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Re: Chemist is having a rest away from Dr. Bobs ATM.

Posted by AMD on September 4, 2004, at 19:22:21

In reply to Chemist is having a rest away from Dr. Bobs ATM. » AMD, posted by Sad Panda on September 4, 2004, at 4:01:32

Thanks for the clarification ... I see now that my worries were foreshadowing depression. Today I awoke feeling glum and motivationless, no doubt the result of having lowered my Lamictal from 200 mg to 100 mg (about a week ago), and my Celexa from 80 mg to 60 mg. This after four months of relative stability. Distressing.

So, I'm back on the standard dose. My delusions that somehow I might be able to exist without medication have proven false. Or at least it seems so. The more medication I take, the more I seem dependent on it.

A couple of questions:

a. Having lowered the Lamictal, have I thus rendered it ineffective? Can I expect it will no longer work reliably at 200 mg as it has for the past few months or more?

b. Is it possible that this depression is merely a withdrawal effect I should fight through, while continuing on my goal to be medicine free? Should I, in other words, continue tapering down regardless of my feelings -- at least in the short-term, to see if they might past -- as long as I can function well enough to work, eat, get out of bed?

c. If the answer to b. is "yes," and I do continue to suffer during my decrease in medicine, am I risking permanent damage to my brain from the depression -- a lowering of cognition, an increased risk of not being able to bring myself out of it (via medicine or not) if the depression persists?

Thanks in advance for any who might address these questions.

Regards,

a

P.S. I hope chemist is well and wish him all the best.


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