alternative meds

[BrooklynDO]

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does anyone know of an online list for the alternative meds found in FA 2004 edition?
thanks

 

[mpp]

There were no alternative meds on my Step 1. I have never heard of anyone having a question on alternative medications on Step 1.

 

[BrooklynDO]

There were no alternative meds on my Step 1. I have never heard of anyone having a question on alternative medications on Step 1.

I j ust got an interactions question with alternative meds and antidepressives

also, i heard the 2004 FA has a list of the commonly used ones now

 

[mpp]

Yes there is a list in 2004 First Aid (it's about 10 things or so). But again, I don't think this is Step 1 type material.

 

[annushka]

Here's the ones our Kaplan guy said were important:
(I'll list drug--use--poss mech--adverse effects which is what he emphasized)

Echinacea--decreases cold symptoms--increases IL's and TNF--GI distress, dizziness, h/a
Ephedra--asthma, hypotension, cold symptoms, weight loss--contains ephedrine and pseudoephedrine--anorexia, insomnia, tachycardia, urinary retention, arrhythmias, HTN and psychosis
Garlic--hyperlipidemias, cancer (weak evidence)--Inhibits HMG-CoA reductase and ACE--allergies, hypoTN, antiplatelet actions...may interact with anticoag's
Milk thistle--increases liver function in viral hepatitis, antidote to amanita mushroom poisoning--Antioxidant and free radical scavenger--loose stools
Saw palmetto--treatment of BPH--5 alpha reductase inhibitor and androgen receptor antagonist--GI pain, decreased libido, h/a, HTN
St. John's wort--depressive disorder--may enhance brain 5HT functions--has major drug interactions: serotonin syndrome with SSRIs and also a p450 inducer.
Melatonin--serotonin derivative used for jetlag and sleep disorders--contraindicated in pregnancy, women trying to conceive (decreases LH) and nursing mothers (decreases prolactin)

that's all.

 

[BrooklynDO]

anna, as always youre a sweetheart
you driving dimka nuts with the studying yet?
~Crooklyn

 

[Idiopathic]

yohimbine...a2 agonist (allegedly)

 

[annushka]

anna, as always youre a sweetheart
you driving dimka nuts with the studying yet?
~Crooklyn

No, because I study in school most of the time 😀 last time I tried studying at home, I ended up watching Shrek-2 with him.

Yeah, he's off somewhere playing paintball now...somewhere in an alternate universe, people actually have a long weekend...

 

[BrooklynDO]

No, because I study in school most of the time 😀 last time I tried studying at home, I ended up watching Shrek-2 with him.

Yeah, he's off somewhere playing paintball now...somewhere in an alternate universe, people actually have a long weekend...

studying in school? how depressing... I gave up a while back, i think two years now... studying that is

 

[DRealDrZ]

What about black cohosh? Isn't that have something to do with estrogen?