Posted by CareBear04 on January 17, 2008, at 22:55:42
In reply to Re: what drugs would kill off my remaining emotions?, posted by bleauberry on January 17, 2008, at 20:27:46
thanks bleauberry-- through just a few posts, i know i can count on you to share a positive experience on zyprexa :).
i have tried an SSRI + atypical a few times, but the trial never lasted very long. First, I was on Paxil and added Risperdal. I had horrible side effects from the Paxil, so I switched to Effexor, which admittedly, is not an SSRI. i was also on lithium. so with the three drugs working, my mood improved some, but stabilized below baseline. the other time, i was on zoloft and was put on abilify. i felt really agitated and jittery, and once i was off the abilify and on something else (haldol?), the pdoc noted that i seemed much calmer and suggested that maybe the zoloft + abilify equaled serotonergic overdrive.
my pdoc is starting me back on prozac now. even though it has made me manic before, he thinks the risk of that happening this time is low since i'm on lamictal and lithium (therapeutic dose?) i guess this could count as an SSRI + atypical combo since I take seroquel at night, but for whatever reason, the seroquel helps only with sleep and doesn't seem to have any impact on my day to day functioning. i gave up on the low-dose Remeron earlier in the week when it didn't help with sleep or seem to have any effect at all. I'm curious as to whether Remeron played a part in my recent exhaustion and mood crash. Intuitively, it seems unlikely, but these states did emerge only after I started Remeron. Anyway, my pdoc wants me to increase to 30mg plus the Prozac. He cited some authroity or another in telling me this can be a very powerful combo. Again, I have my doubts and i dont' know if i can last until they start to work and what kind of a mess my life will be when i get there.
cb
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