Posted by SLS on June 7, 2013, at 3:08:09
I am again progressing towards remission of chronic depression associated with bipolar disorder. I was "stuck" for quite awhile, making little or no progress. I had tried to keep my dosage of prazosin at 10 mg/day in an effort to minimize fatigue, weakness, and brain fog. To me, these things seemed more like side effects than symptoms of depression. After experimenting with a dosage of 8 mg/day, it became obvious that depression was emerging. At this point, I retitrated the dosage upwards and found that 15 mg/day produced a more robust antidepressant response than 10 mg/day. It is quite possible that the fatigue, weakness, and cognitive impairments I experienced at the lower dosage was actually residual depression rather than side effects. I was fooled.
I have been taking 15 mg/day of prazosin for over a week. I am encouraged by the surge of improvement I am experiencing. I'm going to stay at this dosage for awhile to see where it takes me. Over the last few months, I have increased the dosages of lithium and Lamictal. This is actually the first time I will be taking these drugs at these dosages.
Currently:
Parnate 80 mg/day
nortriptyline 150 mg/day
Lamictal 300 mg/day
lithium 450 mg/day
Abilify 10 mg/day
prazosin 15 mg/day
minocycine 200 mg/day
- ScottSome see things as they are and ask why.
I dream of things that never were and ask why not.- George Bernard Shaw
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