Posted by terrics on November 4, 2004, at 18:24:32
Hi,Please help if you can. I am on 5 psychotropic meds. I have to come off of some because I am having side effects. I also realize that there is a point when adding more meds is useless. ( I know I will never be 'right' but at least I know now that it is not my fault...at least I don't think so). Anyway, First I will tell you what I am on and then my thoughts and pdocs thoughts on what to reduce. Pdoc took me off lithium because I fell 4X in one week and am loosing my hair. I had a terrible rage at work that week which led me to believe that I need the lithium...so pdoc told me to take only 300 mgs. She then added lamictal 100 mgs but did say it does not work on rage. I am on effexor XR 185.5mgs, klonopin .05 mgs bid, wellbutrin XR 200mgs ( and of course the 300 mgs of lithium). I feel pretty good on this combo, but cannot stand the physical side effects. I have tremors, blurred vision and ataxia...also memory loss. This is my idea: To start weening off the effexor and to stay on the wellbutrin; to then ween off the lamictal and see if I will keep my temper with only 300 mgs of lithium; to take klonopin 0.75mg daily instead of 1.0 mgs. Pdoc only want s to take me off the lithium. Personally I think that most of the side effects lithium has, lamictal does too. Anyone with a strong background in psycotropic meds. please help. terrics
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