to do a search I couldn't find it. I ended up finding it in my gmail.
Might be a good idea to pick up 3-6 months worth just in case.
Here’s a list of medicines made in China, but any prescription drug may fall victim to shortages. These are simply the most likely candidates.
Aciclovir – (Zovirax) – antiviral drug
Advair – asthma medicine
Adrenaline Hcl – treatment for cardiac arrest
Albendazole – treatment for worms
Alfuzosin – (Uroxatral) treatment for enlarged prostate
Allopurinol – gout treatment
Alprazolam – (Xanax) – treatment for anxiety disorders
Amikacin sulfate – treatment for bacterial infections
Aminophyline -treatment for cerebral ischemia
Amiodarone Hydrochloride -treatment for irregular heartbeat
Amlodipine – treats high blood pressure & angina
Ampicillin – antibiotic
Amodiaquine – treatment of malaria
Amoxicillin – antibiotic
Aniracetam – (Draganon, Sarpul, Ampamet) a congnition enhancer
Artemether – treats drug resistant malaria
Artesunate – malaria treatment
Aspirin – anti-inflammatory painkiller
Artemether – treats malaria
Atenolol – high blood pressure medicine
Atropine – antidote against nerve agents
Avandia – (Avandia) treatment of diabetes
Budesonide – (Entocort) treatment of allergy & asthma
Bupropion (Wellbutrin) antidepressant
Calcifediol – treats vitamin D deficiency
Candesartan – (Blopress, Atacand, Amias, Ratacand) treats hypertension
Captopril – (Capoten, Inhibace) treatment for hypertension & congestive heart failure
Carbamazepine – treatment of epilepsy, ADD & ADHD
Carnosine – treatment for autism
Cefixime – antibiotic
Cefotaxime – (Claforan) antibiotic
Cefsulodin – also, cephalosporin – antibiotic
Cephealexin – (Keflex, Keftab) – antibiotic
Chloramphenicol – antibiotic
Chlorpheniramine Maleate – (Chlor-Trimeton, Piriton) Antihistamine
Chlorpromazine Hydrochloride
Chloroquine Phosphate – treatment of malaria
Cilexetil – (Atacand) treats high blood pressure
Cilostazole – (Pletal) treats peripheral vascular disease
Cimetidine – (Tagamet) – heartburn treatment
Ciprofloxacine – (Cipro) – antibiotic & one of two effective treatments for anthrax exposure
Clomiphene Citrate – (Clomid, Serophene, Milophene) infertility treatment
Clopidogrel Bisulfate – (Plavix) treats coronary artery disease
Co-trimoxazole – (Septrin, Bactrim) antibiotic
Cloxacillin – antibiotic
Coreg – (Coreg) beta blocker that treats congestive heart failure
Cromoglicate – treats allergies and asthma
Cyclosporine – immunosuppressive drug
Cytisine – (Tabex) smoking cessation drug
Dexamethasone Acetate – anti-inflammatory steroid
Diclofenac Sodium – (Flector patch/Voltaren) – anti-imflammatory painkiller used to treat arthritis, acute injury and menstrual pain
Diosmin – hemorrhoid treatment
Diphenhydramine hydrochloride – (Benadryl) antihistimine
Doxycycline Hcl – (Vibramycin) – antibiotic
Enalapril – (Renitec, Vasotec) treatment of hypertension, chronic heart failure
Enoxacin – (Enroxil, Penetrex) antibiotic
Erythromycin – antibiotic
Famotidine – (Pepcid) antacid
Ferrous Sulfate – treatment for iron-deficiency anemia
Flucloxacillin – (Flopen, Floxapen) antibiotic
Fluconazole – (Diflucan, Trican) antifungal drug
Furosemide – (Lasix) diuretic for treating congestive heart failure
Frusemide – diuretic used to treat heart failure & edema
Flucloxacillin sodium – antibiotic
Gentamycin – antibiotic
Glibenclamide (Diabeta, Flynase, Micronase) anti-diabetic drug
Gliclazide – diabetes treatment
Griseofulvin – antifungal drug
Glyceryl Trinitrate – treatment of angina & heart disease
Hydrochlorothiazide – (Aquazide H, Dichlotride, Microzide, Oretic) diuretic
Human growth hormone – treatment of growth failure in children
Ibuprofen – anti-inflammatory painkiller
Imitrex – (Imatrex) migraine medicine
Indomethazine – anti-inflammatory painkiller
Ketoconazole – (Nizoral) antifungal drug
Lincomycine – antibiotic
Lamictal – treatment for epilepsy & bipolar disorder
Letrozole – treatment of breast cancerLipitor – (Lipitor) lowers cholesteral
Loratadine (Claritin, Lomilan, Clarinase, Alavert, AllergyX) antihistamine
Lovastatin- lowers cholesteral
Lumefantrine – treatment of malaria
Mebendazole – (Ovex, Vermox, Antiox, Pripsen) treatment for worms
Mefenamic Acid – (Ponstel, Ponstan) non-steroidal, anti-inflammatory painkiller
Meloxicam – (Mobic) non-steroidal, anti-inflammatory painkiller
Metamizole sodium (Analgin, Dipyrone, Novalgin) painkiller, fever-reducer
Methyldopa – (Aldomet, Dopamet, Novomedopa) antihypertension drug
Metoclopramide – (Maxolon, Reglan, Degan, Maxeran, Primeran) anti-nausea drug
Metronidazole – treats infections
Moexipril – (Univasc) treatment of high blood pressure
Mycophenolate Mofetil – Immunosuppressive drug
Niclosamide – treats tapeworms
Nifedipine (Adalat, Nifedical, Procardia) treats hypertension, premature labor
Nitroglycerin – (Nitrospan, Nitrostat, Tridil) heart medication
Norfloxacin – antibiotic
Ofloxacin – (Floxin) antibiotic
Ondansetron – (Zofran) – nausea prevention for chemo patients
Orlistat – (Xenical) – obesity treatment
Oxandrolone – Synthetic anabolic steroid
Oxybutinin – treatment for incontinence
Oxymetholone – Synthetic anabolic steroid
Oxytetracycline – antibiotic
Paclitaxel – also taxol – cancer treatment
Paracetamol – also, acetaminophen – painkiller
Penicillin – antibiotic
Phenacetin – painkiller
Phenformin Hydrochloride – diabetes treatment
Prednisone – steroid
Promethazine Hydrochloride – (Phenergan, Romergan, Fargan, Avomine) antihistamine
Propranolol – (Inderal, Avlocardyl, Dociton, Inderalici, InnoPran XL) hypertension treatment
Pyrimethamine – (Daraprim) antimalarial drug
Propecia – (Propecia) for prostate enlargement and hair loss
Quinine – malaria treatment
Ramipril – used to treat hypertension and congestive heart failure
Ranitidine Hydrochloride – (Zantac) antacid
Ribavirin – (Copegus, Rebetol, Ribashere, Vilona, Virazole) anti-viral drug
Rifampicin+Isoniazid – malaria treatment
Ribavirin – (Copegus, Rebetol, Ribashere) antivirual drug
Rifampicin – antibiotic
Salbutamol – asthma, copd
Sibutramine – (Meridia) obesity treatment
Spironolactone – (Aldactone, Novo-Spiroton, Verospiron, Berlactone) diuretic
Streptomycin – antibiotic
Sucralfate – (Carafate) – treats ulcers & acid reflux disease
Sulfadiazine – antibiotic
Sulfamethoxazole – antibiotic
Sulfadoxine&Pyrimethamine – treatment for malaria
Sulpiride – (Meresa, Sulpirid Ratiopharm) treatment of schizophrenia
Tamoxifen – breast cancer treatment
Tinidazole – (Tindamax, Fasigyn) anti-parasitic drug
Trandolapril – treatment of high blood pressure
Trimethoprim – antibiotic
Valaciclovir – (Valtrex) antiviral drug

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PRENDETE QUESTO POST COME UNA SPECULAZIONE ASSOLUTA IN BACHECA PRINCIPALE.
Si tratta solamente di voci rese disponibili alla community italiana (noi non censuriamo niente), nel caso fosse interessata a fare ragionamenti in merito. Nessuno sta consigliando niente a nessuno e ogni azione o conclusione individuale è vostra unica e assoluta responsabilità.
Queste informazioni arrivano da fonti quarantinate e altamente controverse, ma ho controllato buona parte delle affermazioni e mi sembrano corrette. Non posso linkarvi la fonte o rischio il ban da reddit, ma se scrivete Nomecittàincriminata_flu troverete un sub completamente senza moderazione a 0 iscritti, non è detto che riusciate comunque a trovarlo e accedervi senza link diretto.
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Senza perdersi in chiacchiere, questi farmaci sono prodotti al 90% in Cina. Ci sarà possibilmente da aspettarsi una carenza nel medio lungo termine, se la Cina stentasse ancora a lungo a rialzarsi.
Con estrema coscienza di causa, vi autosuggerite, esclusivamente per i farmaci "salva-vita", di comprarne una o due scatole in più per sicurezza, ben che vada lo userete lo stesso. Lasciate perdere antibiotici e molecole base da banco (aspirine, paracetamolo etc), gli impianti nel mondo si stanno già convertendo per produrli, ma se avete un trattamento cronico molto particolare avere una scatola in più non nuoce, lasciandone il giusto numero agli altri che come voi ne hanno bisogno per sopravvivere.
Molte di queste molecole della lista sono antibiotici base e antivirali base di cui non ci sarà carenza, ma ci sono anche farmaci secondari come antiipertensivi (ramipril), la lovastatina per il colesterolo e sopratutto neurolettici (se lasciate lo zio schizofrenico senza clorpromazina o lamictal è probabile vi faccia fuori lui prima del virus). Se prendete lo Xanax potete autosuggerirvi una visita dallo psichiatra e farvi prescrivere valide alternative, non vedo nella lista altre benzodiazepine quindi potete cambiare con delorazepam (en) e le altre 100 molecole analoghe (consultate lo psichiatra prima però eh mi raccomando).
Vi ho lasciato l'introduzione del post dell'autore originale in inglese così capite che queste molecole sono solo POSSIBILI CANDIDATI a una eventuale carenza nel mercato ed E' UNA SPECULAZIONE SUL MERCATO AMERICANO.
Ripeto comunque che si tratta solamente di voci rese disponibili alla community italiana (noi non censuriamo niente), nel caso fosse interessata a fare ragionamenti in merito. Nessuno sta consigliando niente a nessuno e ogni azione o conclusione individuale è vostra unica e assoluta responsabilità.
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In the early 2000s, China's government subsidized drug production, undercutting American manufacturers. So these big US corporations simply laid off workers and shifted production to the East.
Johnson & Johnson cut close to 13k jobs, Pfizer laid off 2k researchers. GlaxoSmithKline has more than 2000 employees in China. All the big names are tied to China -- Roche, Novartis, Merck, Eli Lily and many more. So even if a big American drug company produces your meds, chances are good disruptions in the supply chain are going to cause problems.
Millions of Americans could experience significant delays in getting their prescription drugs.
And it's not just meds. China manufactures a number a drug related products like spray bottles or pumps. And some of the drugs aren't going to be manufactured elsewhere because China has exclusive manufacturing agreements for drugs for anesthesia, cancer and HIV/AIDS.
Those that can be made elsewhere require Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (known as APIs). Even if you gear up factories in India, you still need the raw materials from China.
Here’s a list of medicines made in China, but any prescription drug may fall victim to shortages. These are simply the most likely candidates.
Aciclovir – (Zovirax) – antiviral drug
Advair – asthma medicine
Adrenaline Hcl – treatment for cardiac arrest
Albendazole – treatment for worms
Alfuzosin – (Uroxatral) treatment for enlarged prostate
Allopurinol – gout treatment
Alprazolam – (Xanax) – treatment for anxiety disorders
Amikacin sulfate – treatment for bacterial infections
Aminophyline -treatment for cerebral ischemia
Amiodarone Hydrochloride -treatment for irregular heartbeat
Amlodipine – treats high blood pressure & angina
Ampicillin – antibiotic
Amodiaquine – treatment of malaria
Amoxicillin – antibiotic
Aniracetam – (Draganon, Sarpul, Ampamet) a congnition enhancer
Artemether – treats drug resistant malaria
Artesunate – malaria treatment
Aspirin – anti-inflammatory painkiller
Artemether – treats malaria
Atenolol – high blood pressure medicine
Atropine – antidote against nerve agents
Avandia – (Avandia) treatment of diabetes
Budesonide – (Entocort) treatment of allergy & asthma
Bupropion (Wellbutrin) antidepressant
Calcifediol – treats vitamin D deficiency
Candesartan – (Blopress, Atacand, Amias, Ratacand) treats hypertension
Captopril – (Capoten, Inhibace) treatment for hypertension & congestive heart failure
Carbamazepine – treatment of epilepsy, ADD & ADHD
Carnosine – treatment for autism
Cefixime – antibiotic
Cefotaxime – (Claforan) antibiotic
Cefsulodin – also, cephalosporin – antibiotic
Cephealexin – (Keflex, Keftab) – antibiotic
Chloramphenicol – antibiotic
Chlorpheniramine Maleate – (Chlor-Trimeton, Piriton) Antihistamine
Chlorpromazine Hydrochloride
Chloroquine Phosphate – treatment of malaria
Cilexetil – (Atacand) treats high blood pressure
Cilostazole – (Pletal) treats peripheral vascular disease
Cimetidine – (Tagamet) – heartburn treatment
Ciprofloxacine – (Cipro) – antibiotic & one of two effective treatments for anthrax exposure
Clomiphene Citrate – (Clomid, Serophene, Milophene) infertility treatment
Clopidogrel Bisulfate – (Plavix) treats coronary artery disease
Co-trimoxazole – (Septrin, Bactrim) antibiotic
Cloxacillin – antibiotic
Coreg – (Coreg) beta blocker that treats congestive heart failure
Cromoglicate – treats allergies and asthma
Cyclosporine – immunosuppressive drug
Cytisine – (Tabex) smoking cessation drug
Dexamethasone Acetate – anti-inflammatory steroid
Diclofenac Sodium – (Flector patch/Voltaren) – anti-imflammatory painkiller used to treat arthritis, acute injury and menstrual pain
Diosmin – hemorrhoid treatment
Diphenhydramine hydrochloride – (Benadryl) antihistimine
Doxycycline Hcl – (Vibramycin) – antibiotic
Enalapril – (Renitec, Vasotec) treatment of hypertension, chronic heart failure
Enoxacin – (Enroxil, Penetrex) antibiotic
Erythromycin – antibiotic
Famotidine – (Pepcid) antacid
Ferrous Sulfate – treatment for iron-deficiency anemia
Flucloxacillin – (Flopen, Floxapen) antibiotic
Fluconazole – (Diflucan, Trican) antifungal drug
Furosemide – (Lasix) diuretic for treating congestive heart failure
Frusemide – diuretic used to treat heart failure & edema
Flucloxacillin sodium – antibiotic
Gentamycin – antibiotic
Glibenclamide (Diabeta, Flynase, Micronase) anti-diabetic drug
Gliclazide – diabetes treatment
Griseofulvin – antifungal drug
Glyceryl Trinitrate – treatment of angina & heart disease
Hydrochlorothiazide – (Aquazide H, Dichlotride, Microzide, Oretic) diuretic
Human growth hormone – treatment of growth failure in children
Ibuprofen – anti-inflammatory painkiller
Imitrex – (Imatrex) migraine medicine
Indomethazine – anti-inflammatory painkiller
Ketoconazole – (Nizoral) antifungal drug
Lincomycine – antibiotic
Lamictal – treatment for epilepsy & bipolar disorder
Letrozole – treatment of breast cancerLipitor – (Lipitor) lowers cholesteral
Loratadine (Claritin, Lomilan, Clarinase, Alavert, AllergyX) antihistamine
Lovastatin- lowers cholesteral
Lumefantrine – treatment of malaria
Mebendazole – (Ovex, Vermox, Antiox, Pripsen) treatment for worms
Mefenamic Acid – (Ponstel, Ponstan) non-steroidal, anti-inflammatory painkiller
Meloxicam – (Mobic) non-steroidal, anti-inflammatory painkiller
Metamizole sodium (Analgin, Dipyrone, Novalgin) painkiller, fever-reducer
Methyldopa – (Aldomet, Dopamet, Novomedopa) antihypertension drug
Metoclopramide – (Maxolon, Reglan, Degan, Maxeran, Primeran) anti-nausea drug
Metronidazole – treats infections
Moexipril – (Univasc) treatment of high blood pressure
Mycophenolate Mofetil – Immunosuppressive drug
Niclosamide – treats tapeworms
Nifedipine (Adalat, Nifedical, Procardia) treats hypertension, premature labor
Nitroglycerin – (Nitrospan, Nitrostat, Tridil) heart medication
Norfloxacin – antibiotic
Ofloxacin – (Floxin) antibiotic
Ondansetron – (Zofran) – nausea prevention for chemo patients
Orlistat – (Xenical) – obesity treatment
Oxandrolone – Synthetic anabolic steroid
Oxybutinin – treatment for incontinence
Oxymetholone – Synthetic anabolic steroid
Oxytetracycline – antibiotic
Paclitaxel – also taxol – cancer treatment
Paracetamol – also, acetaminophen – painkiller
Penicillin – antibiotic
Phenacetin – painkiller
Phenformin Hydrochloride – diabetes treatment
Prednisone – steroid
Promethazine Hydrochloride – (Phenergan, Romergan, Fargan, Avomine) antihistamine
Propranolol – (Inderal, Avlocardyl, Dociton, Inderalici, InnoPran XL) hypertension treatment
Pyrimethamine – (Daraprim) antimalarial drug
Propecia – (Propecia) for prostate enlargement and hair loss
Quinine – malaria treatment
Ramipril – used to treat hypertension and congestive heart failure
Ranitidine Hydrochloride – (Zantac) antacid
Ribavirin – (Copegus, Rebetol, Ribashere, Vilona, Virazole) anti-viral drug
Rifampicin+Isoniazid – malaria treatment
Ribavirin – (Copegus, Rebetol, Ribashere) antivirual drug
Rifampicin – antibiotic
Salbutamol – asthma, copd
Sibutramine – (Meridia) obesity treatment
Spironolactone – (Aldactone, Novo-Spiroton, Verospiron, Berlactone) diuretic
Streptomycin – antibiotic
Sucralfate – (Carafate) – treats ulcers & acid reflux disease
Sulfadiazine – antibiotic
Sulfamethoxazole – antibiotic
Sulfadoxine&Pyrimethamine – treatment for malaria
Sulpiride – (Meresa, Sulpirid Ratiopharm) treatment of schizophrenia
Tamoxifen – breast cancer treatment
Tinidazole – (Tindamax, Fasigyn) anti-parasitic drug
Trandolapril – treatment of high blood pressure
Trimethoprim – antibiotic
Valaciclovir – (Valtrex) antiviral drug

I am 28yo male, 6’2 and 175 Current test at 126 (350-800 ref range) Bipolar 2 - prescribed divalproex and lamictal Issues with ED, libido, and extreme mood swings/anxiety/depression in the past
Have never been able to gain weight until about two months ago when I was prescribed 200mg/every two weeks by PA in urologist office. Since then, I’ve gained about 20 pounds, had gains and motivation for gym like never before, increased libido and sex drive, and very big increase in mood and sociability/brain fog lifted.
Despite all of these positives, the doctor wants to switch me to Clomid, taken every day. He said take two pills (I’m assuming that will mean 50mg or so). He said the risk of infertility in someone my age is not worth injections. He said this is what he prescribed to folks my age.
I am very nervous. Thoughts? Advice? Any success on Clomid?
I have called my psychiatrist and he referred me to a top endo doctor whose office will be open next week. Hopefully can get in there soon
EDIT - just left urologist. Administered normal dose of test injection. Turns out I was actually being given 400/every two weeks... he is going to research how much HCG to give. He brought up HCG to me. Thoughts?

I (21, F) was just put back in depakote for my absence seizures. I was originally taken off of it 3 years back because I wasn’t having any seizures so they took me off of it well o had a grand mal and my doctor put me on lamictal, better for my age, but I got a rash so I was out back on depakote. So that is my little short backstory anyway I’m wondering, as it’s 6:39 in the morning and I just woke up with 3 hours of sleep under my belt worrying about this, if it is possible that anyone out there has become infertile due to depakote. Now I know what your thinking “why not just call ur doctor” well like I said it’s to damn early and my thoughts are going a mile a minute and I read online that it is possible once someone has had ovarian cysts which I have and I was out in birth control for them and haven’t had an issue since. I’m more or less terrified that this medicine is going to ruin my life plans, like seizures already have. So is there anyone or anyone or anyone you know that has become infertile due to depakote?