Posted by froggyanna on June 7, 2003, at 4:28:21
In reply to strat? » froggyanna, posted by bookgurl99 on June 6, 2003, at 0:01:46
> froggy,
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> and what is your report on the strat? hasn't it been about 2 weeks? are you arguing a lot?
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> books
Hi again, books!Well, let's see..... I started May 22, so yeah, about 2 weeks and a day. I'm still at 40mg Straterra at bedtime, 100mg Zoloft and .2mg Levoxyl in the morning, I'm up to 150mg 2x/day of WellbutrinSR, and I've REDUCED the amount of Buspar (buspirone) that I'm taking. I had gone up to 60mg buspirone at bedtime, but the pdoc originally suggested only 30mg. I thought I should try more to see if it reduced my snoring/apnea, but it didn't. And I was feeling irritable and shaky alot. Something told me it might be the buspirone, so I went down to 45mg. Sure enough, all that physical discomfort and mental agitation subsided the very next day! Yay! I'm going to start another thread to see if anyone else has experienced this effect. I don't think I even know what the possible side effects of too much buspirone might be.
Now.... I am still having the knee jerking up and down at times, so that's bothersome. And I have had precious little relief of my ADD symptoms. So I'm not done tweaking. On Monday, I will increase the WellbutrinSR to 200mg 2x/day. On Wednesday, I will eliminate the Zoloft. I am hoping this will still keep the depression away. Also, on Tuesday I see my internist and we will be discussing my thyroid test results. I suspect that getting the correct thyroid medication will help to "smooth over" some of the more unpleasant sensations of getting used to all these drugs. Only after I've worked with that for awhile will I start trying to increase the Straterra from 40mg to 80mg. I've found that taking it at bedtime has really helped to eliminate that "coma sleep" in the afternoons. But of course, right now it doesn't seem to be DOING anything. Maybe a higher dose will. Or maybe I will have to try a stimulant to find that motivation and focus I so desperately need.
Will I keep taking Straterra if I add a stimulant? Will the WellbutrinSR really take the place of Zoloft and help me stop picking my fingernails? Stay tuned....
Nope, not arguing any more. Although the other night I did find myself trying to explain something to my husband and at the third try I snapped and explained it once more very condescendingly. I heard myself do it, and I saw his reaction, and then two minutes later I apologized. He appreciated that.
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