Posted by Chloe on March 12, 2002, at 19:57:30
In reply to Re: medication compliance with painful S.E's? » Chloe, posted by Ritch on March 11, 2002, at 23:19:20
Hey Mitch
Can bearly type. I am so agitated. I really thought going down on Neurontin and going up on Ami would help with my scalp. But it's the same. The burning is so persisent.So now I have gone down to 300 mgs on the Neurontin, (that was helping with anxiety/depression/stabilizaation) and have no relief from scalp pain, but have terrible emotional pain. God, I really blew it this time. I should just rideout the neuropathic pain. But when it really burns, I just can't swallow my meds. This is a miserable cycle.
How I am going to stop going off my meds if I keep getting unbearable side effects? I can't relate to anyone or anything. My dog is driving me nuts, and I am so itchy, my ezcema is awful(strress?). And I want to up the lithium! Wow, that will really help my skin, NOT.
I want to call my pdoc, but she said that I should have stayed at 500 Neurontin and increased the amitriptyline to 30 mgs and the Li to 225 mgs if I got destabilized. But she is always trying to overmedicate me on my meds in my opinion. I am not a huge person, and I have sensitive neurons.
I guess I will up the Li in the am...But a part of me thinks I should just go with the devil l know and up the N back to 500, not fooling with the li. I am so confused and uncomfortable. And perdictable. 2 or 3 days after I decrease my doses of a stabilizer, I head into major depression/what to end it, mode. Why can't I learn??? ANd just deal with the scalp pain??? I wish I knew! And what would make me feel stabile again...
Thanks for listening.
Your Dex and taxes story sounded like no fun. That supercharged feeling is really awful. Glad you survived.
Chloe
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