Posted by Chris O on September 8, 2012, at 18:41:52
In reply to Re: My place of relaxation is a place of dysfunction » Chris O, posted by phidippus on September 8, 2012, at 15:04:33
Eric:
To be clear, I've never been on a TCA before. Obviously, symptoms would be of greater concern if I was living on my own. They have almost completely debilitated me. It's good to know that TCA side effects go away for most people.
Pristiq + Wellbutrin or Parnate + Clomipramine: I'm totally open to two meds at a time. Those combinations sound like they would be too activating for me. I'll figure out what I'm going to try in the next few weeks.
My worry is beyond anything conscious. It's just "on" terminally. It, I guess, is managed when I am under no stress. But put me under any stress and I cannot function. Basically, I feel like there is a weight of pressure around holding me back. Floating anxiety. It just moves around my body. It prevents me from being extroverted. In retrospect, I think this is how my mom shaped my brain chemistry with her controlling behavior and own bio-chemical issues perhaps brought on by being born of a woman who drank heavily while she was pregnant (my grandmother). All that I know is that I have been almost completely shut down by my anxiety disorder/PTSD/depression.
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