Posted by merpmerp on November 29, 2010, at 20:14:56
In reply to Re: Need help approaching pdoc, posted by linkadge on November 29, 2010, at 19:19:21
Thank you both for your kind posts, MissThang and linkadge. I think perhaps I will reduce the dose, but I will at least shoot my pdoc an email telling her what's up so she knows I'm doing it. My reluctance to do it on my own comes from my mom, who's addicted to and misuses all kinds of substances, medicinal and nonmedicinal, so I have always been scrupulous about following my docs' advice. However, you're both right in that if I *reduce* the dose I don't see how that could cause harm. And I woke up this morning and thought to myself, "[Name], this is effing ridiculous. This med is supposed to make me feel *better* and it's making me *worse* so it's basically a poison... what am I doing??"
Miss Thang, thanks for your thoughts about Wellbutrin. It's one I am considering. I will try Lex at a lower dose, then if that does not help I will try a different SSRI, then I may talk to my doc about Wellbutrin. The fact that I did FANTASTIC on a low dose of Prozac some years ago suggests to me that it may be a dopaminergic problem. Conundrum on this board said that at low doses Prozac touches dopamine and norepinephrine and not serotonin so much. So this all is slowly making some sense and at least I have a plan to proceed.
Will post back here or in my other thread occasionally about how the lowered dose is going. I have lurked this board a long time before joining and I feel this is a place full of supportive, knowledgeable people.
Diagnosis: recurrent melancholic depression
Meds: Lexapro since Sept. 2009
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