Posted by chloe on May 29, 2001, at 19:30:51
In reply to Re: I think Celexa makes me worse. » chloe, posted by Mitch on May 28, 2001, at 12:24:16
> Chloe,
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> 1)CBT is short for cognitive-behavioural therapy (non-drug). It is used for management of anxiety/depressive disorders and can be very effective, BUT, you have to find the right therapist, spend some $$$, and do a LOT of it (close together), and it has to be structured and tailored just for the trouble that you have. If you have a lot of coexisting problems it might not work as well. I was considering it just for social anxiety/panic.
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> 2) Adderall is an amphetamine stimulant used to treat attention deficit disorder (which I definitely DO have). If you were all uptight on Wellubtrin I doubt if this would help you much.
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> 3) As far as dystonias go that is very interesting what you have described. Here is a list of the differing dystonic and other psuedo-parkinson type reactions from SSRI's that I have experienced:
> Prozac: restlessness, choking sensations (but had the fewest extrapyramidal-like symptoms with it.
> Zoloft: Jaw clenching, teeth grinding, restlessness
> Celexa: restlessness and a little of the "tongue-thing" that you have described.
> Paxil: HAD the WORST reaction to it of all of them-except I had trouble speaking as well.
> Luvox: Bradykinesia (difficulty initiating movement) it was like taking Stellazine!!
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> I am VERY concerned about your skin conditions that you are describing. I would absolutely rule-out med involvement causing them before I would even consider Lamictal. You mentioned that Trileptal seemed to "take the oil out of your skin and made you feel like you had a sunburn". WOW, that is weird because I had a similar reaction to the Trileptal as well. It felt like my skin was *hot* and *dry*.
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> Given the skin things I really doubt if your pdoc will give you any Lamictal. He/she might want to get you off the Trileptal first (since that definitely is causing some kind of skin thing-that doesn't sound so good chloe), then after the Trileptal is washed out and your skin gets better, then maybe they can start a tiny dose of Lamictal (you said you are already taking some Neurontin+benzo-so maybe you won't get unstable from stopping the Trileptal)
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> Please be very careful with regards to your skin troubles,
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> Mitch
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Thanks for the post Mitch. I am starting to think you may be right about the Lamictal and my skin. But right now, Trileptal starting to scare me. I have had two terrible colds in the two+ months have been on Trileptal. I am wondering if I am having some leukopenia, or depression of my white blood cells. I haven't had a cold in 5 years until I started Trileptal. My pdoc wants me to have a CBC. But the lab is closed now.I still have my appointment tomorrow with the pdoc, but I am sick with a cold, and so confused, I am not sure what good the appointment will do. I also went back up on the Celexa (God, I don't know why!!!) so I wouldn't be totally off it when I see her. She didn't give me the go ahead to completely quit it. So now I am so clenchy, edgy, and short tempered and have a chest full of phlegm. Great. what a mess I am!
The slightest change sends me over the edge. That is why I am wonderin how I could go off Trileptal without something to replace it. I am only taking 200 neurontin. More than 200 seems to make me revved up. Do you have that experience? Under 200 it's rather calming for me.
It is so interesting that you have had similar responses to Trileptal. I guess we both have to be cautious about our skin and "rashes".
Thanks, Mitch for the info and warning!
All the best,
Chloe
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