Posted by glaciergirl on June 6, 2003, at 21:36:13
In reply to Re: Is it ok to mix meds? » glaciergirl, posted by fallsfall on June 6, 2003, at 19:10:58
aahhh..the Paxil. I used to think I couldn't live without it, I sang it's praises to anybody and everybody that would listen! I remember how social I was when I was taking it, and thinking back, I had a lot more ambition and motivation..but it pooped out after a while..I think after about three years, and of course, I hated the weight gain. I have wondered if I should try it again, but I hate to be on a roller coaster ride...not knowing if it will poopout or not after a few years..and if it does, back to the drawing board. Not to mention the effects of getting off Paxil..night sweats, angry impulses, uugghh!! My doc went as far as looking up the psychitrists (are these refered to as pdocs here?..i'll use that, it's shorter!) that my insurance would pay for, none of which were the ones she would recommend. I am always trying to self diagnose myself. I have become aware of alot of my symptoms thru this board...most of them I never gave any thought to, just thought I was normal and normal was weird!!
If I am being honest with myself I would have to say the Concerta isn't doing much for me. (but I hate to go back to my doc and tell her yet another med isn't working..I've complained about every med she has given me..she's going to think I'm nuts) It hasn't made me any better than what I was, hasn't made any symptoms easier to manage..I'm doing a little better at work, but at home, the place is still a mess, the laundry "might" get done once a week, dishes in the sink, bills not payed, I could go on and on..at least my husband is the understanding kind. I explained to him awhile back that "yes, there may be a mess on the coffee table, but it just doesn't register with me that those things need to be in order, or put up. They look like they are in as good a place right where they are." Sometimes he picks up after me, but every once in a while, he'll leave my mess and watch to see how long it will take me to pick it up...usually it stays until he has to comment on it..."Brooke, that newspaper has been on the floor for a week, are you finished with it?" Of course, I'll make a silly comment like "No, I'm still trying to figure out the crosswork puzzle", and then I'll throw it away...geez.. I didn't know I had so much to talk about..anyway, I would like to try adderall, but my doc knows i have experiments with street drugs in the past and I'm not sure she will give it to me..look how long it took her to give me concerta..and I got a lecture on that!! Those days are far gone, I will never go back to that and I don't think any one medicine will trigger me to go back...I just want to get back to normal!!! OK...whew..maybe I need to see a pdoc after all...I obviously have more to talk about than I thought!! Thanks for listening...I'm going to give this some deep thought, I go back to the doc in a week!! I'll let ya know what we decide!
Brooke
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