Posted by Mr.Scott on June 29, 2005, at 23:48:57
In reply to To Mr Scott - More questions for you, posted by Denise1966 on June 28, 2005, at 9:58:20
Sorry I just re-read your post and see you said medications in general not just ssris.
I have to be careful with clonazepam as more than .25mg TID can lead to a feeling like depression. Lithium and lamictal were intolerable. Lamictal put me to sleep at 25mg and had no other effect. Lithium reduced my sexual potency. Neurontin and Depakote tend to make me swell a bit even at low doses, and also make me see more head hair in the shower. That said i could probably deal with those two, and do occassionally use neurontin for sleep. Believe it or not Neurontin also seems to constipate me. Effexor made me anxious and agitated as did cymbalta. Atypicals made me feel like a zombie...and anything else either didn't work or I'd have to look it up. Oh...Remeron made me so hungry and tired I couldn't wait it out because I had to work and all the coffee in the world only added anxiety.
As SLS pointed out...give yourself time to adjust.
I currently take the following regimen with few complaints except insomnia. My depression and anxiety are virtually gone. I am still intense and mildy obsessive, but have come to accept these as character traits that are even good!
Adderall XR 40mg daily
Clonazepam .25mg TID
Right Unilateral ECT once a month.Scott
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