Posted by ichiru on May 17, 2006, at 11:26:30
Hi everyone,
I tend to stick to the alternative section of this board cuz this is where I feel I belong. I consider myself med-phobic, not entirely from personal experience but mostly from reading horror stories on the internet, and having been a member of the Benzo Island which we all know is not a med friendly place; worst case scenarios or not that place has deeply affected my views on meds. My personal experience with ADs so far has been limited to 2 days on Celexa, and 1 week Wellbutrin. I became very agitated on both and my dp/dr got worse. I also started to take more Klonopin to calm down, and that's something I'm not comfortable with in the least bit. There are studies showing that SSRI's can in fact make dp/dr worse, if the problem originates in the temporal lobes; my psych is of course totally dismissive of that "theory". He is now literally pissed that I once again gave up on Lamictal without giving it a full run. He also went off on the dangers of herbal "natural" remedies, and how I'm delusional to think it's any safer than Rx drugs.My question, should I suck it up and force myself into a full 8 weeks trial of Lexapro that I'm not comfortable with? Or based on your personal experience with meds and seeing how you're trying alternatives, should I just dump my psych? ;)
poster:ichiru
thread:645147
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/alter/20060428/msgs/645147.html