Posted by Amelia_in_StPaul on June 16, 2009, at 10:44:32
In reply to Re: Some encouragement? Pristiq, posted by Zana on June 16, 2009, at 8:58:57
Thanks for the message from experience, Zana. I don't know, I'm resistant to APs, and my pdocs have always said that my symptoms are due to OCD (experts say APs don't help with OCD) and BPD, which itself can have quasi-psychotic symptoms in periods of stress. But I still worry that I am becoming schizophrenic, which is a symptom of my OCD, but doesn't mean it isn't happening. They keep telling me I'm too old to have it, but I do know that there is a second peak of incidence for women around 45 (I'm 39--maybe experiencing the prodrome?), having to do with hormones (they speculate). So--I don't know. Maybe I should try one. I have such problems tolerating ADs that I can't imagine what life would be like on an AP. Most of them use the enzyme P450 2D6 to metabolize, and I'm one of those that have a genetic mutation so that I don't metabolize drugs that use that pathway very well. This is TMI.
If I remember correctly, you are taking seroquel? I tried one dose of that and felt like I was tripping. That was at ~12 mg (yes, just 12)!!!!! What else do you take, if I may ask?
> I just read your message through again. What are you taking? Have you tried any of the Atypical Antipsychotics? I hate that name but some of your symptoms make it sound like you might benefit. I have a simple Major Depression but take not one but two APs. Not sure what your med history is like but that kind of jumped out at me when you mentioned intrusive throughts.
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> Zana
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