Posted by SLS on February 16, 2016, at 1:26:13
In reply to Re: pdoc...hands in air. now what, posted by B2chica on February 15, 2016, at 19:49:46
> trileptal was the most dangerous med for me.
Ouch. What kind of reaction did you have?
> lamictal i think actually would have worked but about 3 or 4 weeks in i started to develop breathing issues, like my throat was closing up. so i was taken off (within a day or 2 i was then fine).
Wow. You are certainly sensitive to some of these medications.
> symptoms of psychosis include: visual/audio illusions, audio hallucinations, at some point even hearing voices. feeling of thoughts being taken away from me, paranoia.
I admire your candor. I don't like to talk about the few psychotic manias that I've had. They were severe, but didn't include hallucinations. I guess I feel embarrassed that I lost control. You show a lot of courage.
> those were at my worst. does not always occur. also i have ptsd so i tend to start dissociating when my depression increases.
> wellbutrin was one of the best meds id been on but pooped out after a year or two. about 5 years after i tried again to no avail (including generic and branded).
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> maybe i should list the meds i've been on. would that help?It would help a great deal.
This place is like a think tank. There are a lot of brains at work here and a lot of experiences to be shared. It is possible that an idea will emerge that your doctor may not have considered. It is good that most people here don't try to prescribe. Thoughts are more like suggestions to be considered by a doctor rather than a conclusion to be acted upon on your own.
Geodon (ziprasidone) is an antipsychotic that acts like a SNRI antidepressant at the same time. How did you react to it?
Last question: How did your doctors differentiate between schizoaffective disorder and psychotic depression?
- Scott
Some see things as they are and ask why.
I dream of things that never were and ask why not.- George Bernard Shaw
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