Posted by Simcha on January 11, 2002, at 15:04:42
In reply to Re: WARNING!!! OFF ALL MEDS?!!! » Simcha, posted by bob on January 11, 2002, at 14:34:23
Bob,
I've been on Celexa 40mg and WellbutrinSR 200mg for the past 7 months or so. Before that (For about 4 months) I was on 150mg of Effexor.. I've only been at this med thing for almost a year.
My pdoc just added 1mg of Klonopin to be taken at bedtime for restless legs and grinding teeth. These are both anxiety related and med related.
I'm happy to say that the Klonopin is working wonders. I'm am not anxious at all. My restless legs are gone. I don't grind my teeth. I sleep like a baby at night. (I've been an insomniac for years.)
My side effects are minimal. I'm a little tired during the day and that's about it.
So, I do not have a report of the "Magic Bullet" but I do have to say that my pdoc agrees with me that I am finally stable on my current combo. I could take this forever (assuming nothing poops out...which I read that more than likely I'll need to change sometime in the future...)
So my dosing schedule is as follows:
1)40mg Celexa + 100mg WellbutrinSR when I wake in the morning. (I also take 40mg of gingko biloba with this)
1a. After lunch I take 100mg of ginseng, 40mg of gingko biloba, and 1 multivitimin.
2)100mg WellbutrinSR at about 3pm (actually it's now time for that one...) :-)
2b. After dinner I take 40mg of Gingko biloba
3)1mg Klonopin (as generic Clonazepam) just before going to bed. (I also take 40mg of gingko biloba at bedtime too.)
Basically the gingko and the ginseng are supposed to help keep my sex life going in a healthy way. The multivitimin is to make sure that I get proper nutrition which seems to be very important for all of us, yet even more so for those of us who suffer from any illness.
That is what I'm doing chemically for my health now.
I'm also going to hypnotherapy 1x a week.
I workout at lease 2 times a week (I shoot for 3x a week)
I meditate, I pray, and I write.
My pdoc has told me that medication alone is not enough. He suggested that I keep up with all of my spiritual practices and physical self-care. The combination helps me to stay stable. I believe it also helps me to have higher self-esteem. If I'm doing all of this to take care of myself then I must be worth something.
> Simcha:
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> What have you settled on medication-wise? Have you been able to find a long-term combo (as in years and years), or do you have to adjust and switch every so often?
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> Bob
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