Posted by ST on June 22, 2002, at 3:31:08
In reply to Long rant about med change or not, posted by tabitha on June 22, 2002, at 2:40:49
Tabitha,
First of all, you *should* push for an emergency visit and pay for a half hour at least. (Is there a sliding scale situation you could get yourself in to? I go to a major hospital here that has pdocs-in-residence and I pay $50 for a full hour or $35 for a half hour med visit!)
Secondly, if your meds are pooping out, it's important to keep searching for the right combo. Don't settle for surviving around the baseline. I don't feel "flattened out" on 500 mg of Depakote, but used to be flattened out at 1500 mg. I kept telling my pdoc I think it should be lowered...and now I feel like 500 is good for me. Welbutrin has been the only good AD so far for me. I've been on an off different SSRIs that have been added to the Dep/Wellb combo, but none have *really* helped. Recently - you responded to my post on this - I weaned off Effexor and have been feeling B I Z A R R E.
So, I don't know if all this this helps. But I do think seeing your doc more frequently until you get over this hump or get on different meds or change your dosage is very important. Have you tried weekly talk-therapy?
Sarah
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