Posted by Ritch on March 26, 2002, at 10:06:21
In reply to update - heart palpitations, posted by Krazy Kat on March 26, 2002, at 8:51:40
> yes, i had heart palpitations while trying to fall asleep last night.
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> thank you all for the kind input. i am dropping down to 100 today. i also added cytomel back in which my pdoc wanted me to do (a thyroid med). i had stopped it because it really upsets my stomach.
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> so we'll see. it may be zantac city from now on.
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> it sounds like within a week or so i'll know how my body is adjusting to it.
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> the depakote is keeping me in one place (as opposed to many different dimensions at once) so i can wait a week for this to have a trial.
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> thanks.
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> - kkKK,
If Provigil or other pstims aggravate your OCD and/or make you paranoid, you might consider a low-dose TCA add-on. I know BP's *shouldn't* take TCA's, but I found nortriptyline to be helpful for energy without worsening my anxiety. It will also downregulate 5-HT receptors which might help too. Also, a standard anti-OCD med like Celexa seemed to get a fair "kick" with the low-dose TCA for me.
hope this helps,
Mitch
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