Posted by llrrrpp on August 21, 2006, at 7:51:41
In reply to Re: Hey llrrrpp!!!, posted by UgottaHaveHOPE on August 21, 2006, at 1:12:38
> Hey llrrrpp, it sounds like you and i have some things in common: Seroquel has been the only med out of 30+ to touch my anxiety. It makes me sleep, and then makes me groggy throughout the day, therefore taking away the anxiety.
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> Tell me more about you.Uh Oh- you just awakened the inner beast that likes to talk about herself!!
February 2006- major depression, my 2nd episode. The first time I've ever sought treatment for mental health issues. Insomnia, anxiety, appetite loss, anhedonia, weeping, apathy, memory loss, attention problems, suicidal thoughts, the whole thing.
Have been seeing T since April, and pdoc since then too. I was pretty close to being hospitalized for a few weeks in May? I don't remember.
I also have performance anxiety, which I've had my whole life (when performing violin and public speaking, I use 10 mg propanolol. Works wonders).
Depression is responding well to 90 mg cymbalta and 25 mg of seroquel in pm, and I also take 200 mg provigil so that I don't sleep my day away. It does make me a little antsy though, and some days when I have a lot of stress I end up running around like a headless chicken. I'm doing much better anxiety-wise. I was anxious to leave the house, or to drive a car, or ride my bike, but lately those things have not been much of a problem. (I even went to Germany and drove on the Autobahn, and what's more impressive, in the old-city downtown parts with crazy intersections, and bike paths, and pedestrians everywhere. No major meltdowns in a while.
I'm doing a lot better, mental health-wise. Now I'm trying to get my life straightened out. I need to finish up my dissertation, get a job and find a way for my husband (who's in the military) and me to live in the same place.
yours,
-ll
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