Posted by randermin on January 28, 2007, at 20:13:13
In reply to Re: AD suggestions? -my history w/ a few so far... » randermin, posted by Quintal on January 24, 2007, at 21:53:28
Mood stabilizers aren't as bad as antipsychotics for causing mood flattening and emotional blunting. Lamictal may work very well for you.
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> Qokay, but would you say lamictal is worse than ssri's in terms of its effects on emotional capacity?
what I'm really worried about isn't just ssri style "blunting" but maybe something more profound, where I might feel like my personal sense of self, or I guess my core emotions are actually affected...
It's hard for me to put it into words, but the idea really scares me, in the sense that I would be kind of internally institutionalized. (!)
thats what I'm afraid of. more like the zombie effect of seroquel I guess... and its why I'm thinking that a reversable maoi, tca, or just an ssri would really be better for me after all. does anyone know what I mean?
Ive taken seroquel on just one occasion as a treatment for insomnia, and it was terrible. I felt like I was being sucked into some kind of lifeless oblivion which I had to fight. I stayed up all night fighting against that kind of zombie state.
so I guess Ive conveyed it more than enough, basically I just want avoid taking what ever is the most spiritualy intrusive, maybe that turns out to be an ssri I just dont know, but any help would be very much appreciated. thanks alot -o
(randermin is just silly)
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