Posted by brynb on April 8, 2013, at 23:36:55
In reply to Re: Switching meds-feedback?, posted by rjlockhart37 on April 8, 2013, at 22:38:08
> yea....being med free is not an option, nardil is good and will help depression, just its side effects are there. But really I think you would benefit from a stabilizer, zyprexa, lithium, Depakote, it will help those unstable moods with irrtibility, I've had irrtibility and mood swings...im discusted with everything, inside and outside. Seriously, try mood staibliers, they will help you a lot. that or Ativan...
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> there's Suboxone for depression....its an opioid but is used for addiction treatment with main opioids....its vary good for depression, even its not used for that.....but that would be hard to ask your doctor about that....
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> does like events make this mood unstablity? or is like just there for no reason....that's how mine is...ill be with merry go round people and hate every minute of it, irrible.
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>Hey rj,
Thanks for all your feedback. Based on this year, it appears I would benefit greatly from AAPs, AEs, stabilizers, etc., but I pretty much tried the gamut (or enough, anyway) to know that I was just as "off" and/or not right on them as I am med-free. That, or they caused a lot of my symptoms to worsen and it was too unbearable to ride out.
I've tried many of the drugs you mentioned, including Subutex, Suboxone and trust me, EVERY sedative. No dice. So I find myself back to square one, and it seems logical to me that trying one med (albeit a possibly risky one) in a completely different category is the next step.
It's been a rough year, but it's hard for me to pin down whether specific events set me off or what my patterns are.
Based on your posts it's been a tough time for you too, so hang in there. I know all too well what it's like to do anything to get out of your head!
Thanks again.
-b
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