Psycho-Babble Medication Thread 770759

Shown: posts 1 to 9 of 9. This is the beginning of the thread.

 

I'm on high doses of everything

Posted by LlurpsieNoodle on July 20, 2007, at 14:38:08

Saw pdoc AND T today.

pdoc decided to up my geodon from 180 to 240. I complained that it would turn me into stuporous zombie, but I think we can get around that by taking 1 at bkfast, 1 at dinner, and 2 at bedtime.

pdoc decided to up my klonopin from .5mg prn to 1mg taken daily. Again my concern that I'd be stuporous zombie.

He said that a lot of patients get used to the effects and that the sedation goes away. At any rate, I have provigil still. ((((provigil)))), and coffee will once again become my new best friend. Maté. the herb. ahhh.

and lamictal stays constant 300mg a day.

Later I asked my T (who is in cahoots with my pdoc) "why are all my doses so high?" He jokingly said, maybe it's because I scare the crap out of my psychiatrists.

poor psychiatrists. They see a Llurpsie in crisis and they treat her agressively with mood stabilizers and antipsychotics, ply her with klonopin and toss in some provigil for added crunchiness. That's all they can do. I feel sad for pdocs (((((pdocs))))) who can medicate, but ultimately rely on the T's to heal their patients.

and my next appt is in 8 weeks? Is that normal? I pretty much described that I was facing bad mood swings and what can politely be called psychotic/dissociative episodes at least twice weekly. oh well. I guess he figures that it's best to stick with the status quo until my topsyturvy life kind of settles down. maybe then we can play with some tinkering.


zzzzzZZZZZ naptime.

-Ll

 

Re: I'm on high doses of everything » LlurpsieNoodle

Posted by Phillipa on July 20, 2007, at 16:39:15

In reply to I'm on high doses of everything, posted by LlurpsieNoodle on July 20, 2007, at 14:38:08

Li most follow-ups are in 4 weeks and for a first appointment and all the new high doses I'd say a week. Just my opinion of course. Love Phillipa please take care of yourself

 

Re: I'm on high doses of everything » LlurpsieNoodle

Posted by Bonnie_CA on July 21, 2007, at 4:32:21

In reply to I'm on high doses of everything, posted by LlurpsieNoodle on July 20, 2007, at 14:38:08

I wish I could sleep... I'm on Lexapro 10 mg and 200 mg Lamictal, and my sleep is terrible. Maybe I need some of what you've got? Isn't maté wonderful? I've needed it lately when I've had to get up with 3 hours of sleep. I don't know what mode of maté consumption you use, but I drink Powercafe.

My pdoc bumped my appointment to the end of the month. First my appt was July 2, then it was July 6, now it's July 27. And I definitely need an adjustment. I would love to sleep again. Even if I get to sleep, I can't sleep well.

You are on high doses. I hope it's working for you.

-Bonnie

 

refillable until WHEN? » Phillipa

Posted by LlurpsieNoodle on July 21, 2007, at 6:43:46

In reply to Re: I'm on high doses of everything » LlurpsieNoodle, posted by Phillipa on July 20, 2007, at 16:39:15

> Li most follow-ups are in 4 weeks and for a first appointment and all the new high doses I'd say a week. Just my opinion of course. Love Phillipa please take care of yourself

I've been on these doses before, just never all at one time. Maybe that's why pdoc is only seeing me next in September? I don't know?

My first appt. lasted about 15 minutes, then he said he'd contact my old pdoc and get more information. I guess he did, because when I came back 3 wks later, he seemed to know my meds history when I came back the next time.

new pdoc and receptionist were shocked to find out that many of my psych meds are refillable until 2008. Is that unusual? I mean-- if I didn't find a new pdoc right away, I could still have taken everything I'm on (minus klonopin and provigil) for many many months. I miss my old pdoc. (((oldpdoc))) I think he trusted me to take my meds and he even trusted me to figure out the best way to split and time my doses.

maybe i should send him an email

 

best sleeping pill I ever took/yerba maté rambling

Posted by LlurpsieNoodle on July 21, 2007, at 7:00:29

In reply to Re: I'm on high doses of everything » LlurpsieNoodle, posted by Bonnie_CA on July 21, 2007, at 4:32:21

Hi Bonnie, thanks for posting to me. kind of lonely, so it was really nice to have you stop by on my thread :)

> I wish I could sleep... I'm on Lexapro 10 mg and 200 mg Lamictal, and my sleep is terrible. Maybe I need some of what you've got?

I neglected to mention that I have an Rx for Sonata. It's a great sleeping pill. For one thing it's green and glossy colored. Really makes me feel like I'm getting my money's worth. My pdoc explained to me that it is very fast acting (take it when I'm already in bed- made THAT mistake last night on babble-chat, when I abruptly had to crawl to my bedroom), and the halflife is very short. I believe it's on the order of an hour or two.

Sometimes I have terrible dreams or anxieties that wake me up in the wee hours and don't let me fall back asleep. Sonata is great for that because I can take it even at 4am and be up by 7am.

I haven't gotten any of the strange hallucinations people report on ambien either (I took ambien once and did some rather erratic things, which I don't quite remember...)

>Isn't maté wonderful? I've needed it lately when I've had to get up with 3 hours of sleep. I don't know what mode of maté consumption you use, but I drink Powercafe.
>
I ordered about 8kg of the finest South american herb. Some of it is flavored with orange rind or with herbs like peppermint and verbena. I went to Argentina and Uruguay last year and picked up a couple of maté gourds and bombilla straws. I like to drink it this way, but the gourds are so hard to clean out, and the herb gets moldy in the space of 24 hours. At that point, the only thing left to do is to let the whole thing dry out for the rest of the week and scrub it out with hot water (preferably while under the influence of maté). I have also used whole herb in the coffee maker. Use about as much as you would coffee grounds for the size of your pot. I've also used tea filters, and yesterday I put the bombilla in a cup and added herb and water to that. I have to add sweetener though when I make it full strength. Full strength is basically a cup full of herb and enough water to moisten it. Then you keep on remoistening throughout the day until it tastes like dishwater. I can even refresh my mate with cold water and it still tastes good.

This morning I'm lazy and drinking Assam tea. I think I have threads about mate and my other tea collection on /alternative/

take good care, nice to hear from you,
-Ll

>
> You are on high doses. I hope it's working for you.
>
> -Bonnie

I hope it works too. I feel like I'm losing my mind sometimes. It's terrifying.

-Ll

 

Re: refillable until WHEN? » LlurpsieNoodle

Posted by Phillipa on July 21, 2007, at 20:04:58

In reply to refillable until WHEN? » Phillipa, posted by LlurpsieNoodle on July 21, 2007, at 6:43:46

Lurpsie first what is Mate? And I would definitely e-mail old pdoc and ask him why he prescribed for so long. I know antidepressants are good for a year the scrips, don't know about antipscotics, and I think the klonopin and providgil 6months? Lurspsie I just don't know as I don't know a diagnosis or anything just your symtomes. Love Phillipa

 

Re: I'm on high doses of everything » LlurpsieNoodle

Posted by cactus on July 21, 2007, at 20:10:31

In reply to I'm on high doses of everything, posted by LlurpsieNoodle on July 20, 2007, at 14:38:08

> Saw pdoc AND T today.
>
> pdoc decided to up my geodon from 180 to 240. I complained that it would turn me into stuporous zombie, but I think we can get around that by taking 1 at bkfast, 1 at dinner, and 2 at bedtime.
>
> pdoc decided to up my klonopin from .5mg prn to 1mg taken daily. Again my concern that I'd be stuporous zombie.
>

Wow Llurpsie, I must have the constitution of a peanut, I got prescribed geodon (Zeldox here) and I took 20mg and slept for 14 hours and was a walking zombie the next day. I'd also taken 5mg of valium and 50mg and zoloft eariler that day. I literally had to crawl to bed. I don't think AP's agree with me. I hope you're feeling better.

 

Re: refillable until WHEN? » Phillipa

Posted by LlurpsieNoodle on July 22, 2007, at 11:26:45

In reply to Re: refillable until WHEN? » LlurpsieNoodle, posted by Phillipa on July 21, 2007, at 20:04:58

Maté is a south american herb, related to holly. It contains a chemical similar to (or identical to?) caffeine. Stimulant. Astringent with a grassy taste. I like it, especially when I drink it out of a silver trimmed gourd with a bejewelled straw. I look like I'm taking a hit of some strange marijuana concoction, in my imagination

-Ll

 

Re: refillable until WHEN? » LlurpsieNoodle

Posted by Phillipa on July 22, 2007, at 19:30:11

In reply to Re: refillable until WHEN? » Phillipa, posted by LlurpsieNoodle on July 22, 2007, at 11:26:45

Li thanks for explaining. Love Phillipa


This is the end of the thread.


Show another thread

URL of post in thread:


Psycho-Babble Medication | Extras | FAQ


[dr. bob] Dr. Bob is Robert Hsiung, MD, bob@dr-bob.org

Script revised: February 4, 2008
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/cgi-bin/pb/mget.pl
Copyright 2006-17 Robert Hsiung.
Owned and operated by Dr. Bob LLC and not the University of Chicago.