Posted by rainy on December 5, 2004, at 5:47:48
In reply to Heads up, posted by rainy on December 4, 2004, at 9:13:14
Merry, you seem like such a sensible soul. Thanks for your response. I think you're on Wellbutrin, Xanax and Topamax? What's your Topamax dose?
I've been in therapy with a rather eclectic, slightly new age therapist since September. I don't think we're going places, although I like her style. We've put her on hold while I have acupuncture treatments for my back--can't afford both. I'm considering not going back.
I'm having such trouble with my meds. The Wellbutrin SR taken 4 times a day causes a build up in my body so that by mid afternoon I'm pretty agitated. I take knonopin only when imperative because I've withdrawn from that stuff before and it was awful. It's been imperative nearly every day lately. This is scary.
My tongue has become restless inside my closed mouth, I've been licking my lips until they're dry. Now it's poking it's way out every now and then without my permission--a symtom of the dread tardive dyskinesia that usually comes with antip sychotic use, but can also happen with trazodone (AD), which I'm taking at bedtime.
Tuesday I want to ask pdoc to wean me off all meds except Topamax. Maybe wellbutrin down to 200. I don't think I can get more depressed or anxious, agitated, irritable than I am, so we have nothing to lose. Getting up this morning, I fell out of bed, and then got mad at my sleeping husband about it??I can't deal with the side effects anymore and taking something to mask something is just more stuff in the stew pot.
I tend to agree that information is the best answer for me--that and the mitzvah therapy that was mentioned yesterday--do something good for someone else without telling anybody about it. thanks again.
rainy
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