Posted by Dinah on April 28, 2009, at 21:36:33
In reply to Re: I'm feeling a little depressed.... » Dinah, posted by obsidian on April 28, 2009, at 21:23:34
Sure. But I'll have to go look it up. :) I take more meds than my nearly eighty year old mother.
Lamictal 50 mg
Klonopin .25 mg + more as needed (down from 1 mg for years)
Risperdal .25 mg as needed (Up to I think six pills a day?)
Provigil 200-400 mg per day, depending on whether I can take a nap
The Provigil is what I need most right now. I think I'm medically dependent on it. :(
For me, the key was the .25 mg Risperdal. I think I'd still be a mess without it. I take it whenever the anxiety gets uncomfortable. It ends up not being that many unless I'm under a lot of stress. My prescriptions last forever. I call it my ego glue. I almost never use extra Klonopin now.
It doesn't seem like all that much. I'm pretty sensitive to meds. But this combination seems to work very very well for me. And the "as needed" basis of it all allows me to stay on very little with maximum effect. I just keep an eye on my internal barometer.
And of course, therapy keeps me glued as well as Risperdal does, but with less side effects. It really is as important a tool in my arsenal as any of the others.
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