Posted by Jay_Bravest_Face on April 14, 2008, at 22:52:27
In reply to Wierd Some I know In real Life Feel Better off ADs, posted by Phillipa on April 14, 2008, at 13:40:46
> Strange a few people I know feel sooo much better since they weaned off their ad's and those that were on benzos have just been able to cut back a lot? They were on ad's for years. Any idea what's going on? Even when I was only on 25mg of luvox needed only l5mg of valium and felt so much better? Don't get it. Any thoughts? And they had been on various ad's. Phillipa ps oh their docs took them off for a baseline. Which was better without the meds.
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Phewwits been a rusty few days since Ive posted. Ill explain more over on social. But, Phillipa, somebody on here said something once that I thought was really good. Taking meds has side-effects and so does living without them. (In particular, of course, if you have a fairly severe mental illness. Which I think most of us do, despite the scientologist types who may disagree and say there is no such thing as mental illness)
Ive had times, very few and rare, and far between, off meds, when yes, you feel better.
But, without meds, the symptoms are amplified 1,000,000,000 xxxxx over. It just sounds like you, Phillipa, may not be getting the best treatment. Lets have a look at how weird my med regiment is:60 mg Prozac
100 mg Zoloft----These two (P + Z) work excellent for mealone they dont do much.
100 mg Seroquel
1 mg Risperdal
4 mg clonazepam
4-12 mg PRN of Periactin for if I ever have problems with serotonin syndrome, and to counter-act the sexual and sleep problems of SSRIs
50 mg imipramine
2.5 grams topical testosterone gel per day (average mans testosterone level is 8, mine was just tested and came out at 4.!!)Yeah, it seems like a lot, but everything was carefully added, and I am okay (knock on wood..heh..). I dont have lightning zaps of anxiety, and I am not so pre-occupied with death. (Losslossloss)
I really think the key for many with Tx resistant depression is finding an antipsychotic that DOESNT mess with metabolism and blood sugar. (ala Zyprexa.) That is why I think many people dont do well down the road on Zyprexa, because their blood sugar is going through the roof! There is so much sugar in your blood you feel sick. Also, Cymbalta has been implicated in increasing blood sugar. (as well as some TCAs)
So, I honestly say, take a chance, try some really weird combo. Whatever brings you relief! The thing is, once you get there, we cant try to push for more to become superhuman, we just have to enjoy the calm and the better regulated moods.
Anyhow.hope this helps some
Take care,
Jay
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