Posted by Frustratedmama on July 8, 2009, at 16:46:51
In reply to Re: Time to ditch all the meds and start over? » Frustratedmama, posted by SLS on July 8, 2009, at 16:29:48
> Hi Scott,
Thanks for the encouragement.... I need reminders to be patient cause it's so hard feeling like this..... but I know nothing changes overnight (although the first couple doses of gabapentin were kind of nice).... Anyway, I am trying to educate myself and am thinking it might be time to retry parnate again and to ditch the adderall.... Does parnate hit dopamine? If so, it seems this might make the most sense as I would be covered in all areas (at least I think I would)..... Right now I experience depression with irritability (some times of day are worse than others..... and racing thoughts..... difficulty sleeping but tired (not manic thats for sure- never had any euphoria but maybe dysphoria....Drugs that made me feel better:
All ssri's (all pooped out and none have helped in the last few years),
Effexor (eventually pooped out and haven't retried due to withdrawal effects)
Lamictal (side effects were lousy - wont go into detail)
Neurontin (currently taking)
Valium and Librium
Adderall (all stimulants helped some- this one was least offensive and I am currently on 10 mg XR)
Trazadone (difficulty keeping level consistent during the day)
Lithium (side effects were intolerable)The rest of the meds (which cover just about everything) were either stopped or didn't work...Lots of times I stopped due to side effects.... This was what happened with Parnate.... But I was taking with a stimulant and without anything to stabilize mood....
One annoying thing about the meds is the rebound effect..... I hate that! I experience it with the gabapentin and the adderall.....
argh!I would gladly switch to anything that doesnt have this effect.....
FM
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