iGuard.org.uk - check medications and interactions

[bomberbeamish]

due to this site i have stopped my seroquel as it has sent alarm bells ringing,, it says i shouldnt take with my othere meds,, and its typical its the weekend but will be at docs tomorrow,, for me i shouldnt of read this site and thats just me,, and im sure it will help others but i have a problem taking meds any way because of side effect ect, and i read people comments which has scared me. im not saying it crap but to people like me shoudnt read it. sorry nic i dont mean to be so hard about it.

[ElizabethJane]

Dear Bomber I wouldn't take this site too seriously. I put in my meds and it was unable to give me an overview of my meds because not enough people who registered were taking lithium. It might help some people but certainly of no use to me either. Please do not stop taking your meds. Your pharmacy will have a record of all the drugs that you are taking and any contraindications will be flagged up on there. Please try not to panic and see your GP at the earliest opportunity.

[KK77]

It couldn't tell me much about my meds either but I take an interest in reading other people's experiences so from that point of view it's useful. I didn't find anything on it alarming.

[nomorepanic]

You should not just stop taking any medication - it says that on the site! Contact your GP for advice please.

[suzy-sue]

I looked and checked out mine ,then my hubbys .All was ok ,but I did know that before ..I thought it was a very good site and better than a lot of the sites ive come across .Every drug has possible side effects and people who suffer with health anxiety ,shouldnt google or use these sites .Sometimes the advantages of mixing certain drugs with others ,outweighs the slight risk of a reaction .Your Dr would monitor you regularly if he /she thought there may be complications .Drug companys have to cover themselves to reveal a possible risk ,even a slight one ,to cover themselves .This site saves a lot of time ,and you can add or remove certain drugs when and if your Meds change .Thanks for posting it Nic . Sue x

[ElizabethJane]

I'm glad that you were able to use it. I did not find it much help tbh. I guess that as it is an American site it only recognises drugs in common use in America? It did not recognise lithium and that is the drug that I would have the most problems with if I mixed it with other drugs or otc medicines. Fortunately I know the contraidictions already and trust the service my pharmacist gives me. I hope it is useful to others but it is not for me.

[nomorepanic]

EJ - it is a UK site based in Berkshire.

I put in lithium and there were some user comments about it so they may be helpful for you.

[ElizabethJane]

I tried this and I did not find it very helpful tbh. The site said that it needed more people taking lithium to join the site before they could comment on it. Thanks all the same.

[Rous]

I just noticed this & tried it, it was useful for me.

3 of my meds interact, the main med I take interacts seperately with 2 others but both combined with my main med is something that wud explain some things lately happening to me, think I'll be bringing it up wae my doc next time I see them. For me this is good to know.

I'd say to anyone who thinks of using the site & has worries beforehand to not panic by the results, I'll admit I was dreading what might come up but to be honest I'd rather know now than have my family know after something happens to me if ye know what I mean.

I'd recommend this site but must warn folk not to panic by what they may see in their own results.

Remember your doctors know you, they know why they put you on the meds, they know what you take and they know that everyone reacts differently to different meds.

When I was taking many different meds a while back the combination wuda been vastly red-flagged by most folk and this site as a dangerous combo but in truth that combo was the only thing that worked for my pains & situation at the time and they didn't do me any harm.

Like I said everyone reacts differently so please don't panic by what you may see but take comfort in the fact you know now how the average person wud be on your meds, not neccessarily how you react to them, you may find your meds work well for you without problems like I was a while back on the dangerous combo the doc was giving me.

Like I said, don't panic by what you may see in your results but take comfort that the site only shows what the average person's response to your meds is, not you!

I wish I'd spotted this before, thanks Nic.