Posted by alchemy on August 25, 2010, at 20:27:22
SSRIs & SSNRIs have helped me a little in the past, but they may be contributing to the rapid cycling.
My mood is never really good. Just cycling between not-so-good and bad. Including being tired all day vs. energy, anxiousness, brain can't handle anything, etc. There is no pattern, but usually the same issues and/or mood are around 2-4 days. I can already feel that I'm going a little downwards.
I've tried almost everything. My dr. thinks my next trial should be replacing my Celexa with Zoloft, Pristiq, or Effexor. I have already been on Zoloft & Effexor, but not with this combo. I have real doubts that this change will do much if anything. But I do at least feel like it is a "safe" change compared to other meds I've tried that haved made me much worse.
My mix:
400 Lamictal
30 Celexa
300 Wellbutrin
2mg XanaxMaybe the next trial should be to decrease the Celexa or Wellbutrin...? But there are two issues.
1) Depression
2) Cycling
Decreasing the Celexa may likely lower my mood and maybe the Wellbutrin. Which med is more likely to induce cycling? I would assume Celexa.However, something in this mix does quiet my agitation. And that may be the Celexa. And I do have some PMS, and SSRIs help with that.
Whenever I raised the Lamictal dose I did not really notice any mood changes. I have tried to increase the Celexa & Wellbutrin, but all they did was give me side effects. The Celexa made me sweat more, and the Wellbutrin caused constipation.
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