Sorry guys!! Bit off more than I could chew - made some major omissions will re-run once iāve confirmed content with everyoneās input, please re-vote when it goes live. In the meantime please post on this thread if you think iāve missed something significant that canāt be captured in existing options.
Only select if you believe they have helped you, you can select more than one (in case you are on a combo):
A tricyclic antidepressant (e.g. Amitriptyline, Noritriptyline)
An SNRI (e.g. Cymbalta (Duloxetine), Effexor (Venlafaxine), Pristiq (Desvenlafaxine) etc.)
An anti-convulsant (e.g. Topimirate (Topamax), Gabapentin, Pregabalin) except Benzoās.
A beta-blocker antihypertensive (e.g. Propanolol)
A calcium channel blocker antihypertensive (e.g. Verapamil)
A diuretic (e.g. Diamox, a Thiazide)
A Benzo (e.g. Diazepam, Lorazepam) anti-convulsant.
Betahistine (SERC)
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If iāve missed anything please respond to the thread. If Iāve got any glaring omissions to the categories we can then re-run the Poll if required (I canāt add categories once live).
Canāt add additional category once live but can add those examples (DONE). Thanks for suggestions. Turns out Benzos are also āanticonvulsantsā ā¦ but think they deserve a separate category because they are a little āspecialā in their application, thoughts?
Maybe people can respond to the thread anyway, Iāll add a note as such.
If we turn out to have a lot of missing categories, we can always re-run the poll.
According to Wikiwonderful, āPizotifen is a serotonin antagonist acting mainly at the 5-HT2A and 5HT2C receptors. It also has some activity as an antihistamine as well as some anticholinergic activity.[11]ā I shall give it itās own spot
OK, thanks for all the feedback - Iām going to shoot for this:
Amitriptyline, a tricyclic antidepressant
Noritriptyline, a tricyclic antidepressant (broke these out because they are sooo popular)
Other tricyclic antidepressants
An SSRI (e.g. Zoloft (Sertraline), Lexapro (Escitalopram), Paxil (Paroxetine), Prozac (Fluoxetine), Citalopram (Celexa), etc.)
An SNRI (e.g. Cymbalta (Duloxetine), Effexor (Venlafaxine), Pristiq (Desvenlafaxine) etc.)
A GABA analog anti-convulsant (e.g. Gabapentin, Pregabalin)
A Benzo (e.g. Diazepam, Lorazepam) anti-convulsant.
Fructose based anti-convulsants (e.g. Topimirate (Topamax)) (now own category)
Fatty acid anti-convulsants (e.g. Valproate (Depakote)) (added, thanks Jess)
Other anti-convulsant
Pizotifen, a serotonin antagonist, antihistamine (added, thanks Vignesh)
Meclizine, an antihistamine (added, thanks Anna)
Other antihistamine
A beta-blocker antihypertensive (e.g. Propanolol)
A calcium channel blocker antihypertensive (e.g. Verapamil)
Other antihypertensive
A carbonic anhydrase inhibitor diuretic (e.g. Acetazolamide (Diamox))
An osmotic diuretic (e.g. mannitol)
A thiazide diuretic (e.g. bendroflumethiazide) (diuretics broken out)
Other diuretic (e.g. a Loop diuretic)
Betahistine (SERC)
You asked about giving Topamax itās own spotā¦I guess some out there could be on Depakote, but I honestly donāt know if Topamax needs its own slot or you could just add Depakote to the examples, itās an anti-eleptic, which is similar to an anti-convulsant right? If youāve already made the new poll I donāt think itās a big deal. I havenāt taken it nor is it in my immediate future but it would be good to know if some have success with it.
I was thinking about this poll earlier, I wish there was a way we could get everyone whoās ever used this site to come back just to answer this poll. To get the largest sample size possible!
And in general would be so so good for old members to come back and update us on progress.
I might look into a mass admin email to nudge people, but of course that will fail if they have changed emails or spam filters get involved. Not sure if thatās being too invasive too?
By the looks of things there have been around 3.5k users of the site over the years, but of course a lot of those might have logged in, sniffed around, left and never have come back.
oh iāve dug a bit deeper and it looks like you can mailshot all users with specific Trust levels, that would allow me to spam only the old regulars
Good catch, thats Valproate, a slightly different family of anti-convulsants, happy to add /edit added!
Wow, 3.5k users, thatās incredible!! Even from looking around this site so much I had no idea. I donāt know about a mass e-mail to all users past and present either, I suppose it could be too invasive. Especially if there are those out there that no longer use the site because they donāt want to be reminded of such a tough time in their lives, or those that are still struggling years after visiting this site. However it would be useful data for usā¦
