Posted by B2chica on April 28, 2011, at 8:23:39
In reply to Re: psychological or meds? » B2chica, posted by mtdewcmu on April 27, 2011, at 10:52:20
Hi Mtdewcmu!
you got that right about the perphenazine. told pdoc that last time and he said he has no intention of increasing it...i have experimented with not taking adderall when my anxiety was so high. it seems to only add slightly to it and only about the first hour after i take it. but when my anxiety starts causing me nausea thats when i just stop taking it. only because it normally does help with mood as well.
ya i was thinking of trying celexa at one time. i'm glad you brought that up. the lexapro worked for the most part very well for me. i just couldnt tolerate the sleep effect...i did try different dosages but nothing seemed to help. course i was dealing with strictly depression at that stage a few years ago, hardly any anxiety. so maybe now even lexapro may be good to try again?? who knows.
and aaah wellbutrin. that was probably my best drug to date (second from zyprexa) i cant even tell you how well that worked for me. Great mood, energy to function, no side effects, even lost a few pounds on it.
i went off it from my first pregnancy. went back on it after that and never worked. i tried two different generics (dont get me started on those!!) and then the real thing...it was like taking sugar pills...nothing.
i mean i wish i understood that poop out thing. i just dont see how a med can work SO well for someone then suddenly not at all...oh well.but at next meeting i think i will talk more about wondering if the pristiq is working and either augmenting it or substituting it with another one.
i do tend to need to watch out with some SSRI's but since i was on lexapro i would think celexa would be ok right?
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i think one of my biggest issues is that i suffer from pretty rough PTSD. and sometimes its hard to tell the difference between what is psychologically causing symptoms and what is biological. i think the last really low time (tuesday) was psychological from the holiday weekend. cuz i had to leave work early so bad, went to friends house and sat like zombie and cried and curled up some. went home that night had big glass of wine and next day better some.
i still often wonder if i have rapid cycling like every few days? or if its psychological? or what.lets just say i'm a nice challange to my pdoc. :)
thanks much for your input mtdewcmu.
b2c.
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