Posted by Racer on July 24, 2005, at 17:33:12
Today I finally had to admit that this isn't the best medication combo for me after all. Although I'm not depressed in the sense that I was, and my anxiety is way down to easily tolerated levels, I can hardly force myself to move! As for actually getting anything done? Forget about it!
Honestly -- today, I was about to lie down for a while when I realized that I wasn't in the least tired, that I actually had energy that I wanted to use -- but that I couldn't actually imagine *doing* anything at all. The lack of impetus is upsetting me enough to qualify as just as bad as the depression itself was.
Of course, once I start admitting that, I get kinda teary, because it's so hard to have much hope for a medication that actually improves the quality of my life over what it is when I'm depressed! Grrr!
OK. Back to meds. I really am afraid of trying anything else, and I'm actually afraid to call my doctor about this. I just want to climb back into bed -- it would be so much easier...
Anyway, I'm on Cymbalta 60mg, Wellbutrin XL 300mg, and Provigil 100mg. The Provigil actually works better as an augmenting agent for the anti-depressants than it does for wakefulness or energy.
Dr CattleProd has mentioned meds like Lithium, Lamictal, Luvox, and I think there may have been one or two that didn't start with the letter "L"... He said that, while the anti-depressants didn't seem to work all that well for me, there were some options that didn't include anti-depressants per se. I'm not sure I'm feeling all that up for experimentation...
Dx: Major Depressive Disorder, recurrent; Anxiety Disorder, Not Otherwise Specified; and Anorexia Nervosa.
So, if anyone can offer any ideas....
Also, I was wondering if maybe a stimulant of some sort might help? Anyone have any wisdom on that subject to offer?
Thanks!
poster:Racer
thread:532892
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