Posted by Chloe on March 4, 2002, at 18:39:52
In reply to Re: medication compliance?, posted by NikkiT2 on March 3, 2002, at 17:12:28
I never forget my meds. But I just want to never swallow the silly pills again because I get this awful "burning" scalp pain from the mood stabilizers. I take tiny amounts of many stabilizers to avoid bad effects.
112 Eskilith CR
500 neurontin (down from 600mgs..)
250 depakote
1.3 celexa
20 amitriptyline, for the neuropathic scalp pain.Well, after two weeks of great stability and productivity, I am ready to ditch the neurontin, then the Li again. Because I think those are the ones that make the "burning" the worst.
*I have a pattern, it seems. I get a good response to meds, then I feel good, then I am willing to risk my stability, to get rid of the damned side effects.* It always ends in pain and trouble.
BUT, somehow I must find a way to stay compliant...and not stop these stabilizers. I am BP 2 and if I drop out any of these meds, I spiral into depression or agitated mixed states.Any thoughts on how to stay med compliant, when I have such bad scalp pain? Should I just keep popping these pills and forget about constant sting? My pdoc is out of ideas. The TCA helped for a while, but now I have grown tolerant to it's effects, I guess...
Thanks so much
Chloe
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