tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37842820.post4215200171631098921..comments2023-05-04T06:34:50.097-07:00Comments on The Neighborhood Toxicologist: Drug Interactions: more common than you might thinkEmily Monossonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00896682323554212375noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37842820.post-537763868326498972007-11-07T05:41:00.000-08:002007-11-07T05:41:00.000-08:00No it's not easy. And, though I'm not an expert in...No it's not easy. And, though I'm not an expert in this field I do know that the capacity to metabolize drugs changes with age. From the newborn to the elderly, concentrations of specific drug metabolizing enzymes change, which is why, in part it's difficult to extrapolate from metabolism studies done with health adults to they very young or the very old.Emily Monossonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00896682323554212375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37842820.post-82839322895764459972007-11-06T07:23:00.000-08:002007-11-06T07:23:00.000-08:00The chances of side effects with meds is so much m...The chances of side effects with meds is so much more in the elderly. My mom has practically sworn off doctors since havine a horrible allergic reaction to Celexa, as well as psychosis and memory loss from Lyrica for post herpetic neuralgia. <BR/><BR/>It's not easy...Margaret Polaneczky, MD (aka TBTAM)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16555722791007332247noreply@blogger.com