Posted by babs on February 14, 2003, at 17:50:38
Sorry, this is long...I'm thinking about getting a second opinion. I've seen my current pdoc for about 14 years and I love him but lately I've been having medication issues. I was on imipramine for eleven years- worked well on depression but still had some residula anxiety (I refused to take a benzo- I was terrified of addiction). Imipramine did nothing for my obsessions which progressively got worse. Switched to prozac- horrible, so tense and activated I could barely eat. Switched to celexa. Better. Worked for depression but my reaction was incomplete- still had irritability, obsessions and really bad PMS. Added Neurontin- worked ok but pooped out pretty fast. Switched to risperdal which works great- but I gained 60 pounds! Meanwhile, realized celexa (60 mg) was making me completely ADD so added adderall once a day 15 mg. Tried to switch from celexa to lexapro- horrible, physically ill. Back to celexa. Tried to switch from risperdal to geodon, horrible reaction- suicidal ideations and horrible anxiety. Back to risperdal (2mg per day). Pdoc added topamax yesterday for weight (will get up to 50 mg).
I feel like a walking pharmacy. I'm on 4 drugs for unipolar depression, GAD, OCD and ADD (wouldn't need to be on an ADD drug if I wasn't on an SSRI but I guess that works out nicely, numerically anyway). I've been thinking about getting a second opinion about my meds. Don't want to insult my pdoc. Also wondering how one goes about finding a good psychopharmacologist. I'm in the Boston area so I have access to Mass General and McLean's but what do you do? Just call them and say I want an appointment? Thanks in advance, babs
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