@@triggerme2818 because for many people that is the length of time it takes to adjust, and side effects become reduced. Varies based on med though and patient.
I work at a women’s drug and alcohol treatment center and I pass meds every day. This information is extremely valuable for me because every medication you spoke about, I pass to consumers every day. Thank you for this great info!
Sherry, I find it bizarre, that you aren't required to read the accompanying warning information. What are your qualifications? That you don't know the effects or much about meds you are giving to people. Because of people like you that gave me Abilify, I now have diabetes2. I thought I was safe and had I known, I would not have taken it.
@@grammyd8361 your doctor should have been the one responsible for your treatment. All I do is literally hand clients medication. I don’t understand why you’re coming at me with hostility. I know a whole lot about meds because I went over halfway through nursing school and I aced pharmacology class. The truth is that sometimes people have negative consequences from taking medications. The ads warn people. Sometimes doctors don’t know everything there is about a drug. They’re human and they can make mistakes.
@@Cheese-is-its-own-food-group Sherry, I apologize. I have bipolar2 and I guess I am still real angry about the Abilify and having diabetis, due to no fault of my own. Going through a lot of stuff right now and guess that it just triggered me. However, there is no excuse for me to be rude to you and again, I am sorry. Perhaps it caused you to think twice before handing out this medicine to a physically healthy person who just is overstressed, overwhelmed or just at their wits end because of a trumatic event caused a mental break. This med made me go from a energetic, spry senior to a unhealthy, neuropathic lady who is homebound and totally alone in the world because of pain and balance loss, I lost my freedom. Diabetes is wicked! I trusted my nurse practitioner to be educated and informed. Abilify, stole what little life I had.
It would be nice if all doctors took the time to give this information when you are with them while they write out the prescription. I have to read the pamphlets fir all my meds and often consult my pharmacist as one of my doctors so often gives me ridiculous or incorrect Information. But now I understand much better why my psychiatrist prescribed buspirone to be taken with breakfast, lunch and dinner rather than every eight hours!
I have to admit I have forgotten to mention the food aspect when I’m going over side effect issues patients. Sometimes there’s so much to say it’s hard to get it all in and then hard for the person to remember it all. That’s why I like making the handouts
@@DrTraceyMarks - I really wish a) Pharmacists regularly took time to introduce and chat with new patients/customers (I Q&A mine probably too much) and b) the handouts with medicines are nearly useless: they are legalese warnings only slightly better than the ones on the strings on blinds or baby car seats (posing worst case warnings or vague warnings vs things like effectiveness vs time graphs... or effectiveness vs plecebo... exception: Atomoxitine pills came with a manufacturers, thin papered fold out that was actually decently informative--if you could understand it.)
@@DrTraceyMarks Ooooh, I feel like you opened my mind to be more flexible and fair-minded about psychiatrists/doctors overall. I hadn’t thought about the doctor’s perspective - I imagine that it would be difficult to juggle all of the details and caveats and unknowns of medications + I imagine there may be legal/ethical binding about how a doctor gives out information (e.g. caution around misinforming patients, to follow the do no harm). I’ve had the experience of how communication with others about a subject can become more and more difficult as we learn more and more about it. I have ADHD, which makes me super curious, and I have obsessive compulsive personality traits, which can be positive because I care a ton about the world and people around me. This has driven me to seek understanding about the world, often in service of sharing it with my community (aka geeking out lol). But, as I’ve learned more and more about psychology (mainly complex and developmental trauma, radically open DBT/social psychology, personality disorders, because these apply a lot to my experiences) I’ve gotten feedback from friends and others that when I talk about it, I go way too fast. I also speak like the other person has the same information I do about some niche subject I hyperfocused on for 9 months, like talking about Sensorimotor Psychotherapy stuff and Window of Tolerance without pausing for questions or letting the person switch subjects if they’re uninterested/don’t want to go further in it. That, or I get so frazzled with information about it that I end up unable to speak, except to say that I lost my train of thought - its a computer crash! I share that story/my experiences to try and show empathy/engagement btw - it’s a neurodivergent thing! But yeah, linking that together with what it sounds like doctors need to handle, not to mention… insurance companies… I feel more compassionate and humble toward you and others working as doctors. I imagine the wait time for antidepressants to work is also stressful for you all too!!
Thank you for this video! Talking about meds like this needs to happen more, even just watching this video makes me feel a bit less isolated and outcast.
This information, combined with information about mild serotonin syndrome, should be front and center for every woman that has taken psychotropic drugs and is wondering why she feels so rotten while taking something that is supposed to help her feel better. THANK YOU for being so clear, positive, and non-judgmental!
I wish you were my psychiatrist. My first visit i had with one was horrible. I was not expecting very rude dismissive like the things i ws feeling or going thru were not validated. Watching your videos teaches me alot
Hi Dr Marks! I have ASD. I'm in college and in just the past year I've decided to give in to tiredness and start drinking caffeine. I felt much more energized, but much more so focused, and it made it much easier to talk to people. I wasn't doing anything on purpose but suddenly I could participate in conversations without blanking on what to say. I looked it up and saw (to my understanding) there are studies that show caffeine can help with symptoms of autism. Can you go into how this works (or doesn't) and why I had not heard about it until recently even though I have been diagnosed and floating around the ASD community for years? Thank you, your videos are excellent.
@@EC-tt3nj it has increased my hunger throughout the day, but not so much at night. I am currently weaning off seroquel as I have developed metabolic syndrome.
I like this doctor. I take Seroquel and Buspar. I usually don’t take any medication without requested. I like the straight forward, professional yet helpful of Dr Marks. Thanks Dr. for all your help from a new reader
My trazodone bottle doesn't have a "taking with food delays the effect of the medication" just take with food. Pharmacists should avoid this if the prescription says PRN sleep. Thanks for the info. Now I know I don't have to eat.
Although I knew all this you did an excellent job explaining it to general public. As always love all your videos. I really admire you you are terrific
When I was diagnosed with depression I took Viibryd, and always took it first thing in the morning without food. I agree with this video. This video is very informational. I was told Viibryd was new for depression back in 2013/15. It helps reduce male sexual problems that sometimes occur as a side effect, that part intrigued me the most, but it is very expansive, even with insurance and after the manufacturer's 6 month coupon expires.
i had no idea about the effect of food on trazodone! that makes a lot of sense of why sometimes it works for me and sometimes it doesn’t! thank you so much
They bumped me up to 20mg of Lexapro after being on 10mg which didn't do much. The immediate notice was nausea which I had never had before, food definitely made a HUGE difference, even though I still feel some affects of nausea, it isn't as bad as it was the first couple of days. I am still surprised at how fast lexapro worked for me, I felt it immediately from day 1.
You see doc...none of this is ever properly explained to us when we are prescribed meds..we may get a very brief 2sec mention but no real in depth explanation.i realise psycs have a limited time with patients,but this is important stuff...thanks again.💛
Oh wow. About 8 years ago I was counselled to take my Seroquel XR at 6pm (aka dinner time). The rationale for this was/is it would help improve my sleep if I took it earlier than bedtime. It has worked better than nearly anything for the chronic insomnia I had. But, very interesting...
That is interesting. I’m glad it worked for your insomnia. I tend to use more immediate release Seroquel than the XR. Sometimes I will instruct people to move it back to dinner time because when they take it at 10 PM they have a huge hangover effect in the morning. So to be able to wake up easier they need to take it earlier.
As both a therapist who specializes in Neurodiversity, and having ADHD myself, ADHD meds, especially Stimulants, have very specific food needs. Taking them with a meal can greatly decrease side effects, especially the "zombie" like effect people don't like, headaches, and nausea. Also, acidic foods like juices and even Vitamin C supplements can break them down too fast. I learned some of that early on in my career in a training on Vyvanse when it was first released, and it solved so many problems for my own meds, even though I was taking Sraterra, a NS. Sooooo many kids take their meds and then go to school to eat breakfast and struggle with side effects because its too much time between when they take the med and when they eat. :/ Even just a gogurt or something small with a little protein in the stomach can be so helpful!
Thank you for your videos they're always so helpful! I was wondering if you could talk about Maladaptive Daydreaming I recently discovered this but there isn't a lot of information on it. I'm very interested in learning more about it. Is this considered as a type of disassociation?
Just a note about Zoloft/Lustral. I used to get really bad stomach pains if I didn't have this with food. It might just be a personal physiology thing but just putting that out there.
Thank you this was very informative.I always take Trazadone with a slice of toast or a glass of milk and sometimes I wind unable to sleep for a few hours. I am going to try taking it without food and hopefully I will fall asleep quickly. Is it okay to drink the milk or should I just take it with water?
I don’t know if the milk acts like food. Maybe you should go all in and try it with just water first and see what that does. Then if that works, see if milk makes a difference
I've had a "mild" seratonin syndrome (I say mild because it can lead to death) episode on my "third" Sertraline pill, only because I had a piece of chocolate hours later. Fortunately I happened to have some Diozepam handy because of a past alcohol withdrawal, and it calm down the Seratonin Syndrome, but before that my heart was already at an all time high within seconds, my whole body shaking and a bit of fever. I googled "Sertraline overdose" just in time to find that Diozepam would help against Sertraline. My doctor told me to stop Sertraline immediately and that I might be hypersensitive.
Got prescribed Buspirone, took it this morning on an empty stomach. I legit almost threw up after about an hour. Going to take it with food from now on
Hi Dr. Marks, I was browsing on Bilibili and saw that you set up an account for Chinese viewer, it's so nice that you would share with an audience that needs such educational contents. As I noticed some of the wording of the translation is unfamiliar to Chinese, and might affect your conveying the message, I was wondering if me as a Chinese may be of any help :)
Thanks for asking John but I just couldn’t pull it together this year. I wish I had though. @Chris Tyler I hope you didn’t just buy the 2020 thinking it was 2021...
When I was able to get Ritalin / Concerta prescriptions, I ALWAYS preferred to take the meds on an empty stomach. However I learned the hard way that stomach upset depends greatly on the manufacturer. Apparently different companies use different forms of coating.
I didn't know that about serotonin receptors in the human gut! Suddenly some of the complaints my friends have had about certain meds giving them nausea make so much more sense.
I started taking all my meds with food (after a meal) and they work even better now i used to take em on an empty stomach for 7 years and nothing seem to work
Hi Dr. Tracy Marks, I could really use some advice. I’m worried about my health as I think my mental issues are causing serious physical symptoms. I’m 21 and weigh 90lbs. I think it’s caused by my anxiety. I’ve never thought of myself as having an eating disorder. My body is constantly shaking uncontrollably. I can’t eat in public at all without becoming violently ill . When I’m at home the only things I can keep down are soup and bread, but I can’t take more than 3-4 bites of anything solid without being sick. I want to explain something else. Especially when I’m in public and attempting to feed myself I feel like there’s something or someone inside of me who makes it impossible for me to eat, sometimes I can hear it’s voice. I have nausea on a daily bases so bad that even though I haven’t really eaten anything in a few days I’ll still throw up as soon as I wake up. This will happen many times throughout my day, even at work. This has been happening for almost 2-3 months. I don’t understand and I’m really scared. Please, any information or your thoughts on the matter would be deeply appreciated.
What about Adderall, Vyvanse, and Synthroid? I notice a huge change in these medications with food vs an empty stomach. Is this just in my head? I don’t take adderall anymore but do have vyvanse and synthroid daily.
I'm on geodon and they told me to take it with atleast 350 calories of food. Sometimes that's so hard to do when you aren't hungry. I hate it but it's what works for me.
Hello Dr. Tracy. I've watched almost all of your videos and I really love it! I might miss your videos but can you please tell us more about Alexithymia? I've been getting emotionless these days, not being able to describe much about how I feel. I would be really grateful if you can make a video about it.
I stopped eating grapefruit because I read somewhere that you shouldn't eat it if you're taking venlafaxine. But then I started a statin, and it has a warning on it about grapefruit. So... I still won't eat it, but if I'd been wrong about venlafaxine + grapefruit, I'll be sad, because I really do love grapefruit.
I already knew all of this but its still hard for me to be consistent with eating/not eating with certain meds, I generally only eat once a day, and I take a shit ton of meds currently.
Have you done a video on the inability to enjoy things that used to be enjoyable ! It has a name and I can’t recall it . But can this be connected to Chronic pain ? I have sickel cell anemia and I’m trying to make connections between the mental , emotional and physical connections. September was awareness month for sickle cell and no one ever addressed these possible connections. I’ve given up on finding someone outside of TH-cam to discuss this, ppl just aren’t as on point as you are ! Your my new bible , basic instructions before leaving earth 😂
Seroquel immediate release (Quetiapine) i think is only available on the NHS in the UK, if I take it on a full stomach it takes over an hour to kick in, however you are right immediate release is very heavy it can make you feel awful
I’m not aware of it being affected by food. Some medicines that cause nausea can be helped by taking with food but that’s not the same as food affecting the way the drug works.
i have seen people getting confused between ptsd and narcissistic personality disorder. I am a medicine and surgery student and i would like to request you to upload a video on narcissistic disorder if possible. thank you.
Would be cool if you did a video on hypothyroidism possibly in relation to Depression or bipolar. I’ve been on lithium for only about 2 months and was feeling good up until a couple weeks ago right around the time my TSH went above 20, as my doctor told me, felt like everything stopped working and went back to feeling suicidal with chaotic and frenzied thoughts and directionless restlessness..now on levo and struggling to get used to it as it seems to make me jittery which isn’t helping because I still feel shitty so now it’s just that plus these side effects. I know there’s a connection there but I wonder how “clinically” relevant that is, because I’ve had a subclinical hypothyroidism since I was 17, 24 now, maybe that could’ve been making me just a uptick worse the whole time
Thanks for the info Dr Marks, it's unfortunate the medications on the must have food list don't have long half lives. Intermittent fasting has helped so much with my condition and overall health. I wonder if the 300 calories for latuda can be pure fat.
I’m glad intermittent fasting has helped you. Usually the food requirement is that the meal have a certain percentage of fat. I don’t know if more is better or if it matters if it’s pure fat
Another super helpful video. I have a question, I would greatly appreciate if you see it, although I know it's hard to navigate through all the comments. I was on Zoloft for 7 years. Unfortunately, it stopped working. I just got prescribed Pristiq. I'm originally European living in US. Pristiq is banned in EU due to certain side effects and heart issues, which got me extremely worried. I did notice increase on my heart rate and blood pressure, which I'm obviously gonna discuss with my doctor. My question is, in your general practice over the years, was Pristiq generally safe? And was it effective for treating Panic disorder? Thank you
Thank you! I'll have to check the generics names. But I'm having problems with clonazepam and zolpidem. My psychiatrist added quetiapin again 😥 I've been struggling so much these last 2 weeks.
Doctor, please tell me can a schizophrenic person be normal without medication , because the person does not want take medicine and telling she is okay without it .
Of course that's only what they are thinking/feeling and meanwhile they're de-compensating or going down in regular shape cuz the medicines are leaving the body or out completely, I know because in Texas I'm a QMHP, qualified mental health professionals and I was inspired to get in this field over 30yrs ago because of my brother who has schizophrenia
Like with any other disorder it could be mild enough to the point where the person with the illness can function in normal day-to-day life without medication.
You are the best doctor ever unlike those one that are good on saying " Go to the pharmacy and get your medicine". The Pharmacist:" 2 pills at night". I love you💝.
I just got prescribed trazodone. I am also on 100mg of Zoloft. I wake up a lot in the middle of the night. At times w hot flashes. My hormones have been checked and are good. I took it one time. It made me drowsy but didn’t put me to sleep. I had to take a Xanax. So last night I didn’t take it and I didn’t sleep at all. I was eating when I took it. I am new to these meds. But my life has been hell for three years. I don’t know what to do 😢
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Hii can u tell about fluoxetine?
Prozac
Should we take it with Or without food?
I wish that medications didn't have to have serious side effects. You suffer if you take them, you suffer if you don't.
well sometimes suffering is temporary? you can endure for 2 weeks at least?
@@m.xhdd.x why 2 weeks?
@@triggerme2818 because for many people that is the length of time it takes to adjust, and side effects become reduced. Varies based on med though and patient.
@@watcherwlc53 thank you.
Catch 22 😣
Off topic, but I love your two strand twists!
Lol! Thank you. Someone else called them braids but I didn’t want to correct them. 😊
Me, too! She's gorgeous and brilliant.
@@DrTraceyMarks I would have said braids too. The more you live the more you learn. You are awesome Doc!
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I work at a women’s drug and alcohol treatment center and I pass meds every day. This information is extremely valuable for me because every medication you spoke about, I pass to consumers every day. Thank you for this great info!
You’re welcome Sherry. I hope you get the handout for an easy reference for your clients.
Yes, I’m giving them the handout. Thanks so much!!!
Sherry, I find it bizarre, that you aren't required to read the accompanying warning information. What are your qualifications? That you don't know the effects or much about meds you are giving to people. Because of people like you that gave me Abilify, I now have diabetes2. I thought I was safe and had I known, I would not have taken it.
@@grammyd8361 your doctor should have been the one responsible for your treatment. All I do is literally hand clients medication. I don’t understand why you’re coming at me with hostility. I know a whole lot about meds because I went over halfway through nursing school and I aced pharmacology class. The truth is that sometimes people have negative consequences from taking medications. The ads warn people. Sometimes doctors don’t know everything there is about a drug. They’re human and they can make mistakes.
@@Cheese-is-its-own-food-group Sherry, I apologize. I have bipolar2 and I guess I am still real angry about the Abilify and having diabetis, due to no fault of my own. Going through a lot of stuff right now and guess that it just triggered me. However, there is no excuse for me to be rude to you and again, I am sorry. Perhaps it caused you to think twice before handing out this medicine to a physically healthy person who just is overstressed, overwhelmed or just at their wits end because of a trumatic event caused a mental break. This med made me go from a energetic, spry senior to a unhealthy, neuropathic lady who is homebound and totally alone in the world because of pain and balance loss, I lost my freedom. Diabetes is wicked! I trusted my nurse practitioner to be educated and informed. Abilify, stole what little life I had.
It would be nice if all doctors took the time to give this information when you are with them while they write out the prescription. I have to read the pamphlets fir all my meds and often consult my pharmacist as one of my doctors so often gives me ridiculous or incorrect Information. But now I understand much better why my psychiatrist prescribed buspirone to be taken with breakfast, lunch and dinner rather than every eight hours!
I have to admit I have forgotten to mention the food aspect when I’m going over side effect issues patients. Sometimes there’s so much to say it’s hard to get it all in and then hard for the person to remember it all. That’s why I like making the handouts
@@DrTraceyMarks - I really wish a) Pharmacists regularly took time to introduce and chat with new patients/customers (I Q&A mine probably too much) and b) the handouts with medicines are nearly useless: they are legalese warnings only slightly better than the ones on the strings on blinds or baby car seats (posing worst case warnings or vague warnings vs things like effectiveness vs time graphs... or effectiveness vs plecebo... exception: Atomoxitine pills came with a manufacturers, thin papered fold out that was actually decently informative--if you could understand it.)
@@DrTraceyMarks Ooooh, I feel like you opened my mind to be more flexible and fair-minded about psychiatrists/doctors overall. I hadn’t thought about the doctor’s perspective - I imagine that it would be difficult to juggle all of the details and caveats and unknowns of medications + I imagine there may be legal/ethical binding about how a doctor gives out information (e.g. caution around misinforming patients, to follow the do no harm).
I’ve had the experience of how communication with others about a subject can become more and more difficult as we learn more and more about it. I have ADHD, which makes me super curious, and I have obsessive compulsive personality traits, which can be positive because I care a ton about the world and people around me. This has driven me to seek understanding about the world, often in service of sharing it with my community (aka geeking out lol). But, as I’ve learned more and more about psychology (mainly complex and developmental trauma, radically open DBT/social psychology, personality disorders, because these apply a lot to my experiences) I’ve gotten feedback from friends and others that when I talk about it, I go way too fast. I also speak like the other person has the same information I do about some niche subject I hyperfocused on for 9 months, like talking about Sensorimotor Psychotherapy stuff and Window of Tolerance without pausing for questions or letting the person switch subjects if they’re uninterested/don’t want to go further in it. That, or I get so frazzled with information about it that I end up unable to speak, except to say that I lost my train of thought - its a computer crash! I share that story/my experiences to try and show empathy/engagement btw - it’s a neurodivergent thing! But yeah, linking that together with what it sounds like doctors need to handle, not to mention… insurance companies… I feel more compassionate and humble toward you and others working as doctors. I imagine the wait time for antidepressants to work is also stressful for you all too!!
May have been a short video but in true Dr. Marks fashion it was great and worthwhile. Thankyou for bringing this video to us...it was nice.
Thanks a lot Jeff 👍🏽🤗
Another incredibly informative video. Thank you!
You’re welcome. Thanks for continuing to watch. 😊
Thank you for this video! Talking about meds like this needs to happen more, even just watching this video makes me feel a bit less isolated and outcast.
This information, combined with information about mild serotonin syndrome, should be front and center for every woman that has taken psychotropic drugs and is wondering why she feels so rotten while taking something that is supposed to help her feel better. THANK YOU for being so clear, positive, and non-judgmental!
I wish you were my psychiatrist. My first visit i had with one was horrible. I was not expecting very rude dismissive like the things i ws feeling or going thru were not validated. Watching your videos teaches me alot
Hi Dr Marks! I have ASD. I'm in college and in just the past year I've decided to give in to tiredness and start drinking caffeine. I felt much more energized, but much more so focused, and it made it much easier to talk to people. I wasn't doing anything on purpose but suddenly I could participate in conversations without blanking on what to say. I looked it up and saw (to my understanding) there are studies that show caffeine can help with symptoms of autism. Can you go into how this works (or doesn't) and why I had not heard about it until recently even though I have been diagnosed and floating around the ASD community for years? Thank you, your videos are excellent.
Thanks for this video! I take Ambien as needed and now realize why it sometimes works faster than other times.
Excellent. 👍🏽
I take seroquel for insomnia. I was told to have it with a snack before bedtime.
But do you find that it makes you super hungry? I take it and then I feel like I need to eat.
@@EC-tt3nj it has increased my hunger throughout the day, but not so much at night. I am currently weaning off seroquel as I have developed metabolic syndrome.
I like this doctor. I take Seroquel and Buspar. I usually don’t take any medication without requested. I like the straight forward, professional yet helpful of Dr Marks.
Thanks Dr. for all your help from a new
reader
I love your channel. I have discovered so much about my mental illness and the medicine I take. Thank you.
That’s great Carrie. That’s what I want the information to do. 😊👍🏽
My trazodone bottle doesn't have a "taking with food delays the effect of the medication" just take with food. Pharmacists should avoid this if the prescription says PRN sleep. Thanks for the info. Now I know I don't have to eat.
I heard it works better with food..
Your input is invaluable. When instructed to take any medication on an “empty stomach” can be quite difficult to guage, thanks ❤️
You right, but if you take medicine empty stomach you can damage stomack ,kidney , and other parts, of body plus sight effects .
Thank you so much for all you do.
You’re welcome Gigi I enjoy it.
Although I knew all this you did an excellent job explaining it to general public. As always love all your videos. I really admire you you are terrific
Thanks so much! Thanks for continuing to watch my videos 👍🏽
Thank you so much for this Channel Dr.Marks, you explain everything so clearly and concise, it's like a free visit to my Shrink!
When I was diagnosed with depression I took Viibryd, and always took it first thing in the morning without food. I agree with this video. This video is very informational. I was told Viibryd was new for depression back in 2013/15. It helps reduce male sexual problems that sometimes occur as a side effect, that part intrigued me the most, but it is very expansive, even with insurance and after the manufacturer's 6 month coupon expires.
Very helpful. Thank is much
You’re welcome Linda.👍🏽
i had no idea about the effect of food on trazodone! that makes a lot of sense of why sometimes it works for me and sometimes it doesn’t! thank you so much
They bumped me up to 20mg of Lexapro after being on 10mg which didn't do much. The immediate notice was nausea which I had never had before, food definitely made a HUGE difference, even though I still feel some affects of nausea, it isn't as bad as it was the first couple of days. I am still surprised at how fast lexapro worked for me, I felt it immediately from day 1.
Wow, I never knew....
My friend has struggles. This has been very informative....
I’m glad it better helps you understand your friend.
You see doc...none of this is ever properly explained to us when we are prescribed meds..we may get a very brief 2sec mention but no real in depth explanation.i realise psycs have a limited time with patients,but this is important stuff...thanks again.💛
Why is this the only thumbnail that didnt creep me out
Don’t know. I guess I have a creepy kind of vibe going on
.. I wonder why it is giving that vibe? I thought scary about the others too
I just LOVE your hair. I can't get away with that style look. I have a round, chubby, Charlie Brown-esque face 😂😂😂
I remember when I ate grapefruit with zoloft and I felt really bad :/
Oh wow. About 8 years ago I was counselled to take my Seroquel XR at 6pm (aka dinner time). The rationale for this was/is it would help improve my sleep if I took it earlier than bedtime. It has worked better than nearly anything for the chronic insomnia I had. But, very interesting...
That is interesting. I’m glad it worked for your insomnia. I tend to use more immediate release Seroquel than the XR. Sometimes I will instruct people to move it back to dinner time because when they take it at 10 PM they have a huge hangover effect in the morning. So to be able to wake up easier they need to take it earlier.
No wonder I’ve been having a year long struggle getting my buspar to work... Very informative, thank you!
Thanks for the warning about Viibryd!
This explain so much about titration and the differences of anxiety disorders and mood disorders in general. Thanks 🙏🥰😊😎👍☀️❄️🌻😇
Thanks for the info
You’re welcome
Thank you
You’re welcome 😊
Her hair changed! It looks so nice! I don't take any of these meds but I know people who do, so I can stay informed for them :-)
Dr Marks I really appreciate your videos I have received a lot of assistance from those videos. Thank you 😊
This is extremely helpful, thank you so much Dr. Marks 🖤💪🏿
Definitely don’t want to stay up too long on ambien....many adventures that I don’t even remember haha
Thank you Dr. Marks you are an Angel.
Thank you so much for this video. I learned a lot from it. I appreciate the time you took to offer this much needed advice!
As both a therapist who specializes in Neurodiversity, and having ADHD myself, ADHD meds, especially Stimulants, have very specific food needs. Taking them with a meal can greatly decrease side effects, especially the "zombie" like effect people don't like, headaches, and nausea. Also, acidic foods like juices and even Vitamin C supplements can break them down too fast. I learned some of that early on in my career in a training on Vyvanse when it was first released, and it solved so many problems for my own meds, even though I was taking Sraterra, a NS. Sooooo many kids take their meds and then go to school to eat breakfast and struggle with side effects because its too much time between when they take the med and when they eat. :/ Even just a gogurt or something small with a little protein in the stomach can be so helpful!
Thanks for the info.
Great information, thank you ❣️
You’re welcome Amy 😊
Please please please tell me why many medicines say don't eat grapefruit with your medicine? I love grapefruit 🤔😟
Thank you for your videos they're always so helpful! I was wondering if you could talk about Maladaptive Daydreaming I recently discovered this but there isn't a lot of information on it. I'm very interested in learning more about it. Is this considered as a type of disassociation?
I have that on my list DTM. It’s something I’d have to research though because it’s not a term I use much.
@@DrTraceyMarks We appreciate all the work you put into these videos. Thanks!
thanks for sharing this
You’re welcome 😊
Thank you for these videos they're the best!
Just a note about Zoloft/Lustral. I used to get really bad stomach pains if I didn't have this with food. It might just be a personal physiology thing but just putting that out there.
Thank you this was very informative.I always take Trazadone with a slice of toast or a glass of milk and sometimes I wind unable to sleep for a few hours. I am going to try taking it without food and hopefully I will fall asleep quickly. Is it okay to drink the milk or should I just take it with water?
I don’t know if the milk acts like food. Maybe you should go all in and try it with just water first and see what that does. Then if that works, see if milk makes a difference
Thanks
@@DrTraceyMarks milk could be like a food. Even though it's liquid it has protein and (natural) sugars in it.
I've had a "mild" seratonin syndrome (I say mild because it can lead to death) episode on my "third" Sertraline pill, only because I had a piece of chocolate hours later. Fortunately I happened to have some Diozepam handy because of a past alcohol withdrawal, and it calm down the Seratonin Syndrome, but before that my heart was already at an all time high within seconds, my whole body shaking and a bit of fever. I googled "Sertraline overdose" just in time to find that Diozepam would help against Sertraline. My doctor told me to stop Sertraline immediately and that I might be hypersensitive.
Cute hairstyle and color on you Dr Tracey. I clicked on to see your new do. Like your info too.
Got prescribed Buspirone, took it this morning on an empty stomach. I legit almost threw up after about an hour. Going to take it with food from now on
Great videos! It would be very useful if you put the generic names of the medications in brackets.
big big hello and thanks from norfolk england
You’re welcome Chris and thanks for watching from England!
Hi Dr. Marks, I was browsing on Bilibili and saw that you set up an account for Chinese viewer, it's so nice that you would share with an audience that needs such educational contents. As I noticed some of the wording of the translation is unfamiliar to Chinese, and might affect your conveying the message, I was wondering if me as a Chinese may be of any help :)
Thank you so much.
Thanks ma'am!
Dr. Marks are you going to make a new calendar for 2021?
i have one
Thanks for asking John but I just couldn’t pull it together this year. I wish I had though.
@Chris Tyler I hope you didn’t just buy the 2020 thinking it was 2021...
Thank You!
This took me *years* to figure out on my own :-( Wish a doc would have told me this before....Thank u
When I was able to get Ritalin / Concerta prescriptions, I ALWAYS preferred to take the meds on an empty stomach.
However I learned the hard way that stomach upset depends greatly on the manufacturer. Apparently different companies use different forms of coating.
I didn't know that about serotonin receptors in the human gut! Suddenly some of the complaints my friends have had about certain meds giving them nausea make so much more sense.
That’s right. 😊
Thank you so much 💕
I started taking all my meds with food (after a meal) and they work even better now i used to take em on an empty stomach for 7 years and nothing seem to work
Hi Dr. Tracy Marks, I could really use some advice. I’m worried about my health as I think my mental issues are causing serious physical symptoms. I’m 21 and weigh 90lbs. I think it’s caused by my anxiety. I’ve never thought of myself as having an eating disorder. My body is constantly shaking uncontrollably. I can’t eat in public at all without becoming violently ill . When I’m at home the only things I can keep down are soup and bread, but I can’t take more than 3-4 bites of anything solid without being sick. I want to explain something else. Especially when I’m in public and attempting to feed myself I feel like there’s something or someone inside of me who makes it impossible for me to eat, sometimes I can hear it’s voice. I have nausea on a daily bases so bad that even though I haven’t really eaten anything in a few days I’ll still throw up as soon as I wake up. This will happen many times throughout my day, even at work. This has been happening for almost 2-3 months. I don’t understand and I’m really scared. Please, any information or your thoughts on the matter would be deeply appreciated.
Wow, thank you so much for this video!
You’re welcome 😊
Very helpful, thank you.
You’re welcome Glynette 😊
What about Adderall, Vyvanse, and Synthroid? I notice a huge change in these medications with food vs an empty stomach. Is this just in my head? I don’t take adderall anymore but do have vyvanse and synthroid daily.
Ive been on half these meds and it makes sense now why i kept changing....
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I learn something I always thought you must eat food before taking any meds my mom take diabetes an high blood pressure meds with meal
I'm on geodon and they told me to take it with atleast 350 calories of food. Sometimes that's so hard to do when you aren't hungry. I hate it but it's what works for me.
Yes it is hard to take it with food especially if you take the medication at a time when you don’t normally eat
Hello Dr. Tracy.
I've watched almost all of your videos and I really love it! I might miss your videos but can you please tell us more about Alexithymia? I've been getting emotionless these days, not being able to describe much about how I feel. I would be really grateful if you can make a video about it.
Taking Lithium is was worst medication to manage.
I stopped eating grapefruit because I read somewhere that you shouldn't eat it if you're taking venlafaxine. But then I started a statin, and it has a warning on it about grapefruit. So... I still won't eat it, but if I'd been wrong about venlafaxine + grapefruit, I'll be sad, because I really do love grapefruit.
Love your videos!
Awesome thanks a lot Melly 😊
I already knew all of this but its still hard for me to be consistent with eating/not eating with certain meds, I generally only eat once a day, and I take a shit ton of meds currently.
I enjoyed this video. I received alot of information about the medications that I take.🤩
So glad Tameka. 👍🏽
One non mental health med you should take on an empty stomach is synthriod
Have you done a video on the inability to enjoy things that used to be enjoyable ! It has a name and I can’t recall it . But can this be connected to Chronic pain ? I have sickel cell anemia and I’m trying to make connections between the mental , emotional and physical connections. September was awareness month for sickle cell and no one ever addressed these possible connections. I’ve given up on finding someone outside of TH-cam to discuss this, ppl just aren’t as on point as you are ! Your my new bible , basic instructions before leaving earth 😂
Seroquel immediate release (Quetiapine) i think is only available on the NHS in the UK, if I take it on a full stomach it takes over an hour to kick in, however you are right immediate release is very heavy it can make you feel awful
Interesting. I wonder if medications like Ozempic and Mounjaro would interact with sleep medications due to delayed gastric emptying.
Is lamictal a medication that's at all affected by food?
I’m not aware of it being affected by food. Some medicines that cause nausea can be helped by taking with food but that’s not the same as food affecting the way the drug works.
Just caffeine
i have seen people getting confused between ptsd and narcissistic personality disorder. I am a medicine and surgery student and i would like to request you to upload a video on narcissistic disorder if possible. thank you.
More doctors should take the time to explain this topic and not leave up to someone else
Would be cool if you did a video on hypothyroidism possibly in relation to Depression or bipolar. I’ve been on lithium for only about 2 months and was feeling good up until a couple weeks ago right around the time my TSH went above 20, as my doctor told me, felt like everything stopped working and went back to feeling suicidal with chaotic and frenzied thoughts and directionless restlessness..now on levo and struggling to get used to it as it seems to make me jittery which isn’t helping because I still feel shitty so now it’s just that plus these side effects. I know there’s a connection there but I wonder how “clinically” relevant that is, because I’ve had a subclinical hypothyroidism since I was 17, 24 now, maybe that could’ve been making me just a uptick worse the whole time
Thanks for the info Dr Marks, it's unfortunate the medications on the must have food list don't have long half lives. Intermittent fasting has helped so much with my condition and overall health. I wonder if the 300 calories for latuda can be pure fat.
I’m glad intermittent fasting has helped you. Usually the food requirement is that the meal have a certain percentage of fat. I don’t know if more is better or if it matters if it’s pure fat
Having been treated with psychiatric medication for over 25 years let me tell you this NEVER TAKE SERAQUIL.
Melatonin doesn’t work for me when I’m super anxious about the next day
I don’t know if melatonin is affected by food. I know it can be spotty with how it works.
Great video!!!
Another super helpful video. I have a question, I would greatly appreciate if you see it, although I know it's hard to navigate through all the comments.
I was on Zoloft for 7 years. Unfortunately, it stopped working. I just got prescribed Pristiq. I'm originally European living in US. Pristiq is banned in EU due to certain side effects and heart issues, which got me extremely worried. I did notice increase on my heart rate and blood pressure, which I'm obviously gonna discuss with my doctor. My question is, in your general practice over the years, was Pristiq generally safe? And was it effective for treating Panic disorder? Thank you
Thank you! I'll have to check the generics names. But I'm having problems with clonazepam and zolpidem. My psychiatrist added quetiapin again 😥 I've been struggling so much these last 2 weeks.
Thank You ! :)
Doctor, please tell me can a schizophrenic person be normal without medication , because the person does not want take medicine and telling she is okay without it .
Of course that's only what they are thinking/feeling and meanwhile they're de-compensating or going down in regular shape cuz the medicines are leaving the body or out completely, I know because in Texas I'm a QMHP, qualified mental health professionals and I was inspired to get in this field over 30yrs ago because of my brother who has schizophrenia
Like with any other disorder it could be mild enough to the point where the person with the illness can function in normal day-to-day life without medication.
You are the best doctor ever unlike those one that are good on saying " Go to the pharmacy and get your medicine". The Pharmacist:" 2 pills at night". I love you💝.
Thanks so much Rosalia! 😊❤️
I just got prescribed trazodone. I am also on 100mg of Zoloft. I wake up a lot in the middle of the night. At times w hot flashes. My hormones have been checked and are good. I took it one time. It made me drowsy but didn’t put me to sleep. I had to take a Xanax. So last night I didn’t take it and I didn’t sleep at all. I was eating when I took it. I am new to these meds. But my life has been hell for three years. I don’t know what to do 😢
Great info!
Doctor and the others meds? I don't take eather of this. I take lamotrigine and valproic acid.
Really useful, thank you x
You’re welcome Hanne 😊