Posted by SLS on August 5, 2022, at 15:41:25
In reply to Re: This was a mistake, posted by linkadge on August 4, 2022, at 21:07:37
Hi, Linkadge.
> I'm only on 5mg and I already feel significantly worse. Numb as hell and really bad akathesia.
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> Linkadge
Not a mistake. Just an act of desperation.Yours is a hard one to figure out. I did not like escitalopram, even though I got a few good days out of it. I found it numbing and simply didn't like how I felt. It was almost like I had a mild to moderate malaise. It was yucky.
I wonder if it's time for you to move away from serotonin reuptake inhibitors for awhile. Maybe just a vacation. You may have developed a sensitization (as happens with cocaine) to SRIs. However, that doesn't mean that other serotonergic modulating agents won't be effective. Receptor ligands, for example.
I think reducing your dosage of lithium from 300 mg/day to 150 mg/day is a worthwhile experiment. You can pay attention to both its therapeutic effect, and perhaps separate out mental side effects as being from either lithium or some other intervention. You might want to review your nutriceutical regime. Megadoses of calcium exacerbated my depression within an hour of taking it.
* I am thinking of adding DHEA for low testosterone levels and reduced libido. Do you know anything about it, or perhaps some other substances?
Thanks.Remain your vigilant self. Take a walk every now and then. I find that it clears my head.
- ScottSome see things as they are and ask why.
I dream of things that never were and ask why not.The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.
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