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| | 09/11/04 - 04:51 PM  
 
   
 
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is there any effect of drugs inducing or inhibiting enzymes like P450 on normal endogenous metabolic processes?
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| bluedusk Forum Elite
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| | 09/11/04 - 06:12 PM  
 
   
 
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totally! for example, a woman on phenobarb (or phenytoin or carbamazepine....) can get pregnant from breakdown of ocps. i guess that's not a totally natural process : ) ok, how about phenobarb turning up heme breakdown leading to exacerbation of AIP?
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| mani Forum Guru

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| | 09/12/04 - 06:34 AM  
 
   
 
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well thanx for reply bluedusk. the 2nd one is what i wanted to know. someone said that enzyme inducers increase the metabolism, this gives u feeling like that in increased metabolic states eg hyper thyroidism like tachycardia etc etc. Thats why i put this Qn
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