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Re: any suggestions?

Posted by neuroscience on November 26, 2012, at 3:37:46

In reply to Re: any suggestions? » g_g_g_unit, posted by alchemy on November 25, 2012, at 19:15:38

> > So kind of at the end-of-my-rope .. barely getting by, financially or emotionally, and tired of treatment, but I'm open to suggestions since I guess I don't have much to lose at this point ..
> >
> > DX: Severe OCD, inattentive ADD, atypical depression
> >
> > Tried:
> >
> > - every SSRI (help physical symptoms of depression, but don't 'brighten' mood; do little for OCD or anxiety/hypervigilance and mess up sleep)
> > - Zyprexa (increased anxiety)
> > - Mirtazapine (worsened OCD)
> > - clomipramine (too stimulating, akathisia)
> > - nortriptyline (too activating .. was prescribed for sleep)
> > - Strattera (too anxiogenic)
> > - Dexedrine (reduces panic, but unreliable .. either makes me sleepy or agitated)
> > - Ritalin (too agitating)
> > - Memantine (on now .. too agitating, even at 2.5mg)
> > - Neurontin (helped sleep and hypervigilance, but caused apathy and brain fog)
> > - Nardil (couldn't sleep on 90mg, gave up after 12 weeks)
> > - Parnate (good for depression, but didn't help anxiety and caused agitation)
> > - clonazepam (taking now .. just 0.25mg .. doesn't do much, though seemed to synergize nicely with Dexedrine when I took the two together ..)
> > - Xanax (didn't help at dose pdoc prescribed .. I think it was 0.25mg 3x a day)
> >
> > Beta-lactam antiobiotics were suggested by someone on another forum, though I couldn't get my GP to agree ..
> >
> > Haven't tried: Effexor, Cymbalta, Abilify, Lamictal, Lithium ..
> >
>
> Sorry, I haven't read any of the following posts so this may be irrelevant. Not sure about the OCD. But my first thought is that if Parnate helped, maybe a higher dose of a benzo might help the agitation (and long-acting).
> My agitation improved years ago from either lamictal or the xanax xr 2mg i take. Although in the early stages, lamictal made me more agitated (I have heard that that is common) Still looking for help with depression though.
> For my short Parnate trial, I could tell after I took a dose that I would get a flux in agitation for a while, so I hear you there.

just curious but is xanax xr prescribed that often? it seems like it would be a less addicting form of the normal xanax


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