Posted by baseball55 on February 20, 2015, at 21:18:00
In reply to Re: topamax, posted by rjlockhart37 on February 19, 2015, at 23:41:56
> i know this is the 3rd reply, sorry about this, but mood stablizers make unpleasant emotions kinda go away....i've noticed that with the zyprexa....it's like ... everything is smooth controlled, you don't get hyper and super excited....the lamictal and zyprexa i think do this.....and if topamax was added it would just be ... everyday would be day dream land.....in way that's good, but it's tuning out reality.....
Yeah but the goal is not to make unpleasant emotions go away. Unpleasant emotions are part of life. They can be useful, in that they can motivate us to change situations that are unpleasant. Trying to create a state of mind in "day dream land" is a worrisome goal.
Assume you do have ADHD and can't, given your living situation and past issues with abuse, use stimulants to treat the ADHD. There are other approaches. Cognitive behavioral therapies are often used as an alternative to drugs. Have you looked into this? Have you looked into therapy of any sort?I don't want to be dismissive of your other symptoms, RJ. but I do wonder how much the episodes of paranoia and grandiose delusions are reactions to the very circumscribed and long-onging life you are living with your parents and very few adult activities or relationships.
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