Posted by g_g_g_unit on November 9, 2011, at 5:46:39
In reply to Re: a little progress (sort of) » g_g_g_unit, posted by Phidippus on November 8, 2011, at 20:47:42
> > Why did you stop taking Zyprexa?
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> In short, Diabetes. I became hyperglycemic on Zyprexa.Hmm, yeah, diabetes is kind of a buzz kill ..
>> You've got so many things going on at once, it is really hard to pinpoint Lexapro as the cause of your innattention. ADHD, OCD and depression all confer difficulties with attention. To say its the Lexapro alone might be a bit presumptious.
No, sure. But when I presented with anxiety symptoms alone four years ago I was always prescribed SSRIs and found that they worsened my *baseline* attention; because I was so reliant on stress/anxiety in order to focus, SSRIs deprived me of that mechanism. I've always found reading, for example, really difficult on SSRIs .. I just get spacey and can't really process stuff. So I'm not blaming Lexapro for the attention-difficulties, but even in clearing up the depression, it doesn't really restore me to my ADD baseline.
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> > I become obsessively jealous of the fact that >other people aren't mentally ill
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> Interesting, as most people experience some kind of psychiatric problem some time in their lives.Sure, but I'd imagine most aren't afflicted to the extent that you (presumably) and I and the rest of the posters here are .. otherwise society would probably collapse =)
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> > I'm in Australia. The only stimulants available >here are Ritalin, Ritalin SR, Concerta, >Dexamphetamine IR, Strattera and Reboxetine.
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> Have you tried Dexamphetamine?Yeah, it makes me really anxious :/
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> Do you work on any exposures?I tried in the past with my previous therapist, but I took on too much at once I think and just became overwhelmed. I find I can grasp OCD on an intellectual level, but that the principles of treatment just never really click for me, so I just end up obsessing over why I'm doing exposures. I'm currently working on cognitive restructuring (there's an excellent book I was recommended called GETTING OVER OCD by JONATHAN S. ABRAMOWITZ, if you're interested) and examining my erroneous beliefs etc. in the hope that I'll be more prepared for ERP this time.
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> > Nardil - helped depression, but caused insomnia .. possibly worth revisiting
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> Its hard to find a good med to treat anxiety. Why not try Nardil again?I might, yeah. The only problem is that my doctor wouldn't prescribe a stimulant with it, so I'd have to give up on treating my ADD. What's kept you away from MAOIs?
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> > There's not much else, other than Pristiq
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> Pristiq isn't bad...You might benefit from an SNRI. I take Viibryd and we're getting along famously.So you dumped Clomipramine?
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> That's the cool thing about OCD, you really can't delude yourself, just scare the crap out of yourself and stay painfully aware of what is and isn't reasonable, no matter how loud the OCD gets.
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> Don't be afraid of the anxiety.
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> Eric
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