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CAN ANYONE PLS HELP ME WITH MY MEDS?????

Posted by Roslynn on May 17, 2012, at 15:50:29

Looking for any suggestions here...so frustrated.
My diagnosis is MDD with some possible soft bipolar components.

I am taking the following:

Anafranil (clomipramine) 50mg
Seroquel 100mg at night
Ativan 2-3 mg prn
lithium ER 450 mg

1. I've tried a lot of different meds and the anafranil is the only one that gave me any help. BUT, whenever I try to increase it to the therapeutic range (or even up to 100) I get dizzy. Yet if I reduce it below 50 I feel worse.

2. Lithium I am stuck at 450mg, I can't tolerate more, and if I try to reduce it I get hypomanic symptoms.

3. Seroquel was originally prescribed to me short-term for panic, however, I've not been able to get off it without the panic returning. I take 100mg an night which puts me to sleep.

My pdoc right now is either trying to substitute a different med for anafranil ( he tried with Viibryd most recently and that was a disaster) or he tries to augment my meds which doesn't work because I get too many side effects from all the meds interacting.

Does anyone have any thoughts on this pleease?

Thank you so much.
Roslynn


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