Posted by qbsbrown on April 8, 2006, at 22:11:07
In reply to I think I *would* stick with this pdoc a while » qbsbrown, posted by Racer on April 8, 2006, at 19:28:45
I do understand that 90 percent of this is obsessional and probably psychosomatic.
That said, i am still a logical/rational/intelligent human being, at times, lol.I arrived in china 3 months ago, only on 25mg of diazepam, and was brutally depressed. I was weaning myself off of the diazepam.
I got down to 17mgs, but then added 600mgs trileptal. My mood lifted dramatically, i looked forward to the days, weekends, and work. Only problem was that obsessions and anxiety remained, as i had weaned down to 10mgs diazepam.
So i undertand her putting me on more diazepam, and adding paxil, but WHY take away the Trileptal?????
Now off of it, i am back in to my depression, where i don't want to go out or do anything, and the weather is beautiful. While on Trileptal, i was always planning my next weekend excursion.
Am i missing something? Am i being obsessional about that? I don't think so.
She doesn't think that 600mgs was enough to effect me. That's BS! I felt it immediately. I responded well to only 50mgs of lamictal. My panic disorder was cured by 10mgs of paxil. Some people respond to lower doses.
I have emailed her this, and asked to listen to me w/ an open mind, not filtering it through what she thinks is my "illness". I also emailed a more objective/logical family doc. We'll see what happens.
In the mean time, i have plenty of Trileptal sitting in my room, and i am tempted to take it. Part of me would feel guilty for doing it w/o her permission.What do you guys think?
Love,
Brian
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