Posted by Llurpsie_Noodle on February 18, 2007, at 22:52:10
In reply to Re: pharmacological changes? *trigger*, posted by med_empowered on February 18, 2007, at 13:21:40
> Geodon makes some people more agitated. If seroquel worked, maybe you could try it again, with Metformin and/or a weight-reducing drug (Adipex, Bontril, Didrex, Meridia, so on, so forth) added into the mix?
hmm. interesting idea... pdoc and I were hoping to reduce the meds, not increase them. I'm on quite a cocktail already.
Geodon def makes me more agitated. However, sometimes I'm able to funnel that agitation to good ends. My place is very very clean, and my diss work is progressing nicely. Sleeping... well, apparently my body says that 6 hours at night and 1 hour nap is good enough. I'm trying to limit caffeine, but coffee is SO good in cold weather ((((decaf))))
Maybe drop the atypicals altogether and go for a higher dose of the benzo? .5mgs/Klonopin isn't much; lots of people take 1-3, and some people take more than that, so you have room to go up on that. Maybe a different AD?Atypicals might be necessary for the time being, especially since my last crisis had a lot of psychotic features. (isn't that just fantastic?)
I wonder what the verdict will be on the AD. I just can't wait (half true, half sarcasm)
Weight gain would be an issue, but Surmontil might help--its a tricyclic that's kind of clozapine-esque. Its good for sleep and in high doses helps psychosis, so maybe that'd be an option.Interesting. I'll look it up.
> Good luck!
thanks- I need any little lucky charm I can find # oh look! there's one @ and another * bling! % whee
nightienight
-Ll
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