Posted by AMD on May 12, 2004, at 13:59:09
Folks,
Has anyone experienced a reaction to an AP that sent one into a deep depression? I am in hell this week -- and it all started after a dose of Zyprexa two weeks ago today.
I was taking 25 mg Lamictal + 40 mg Celexa, and experiencing mostly positive effects but some rapid cycling -- would feel good, but then start obsessing and get depressed for a day or two, then feel fine for a week or so, then obsess ... and no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't mentally 'defeat' the obsession. I would feel the depression just wash over me.
Anyhow, I finally gave in and took a single 2.5 mg Zyprexa dose two Wednesdays ago, before bed, hoping, as promised, that it would help rid these obsessive thoughts from my mind.
Instead, the next day I felt horrid! Not only depressed, but stuporous, a tingling between my eyes (leaving me this urge to rub there), very depressed, extreme dry mouth. The tingling sensation passed rather quickly, but the dry mouth persisted until late last week, and I still feel depressed and unable to really concentrate.
But now I'm afraid of the Lamictal! So I am trying to ween off that. Which leaves me at good ol' Celexa. And I don't know if weening off Lamictal is helping now, or hurting, all because I got freaked out over that AP dose.
Friday my docs prescribed Trileptal .. is this really going to help with my depression?!?
DON'T THEY UNDERSTAND I AM DEPRESSED!? They keep giving me mood stablizers, but I feel like SH*T! Mood stablizers leave me depressed, /and/ make me feel slow, physically sick, and overall worse off.
ARGH!!!!!!!!!!!!
I NEED ADVICE!
Thank you
poster:AMD
thread:346189
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