Posted by jimmygold70 on December 22, 2006, at 3:57:24
In reply to How difficult is RX research anyway?, posted by becksA on December 20, 2006, at 23:34:18
I agree. And it becomes obsessive. I made about 5 psychiatrist giving up from my frequent changes. The real trick is to know the limits of medications. That worst thing is that both you and your Doc have very little insight of real or imagined improvement.
My solutions is two-headed:
1. Get a dairy. I find it very hard to keep but I try.
2. Use a computerized CPT (continuous performance test). I worte one and I might share it in the future with all people here. I find it as the best objective measure of your functioning.For example, I felt that my concentration sucks over the last couple of weeks. I did the CPT and the response times were good and the variance (which is very important) was OK. So I figured out it was probably anxiety distracting me all the way. Took Klonopin and this was fixed!
Jimmyt
> I was searching some of my posts, and I realized myself, like so many other people on here go years and years back and have gone through tons of different meds. We think we finally have it right, then no. On to the next one. Then maybe a little mix of the two. 3 years later, we may be back to trying an old drug again....I've found on all my years on this site that we are constantly changing meds and searching for answers! That kinda sucks when you really think about it! There are very few people I think that find there med and are truly set for life....
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> Maybe I'm wrong, I don't mean this to be speaking for other people, just venting.
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