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Posted by becksA on July 30, 2004, at 21:54:54
I rescheduled that appointment....Basically whatever i have said in the past, what I'm looking to take is around 3mg Xanax XR daily. My most important issue right now however, is the emotions. I have been tackling depression for a while, but as I have said on here and in the past, it seems to come and go. I am VERY easily offended, excited, my emotions are very very sensitive, and they go way up and down...little things like a girl saying no to a date can ruin my next 3 days....Shoudl I ask about mood stabalizers? If so, I know NOTHING about this type of drug.
Posted by chemist on July 30, 2004, at 22:20:19
In reply to Chemist - Xanax XR Sit. Clarified, posted by becksA on July 30, 2004, at 21:54:54
> I rescheduled that appointment....Basically whatever i have said in the past, what I'm looking to take is around 3mg Xanax XR daily. My most important issue right now however, is the emotions. I have been tackling depression for a while, but as I have said on here and in the past, it seems to come and go. I am VERY easily offended, excited, my emotions are very very sensitive, and they go way up and down...little things like a girl saying no to a date can ruin my next 3 days....Shoudl I ask about mood stabalizers? If so, I know NOTHING about this type of drug.
hello there, chemist here....thank you for clearing this up. you are currently taking a grand total of 4 mg of xanax XR - this is based on your earlier posts of 2 mg xanax XR two times each day - and are considering going to a three-times-per-day 1 mg dose of the immediate-release, ``old-fashioned'' form. in my opinion - and this is armchair psychiatry/psychology based upon the frequency of your posts and their content - there seems to be an OCD aspect to your behaviour. i do not hold an M.D., D.O., and am not a psychologist. i urge you to follow the advice Glydin posted above - if you are not doing so - and investigate your problem in depth. are your mood swings debilitating - can you not get out of bed after a bad dating stuation, or are you just ``blue'' - and is your euphoria accompanied by insomnia, weight loss, irrational and unusual impulsive behaviour that may well be damaging to you, or do you feel stimulated as if you're hopped-up on coffe and chocolate and the sun is shining? while these questions are not intended to make a diagnosis, the answers you provide can help you - along with your doctors - assess your condition. in the expanding plethora of maladies to which CPT/DSM-IV codes can be assigned, you might fall into OCD + GAD + panic attack with agoraphobia and bipolar II, in which case a mood stabilizer will be brought on-board. and then the fun starts - i have been there and done that and whether it was the right diagnosis or not seems irrelevant in hindsight - meds change, your living situation will change, and so on. so please assess the frequency and depths of your condition in consult with your doctor and, as Glydin wisely suggests - and which i universally forget/ignore in my posts - see a therapist if you are not already doing so. the fewer meds you have in your system, the better. what you describe is a quite favorable response to xanax. as i have wrote in my earlier replies to you, try augmenting that (i doubt that decreasing the dose will be beneficial) first: there is no need at this point to start in with mood stabilizers/ssris/tcas/etc. if you have done the requisite consults and, for that matter, a complete physical to rule out/confirm physiological factors. all the best, chemist
Posted by chemist on July 30, 2004, at 22:58:41
In reply to Chemist - Xanax XR Sit. Clarified, posted by becksA on July 30, 2004, at 21:54:54
hello there, chemist here....i neglected not only the therapy aspect but the obvious potential for 30 mg/day of d-amphetamine sulphate being a factor in your situation. i do not rescind my earlier post(s) but append them with this: consider lowering the dexedrine, as you might find that this (meds) fix might do the trick. do not rule out therapy or stop if you are already doing so, and the dexedrine experiment can give you a yes or no answer (or, at the very least point you and your doctors in a better direction) in short time. stimulant vs. anxiolytic is not always the answer, and dose adjustments ought to be explored, as irritation, excitement, etc. - and depression, as many other posters note - can be attributed to the stimulant. all the best, and apologies for not giving it the complete run-down first-off......chemist
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