Posted by Warren on February 8, 2005, at 20:55:54
My wife is currently taking Geodon (40mg per day) and Effexor (75mg per day. She is also on Vistaril (50mg 4x per day). She was on Geodon for about 3-4 weeks and came off about a week ago. Now she can't sleep at night and her heart seems to race frequently. We can't decide what she really needs to be on and what is causing the side effects. The pdocs are quick to prescribe, but we don't think they are doing the right thing.
This all started due to an extremely difficult pregnancy. Lack of nutrition and sleepless nights resulted in depression. She was in and out of the hopital for several months and finally after weeks of vomitting, she had a breakdown. She is about 5+ months pregnant and we are worried about all of the meds the docs keeping throwing her way. We would love for her to be off of everything, but are scared to make that step without the doctor. She isn't as sick as she had been with the pregnancy. She is staying hydrated and able to keep food down most of the time.
We just can't figure out what she needs to really be on and what is causing the insomnia and the adrenaline rushes....
Thoughts? Can anyone help?
poster:Warren
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