Posted by Peter on January 19, 2003, at 14:39:14
In reply to Re: Very Confused-need some advice » Peter, posted by Ritch on January 19, 2003, at 9:41:45
> Peter, I would follow your current pdoc's advice about not taking the nortrip. just yet. From what you say in this post it really does sound like rapid-cycling bipolar. You mentioned dropping the Adderall a bit and things improving somewhat. It also sounds like SSRI's are setting you off badly as well. You might talk to your pdoc about another dose-reduction of your Zoloft (if you haven't stopped it already), and dropping your Adderall back to 20mg for a while and see if you improve some more. Hope this helps some..
> Hi Mitch:
The only problem is that the Adderall for the past year has been the only med that has helped me with my lack of motivation/lethargy/SP. And when I took it with the zoloft, I found that that they balanced out each others' negative effects-the SSRI took the agitation edge off the adderall, while the adderall decreased the impulsivity of the SSRI. But, the instability did come after a few months, and my impulsivity increased again. But at least it seemed like I was more on the right track than I am now! And I'm just sick of waiting while my mood keeps getting worse; the lamictal isn't doing crap and I'm cold/depressed/irritable/withdrawn/utterly lethargic & unmotivated. And I've been completely off the zoloft for over 2 weeks. I'm sorry for always being the victim on these posts and never the contributor.
Thanks for helping out, though-you always do,
Peter
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