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Posted by sleepygirl on March 13, 2007, at 21:10:17
If I knew what the heck they were treating exactly -in terms of neurotransmitters- maybe I'd feel better.....
have I deluded myself into thinking I need them??
maybe?
thank you for reading if you got this far
:-)
Posted by Phillipa on March 13, 2007, at 21:17:44
In reply to I hate not understanding these freaking meds......, posted by sleepygirl on March 13, 2007, at 21:10:17
So now you're a mind reader? Love Phillipa ps I don't understand the neurotransmitters except serotonin.
Posted by Declan on March 13, 2007, at 21:27:49
In reply to I hate not understanding these freaking meds......, posted by sleepygirl on March 13, 2007, at 21:10:17
I have never had a very clear idea about how depressed or whatever I am.
One psychiatrist told me I was as healthy as a mallee bull.
My T said I was the most damaged patient she'd ever had.
My moods are (naturally) various.
(Nobody has a clue, IMO)So, is this Lamictal you are thinking of, Sleepy?
I think psych drugs are sufficiently toxic that you want to be getting a result.
And that's difficult to judge, because of homeostasis causing the baseline to shift downwards, at least with some drugs.
So (long term, with me) benzos make you anxious, opiates cause pain....hopefully ADs don't cause depression or moodstabilizers cause mood lability.I know this sounds flippant, but truly, it's not intended that way.
What does Lamictal feel like for you?
Posted by Phillipa on March 13, 2007, at 21:33:40
In reply to Re: I hate not understanding these freaking meds.. » sleepygirl, posted by Declan on March 13, 2007, at 21:27:49
Declan but that's exactly what has been going on on this board for a couple of weeks. So now my diagnosis for you is extreme bipolar. ps just kidding I had a great respect for those with bipolar. And who knows maybe I'm one of them with the new DSM. Love Phillipa
Posted by sleepygirl on March 13, 2007, at 22:33:58
In reply to Re: I hate not understanding these freaking meds.. » sleepygirl, posted by Declan on March 13, 2007, at 21:27:49
> I have never had a very clear idea about how depressed or whatever I am.
> One psychiatrist told me I was as healthy as a mallee bull.
> My T said I was the most damaged patient she'd ever had.
> My moods are (naturally) various.
> (Nobody has a clue, IMO)you are a mystery wrapped in an enigma eh??
>
> So, is this Lamictal you are thinking of, Sleepy?lamictal seems to be the "quietest" of my 3 meds
When I first took it I think it made me very irritable and angry- I really think it was the med although I won't say I am otherwise never irritable/angry- but it was an unusual amount of irritability/angerEffexor seems to mellow me out and make me sleepy, and if I miss effexor and I know it (weird withdrawal effects)
Seroquel...well all I take of that is 25mgs and it knocks me out, dulls me a lot, my thoughts aren't as busy?? I really feel like I should just be able to manage my thoughts better
> I think psych drugs are sufficiently toxic that you want to be getting a result.
> And that's difficult to judge, because of homeostasis causing the baseline to shift downwards, at least with some drugs.
> So (long term, with me) benzos make you anxious, opiates cause pain....hopefully ADs don't cause depression or moodstabilizers cause mood lability.I imagine, as with everything that's living, your body adapts in some way to allow for the presence of whatever is introduced.
Seems I can't sleep without the seroquel anymore, and that......makes me labile/irritable/not a happy camper...justification for the med? I dunno
Missing a dose of klonopin when I took it was very unpleasant.
> I know this sounds flippant, but truly, it's not intended that way.
>
> What does Lamictal feel like for you?I'm not sure I feel anything I can point to, so the rationale of taking that drug is particularly questionable. I haven't missed a dose of it yet.
At this point my pdoc has stated that he would like to lower the effexor in about a month or so if I am sufficiently stable mood wise, and I suppose that's a reasonable approach. Without considering whatever it's done, my brain is certainly used to the effexor, and I don't doubt I'll feel a reaction.
I'm just in search of definite answers for problems without definite solutions.
thanks Declan :-)
Posted by Declan on March 14, 2007, at 1:52:38
In reply to Re: I hate not understanding these freaking meds.. » Declan, posted by sleepygirl on March 13, 2007, at 22:33:58
That's how you find out, hey?
Very irritable and angry?
Well, I don't need any more of that.
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