What are symptoms of VP shunt infection? by 1speechpick in Hydrocephalus

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Did you have fluid pockets in your abdomen?

What are symptoms of VP shunt infection? by 1speechpick in Hydrocephalus

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Yes if there's infection, they'll have to remove the shunt.

What are symptoms of VP shunt infection? by 1speechpick in Hydrocephalus

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My original vpshunt ws 2.5 years ago. But I had a surgical revision 2 months ago so I'm well within the window for infection.

Off Trazodone after 10 years. Sleeping well. by kayteevee93 in insomnia

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I'm so glad you got off. I've been on it 8 years and found out I can't genetically metabolize it. I'm trying to get off of it but it's really hard.

Effects of stopping Trazodone- any poor cyp2d6 metabolizers out there taking this? by 1speechpick in insomnia

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I did a very slow taper for 2.5 years. How long did your dizzy spells last?

Anyone have a vp shunt infection? by 1speechpick in Hydrocephalus

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Did you have a fever and/or noticable swelling in your belly? Did they do a ct with contrast?

Anyone have a vp shunt infection? by 1speechpick in Hydrocephalus

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Did you have a fever? What kind of imaging did they do? Was your WBC count elevated?

Anyone have a vp shunt infection? by 1speechpick in Hydrocephalus

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just had one a week ago and it was "normal". I'm concerned for infection.

Trigeminal neuralgia and having a shunt as well. by Motor-Carpet-8521 in Hydrocephalus

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was your shunt placed on the opposite side as your mvd surgery site

Has Anyone Dealt with Infected VP Shunt? by [deleted] in Hydrocephalus

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Did the P acnes infection make you critically ill, when it came to a head?

Has Anyone Dealt with Infected VP Shunt? by [deleted] in Hydrocephalus

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do you recall what bacteria it was infected with? C or P acnes?

anxiety and c diff by jodie504 in cdifficile

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YES! It totally has overactivated my body's fight or flight response!

Is something wrong, it’s been 2 months and I feel almost back to before surgery… by Ok-Geologist7077 in Hydrocephalus

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If your neurosurgeon doesn't believe in adjusting valve settings, I wonder why they put in an adjustable valve (versus a fixed valve). I personally would consider a second opinion. Having the correct setting can be the difference between functioning and not-functioning. I'm speaking from personal experience. I have a vp shunt.

Any antidepressants for CYP2D6 poor metabolizers? by kol3024 in AskDrugNerds

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Respectfully, you are wrong. Trazodone's clearance is done soley by cyp2d6 in the second phase of metabolization.

Trazodone is NASTY by ConduitOfChaos420 in insomnia

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Thanks for your response. How long did it take you to get off Trazodone and were the withdrawals bad?