Posted by bigcat on November 28, 2005, at 19:16:29
In reply to Re: SUCESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, posted by Bill LL on November 28, 2005, at 17:08:55
> I am really happy for you. Effexor is one of the most prescribed drugs. And now you know why.
Yep.
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> I think that Lamictal is an excellent choice for some one who is on an antidepressant such as Effexor, Cymbalta, pregabalin, or one of the SSRI's. Lamictal is a good balance for these drugs.
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> I know all too well about cripplying (I can't spell) anxiety and horrible depression. Like you, I also love my dog. (Gives me less aggrevation than my kids.)Ha! I have a husky named Sam. He's The Buddha Dog. And you?
> It's really a coincidence that you posted your success today because today is the first time in my life that I have felt an almost total remission. I feel better than I have ever felt.
>Yeeehaw Bill, I'm so happy for you!!! We were both long overdue! I love coincidences.
> I take Provigil 400 mg, Lamictal 200 mg, and Lyrica (pregabalin) 600 mg.I know very little about Lyrica and would love to hear a little more if you care to enlighten me. GAD and ADD were entangled in my depression. The cruel bastard really covered all the bases.
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> The change I made a few days ago was to increase the Lryica from 300 to 600. That made a great difference by decreasing my residual anxiety. I know that in studies for ADD, Lyrica 600 mg did very well. Pregabalin soon could get FDA approval for GAD (generalized anxiety disorder).
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> Like you, I encourage people to be very aggressive in their treatment.Hell yeah. I'm not convinced about dose cielings or seemingly wild med propositions outside the marketed drug scene. The PDR is a joke. My current pdoc abides by it. Kinda' narrow-minded, but who knows, maybe thats a good thing. I shouldn't diss the heavily marketed meds if you know what I mean). I've also pushed real high on some meds without nasty side effects (no remission, granted), but nothing alarming. (This is how my body responds and is NOT a universal rule. Totally different wiring I suppose). That said, I take my new pdoc's directions more as suggestions. She had me on 225mgs Lamictal (claiming I could only titrate 25mgs per month or something ridiculous, totally spooked by the infamous rash ordeal), and wanted a 3 week washout after the MAOI trial before starting the Effexor. Sorry, not gonna' happen lady. I had samples from long ago, took a week off after Nardil (I've done this before after a very experienced psychopharmacologist deemed it was OK), and hopped on the Effexor at a miniscule dose. I felt the Effexor doing something by day 5, but not quite "IT". I casually took 400mgs Lamictal one morning and BOOM, there it was in a matter of hours. I responded to the Effexor within a week of starting it. My body, mind, and soul were famished and ready to eat that Effexor up! It knew a good thing when it finally saw one (for the third time nonetheless. So strange??). I've had the Lamictal at 400 when it was used in conjunction with other meds, so I knew the rash thing wouldn't be an issue. I may be dumb, but I'm not stupid:). Well, that's up for debate. We'll see what the experts say.
Peace Be With You Champ!
-matt-
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