Posted by psychopharmaddict on October 5, 2005, at 14:30:01
I had to post this subject, and didnt really know what to name it but, ok here is the synopsis of what im speaking of. I have been taking this combonation of medication for 18months.
I have in the past 6 yrs, tried so many medications, diagnosed with Refractory depression (low mood and anger), Attention Deficite Disorder (limbic Add), social Anxiety, moresoe always used to hybernate. Addicton I struggled with for a few years, though never cocaine or stimulants.I have to say that even though, and I do admit these 3 drugs can be abused, to a certain extent, but I find myself (luckily not abusing them, but dependant.Meaning I cannot stop one day or withdrawls set in.
I feel in my opinion, Like myself, Kept using alcohol and opiate type drugs , and 3 rehabs, meetings, pscyh doctors, 12 medication and maybe 20 percent effectiveness, even clean 1 yr, and was on Zoloft/Remeron, one of the most potent combinations in reference to Seratonin.
Well it didnt take a neurosurgeon to figure out that the problem wasnt serotonin, or even Norepinephrine. Dopamine( a complicated N.T.), was the culprate. From suffering from these problems, and then abusing 3 different drugs , Alcohol, opiates, and GHB, all dopaminergic reward center activators (nucleus accumbens to frontal lobes, well My doctor agreed in giving me a few tests, one ADD , another a rundown on my history to the tea, and what opinons I had.Starting me on suboxone, helped me stop using oxycontin, and also an added bonus, which suboxone is used in refractory depression (psychopharmacology edition 10), but unnapproved at the time, only for office detox. I dont get a high but a slight mood enhancement , and keep my dose low. Sometimes taking a break.
Now Adderall, I feel helped me like I would never believe. I also was truthful to my doctor, and do not abuse it, and lower my dose sometimes for tolerance issues. Klonopin , I take .5mg for any leftover anxiety.
My problem or point is now, I feel Now Im on these meds for life. Now think about it, .5mg of klonopin, 4mg of suboxone ( 24mg is high) and 75mg-90mg of adderall IR, which is high but my bodywieght and tolerance , my doctor had no problem titrating doose.
I know if i even slowely over time stopped these meds, I would definately go back feeling lousy, antisocial, lazy, unfocuses, and very very tempted to use alochol or drugs. SO in the long run , I would rather take 3 medication for 10 yrs than go back to using. The only thing i look foreward to is the new medication in each catagory which may appear , that may be less dependant and work almost as well. But that may be far and fewPSPHsa
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