Posted by Ruby on July 17, 2010, at 14:15:53
In reply to Re: Abilify and Lithium, posted by ed_uk2010 on July 17, 2010, at 13:20:30
Hi Ed:
Interesting thought. I'm on that dosage of trazodone b/c I have pretty severe insomnia--practically need to be hit on the head to go to sleep. Pdoc's been afraid to up my nuvigil b/c it might increase my anxiety--which is why i take the clonapin(sp?). the nortriptylene has been there since I had ECT treatments last September...and it seems to help me fall asleep...though we started to talk about lowering it right before this latest incident.
When I was in the hospital, one of the things they did was "clean up" my meds to make a simpler cocktail. The nortrip and the traz make me groggy in the morning...which is why we introduced the nuvigil...which has been a real boost. I was having real trouble focusing and reading (not good for an academic) and it has helped tremendously.
Anyway, I am interested in hearing your thoughts about how this cocktail might not be the best combo. I have a really good pdoc, I think. She is very attentive and concerned...but perhaps we've gotten too close in and aren't seeing the forest for the trees.
We do try to adjust the meds between my academic terms so I'm not dealing with that while I'm teaching...
Thanks again. If you have more to say, I'm insterested.
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