Psycho-Babble Medication Thread 437201

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Mitch: Getting the right mix

Posted by smith562 on January 3, 2005, at 12:06:17

Hey Mitch/Everyone,

Still doing well with 75 zoloft/1 klono/450 lithium/100 wellbutrin ... although some depression has creaped back (was on 100 of zoloft). How do you stop juggling meds and doses? (Just Pick the side effect you willing to deal with and stop titrating the meds?)

For example, wellbutrin gives me motivation, but irritability. Zoloft relieves depression, but makes me apathetic. Klonopin relieves anxiety, but ruines my memory. Lithium smooths things out, but make me blah.

I will do things like if a work project is due, increase my wellbutrin and lower my klonopin. I get tons of work done, but all my friend notice I get irritable and withdraw .... is there a way to find a mix where you are *sociable* and *motivated* and *euthemic* (I can't seem to find it)

Thanks,

Smith

PS Maybe it is impossible for anyone to be "Superman" ..... life of the party, smart, motivated, empathetic???

Re: Mitch: Getting the right mix » smith562

Posted by Ritch on January 3, 2005, at 13:11:59

In reply to Mitch: Getting the right mix, posted by smith562 on January 3, 2005, at 12:06:17

> ...For example, wellbutrin gives me motivation, but irritability. Zoloft relieves depression, but makes me apathetic. Klonopin relieves anxiety, but ruines my memory. Lithium smooths things out, but make me blah.

Wow, that has fit my situation very closely at times. If you were purely logical analyzing that, it would look like NO meds would solve the problem. But, that's likely not a solution. I've been tempted by that solution before and got burnt big time. After you reduce an AD it takes a while to readjust. You might need to cycle a couple of times to get a really good idea what the dosage reduction really does to you. The easiest thing to suggest might be to reduce the WB, Zoloft, and Klonopin by an increment, and leave the lithium the same and wait a bit and see what happens? Less Zoloft and Klonopin might make you more motivated, less WB might make you less irritable. Sometimes I've found that irritability from WB worsens my depression. Hope this helps some!

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