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Posted by tepi on June 25, 2011, at 10:49:56
This Doctor gave me Pristiq 50mg and Risperdal .25mg .
Im not gonna thake these meds . I already have sexual disfuntion and Im starting to remember how I felt with these SSRI´s
Im desperate. Please give me suggestionsDo you think I should keep on this trial?
Posted by floatingbridge on June 25, 2011, at 11:31:15
In reply to After 3 day Im Off meds !!!, posted by tepi on June 25, 2011, at 10:49:56
tepi, I just posted you on your other thread.
Good luck in your decision making. I say follow your instinct, but that's worth 2˘.
Can you tell your doc you do not like the snri feeling?
fb
You're off neurontin, too?
Posted by sigismund on June 25, 2011, at 14:23:16
In reply to After 3 day Im Off meds !!!, posted by tepi on June 25, 2011, at 10:49:56
Tep, I think you should stop. You will anyway.
What to do?
Tep, nothing is better for you than Nardil.
If you don't want to try that again, I suggest you try to come off benzos and all drugs and get as healthy as you can.
Other than that, you could, I guess, look at acamprosate. It can be used as a substitute (well, not a substitute, but it must help) for alcohol.
Posted by bleauberry on June 25, 2011, at 14:30:44
In reply to After 3 day Im Off meds !!!, posted by tepi on June 25, 2011, at 10:49:56
I guess it's a risk/benefit decision.
I don't know. Even though you already seem pretty sure this is a wrong road, it might be worth pursuing for a couple reasons.
First, it might work. And it might not have the side effects you anticipated. There is only one way to find out. It would be a shame to keep med hopping when you had a winner in your hands and let it go. It of course could fail and go exactly as you thought it would, but at least then for sure you could rule it out.
I think Savella would have been a better choice. It goes well with risperdal in clinical studies, showing strength even with treatment resistant patients. Unlike Pristq, Savella is a true SNRI. But not many doctors have caught on to it yet because it isn't marketed as an antidepressant in the usa, though it is everywhere else in the world. From personal experience with all the common and many uncommon meds, it had only mild sexual side effects with it. And I'm sensitive.
Another reason to at least give it a fair go is to show good faith with the docotr. In other words, at least give a shot at his idea in respect. If you have to bail out because you feel worse or the side effects are too much, then at least you can show the doctor you had enough faith in him to go ahead with his idea even though it ended up being a failure. It helps build cooperation. Maybe there will be a time when you want to specifically request a particular drug. He is more likely to be cooperative I think.
Posted by sigismund on June 25, 2011, at 15:18:32
In reply to Re: After 3 day Im Off meds !!!, posted by bleauberry on June 25, 2011, at 14:30:44
Blueberry has a point about the relationship with the doctor.
Posted by floatingbridge on June 25, 2011, at 15:33:03
In reply to Re: After 3 day Im Off meds !!!, posted by sigismund on June 25, 2011, at 15:18:32
Yes, a good point about the doc, and....what are other possible ways to build trust and respect besides going through a med trial one might not believe in?
Posted by Phillipa on June 25, 2011, at 16:18:08
In reply to Re: After 3 day Im Off meds !!! » sigismund, posted by floatingbridge on June 25, 2011, at 15:33:03
Tepi you say nardil did work or didn't work. If I may ask when relationship were you on meds then? If so which ones. By the way glad to see you are using a doctor. Phillipa
Posted by ed_uk2010 on June 26, 2011, at 9:06:06
In reply to After 3 day Im Off meds !!!, posted by tepi on June 25, 2011, at 10:49:56
Hi Tepi,
>This Doctor gave me Pristiq 50mg and Risperdal 0.25mg
Well, Pristiq is very similar to Effexor, which I think you've already tried.
>Do you think I should keep on this trial?
Why did your doctor give you Risperdal? 0.25mg is a low dose so I assume it's for anxiety?
What type of anxiety are you suffering from at the moment Tepi? What sorts of fears do you have, what's it like?
Ed
Posted by ed_uk2010 on June 26, 2011, at 9:08:14
In reply to Re: After 3 day Im Off meds !!! » tepi, posted by sigismund on June 25, 2011, at 14:23:16
>Other than that, you could, I guess, look at acamprosate. It can be used as a substitute (well, not a substitute, but it must help) for alcohol.
Hi Sigi,
It sometimes helps to reduce cravings for alcohol, but it's not really a substitute.
Posted by tepi on June 26, 2011, at 22:35:09
In reply to Re: After 3 day Im Off meds !!! » tepi, posted by ed_uk2010 on June 26, 2011, at 9:06:06
> Hi Tepi,
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> >This Doctor gave me Pristiq 50mg and Risperdal 0.25mg
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> Well, Pristiq is very similar to Effexor, which I think you've already tried.>
Hi ed
Yes I did in the past... bad medicine
> >Do you think I should keep on this trial?
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> Why did your doctor give you Risperdal? 0.25mg is a low dose so I assume it's for anxiety?
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> What type of anxiety are you suffering from at the moment Tepi? What sorts of fears do you have, what's it like?
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> Ed
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It is something too rare , Im not focused on life , I live with terror from everybody. I have stupids thougths all the time that nobody likes me . I feel tha Im the worst person in this world and no one deserves to be with me
I cant speak with people , I live all the time in their heads , I think for them like if I could read their minds and everything that I read is the worst thing in the world , I cant have real friends because I only speak like 10 phrases per day because Im son afraid of saying something stupid . This does not sound too bad but that is something that this disease makes worse ,it potentiates any bad thougt and it feels like 100 times worst . I feel im sh*t and I have no value in this world
Posted by floatingbridge on June 26, 2011, at 23:29:52
In reply to Re: After 3 day Im Off meds !!!, posted by tepi on June 26, 2011, at 22:35:09
tepi,
That is just what it is like. You seem to be more aware of your process than I ever was. Maybe that makes it even more difficult for you, I don't know. But I want to say I think you are really smart. I also do not believe your negative thoughts. I don't think of you that way at all.
I don't know why the thoughts get so loud. And I think the reasons are different for different people. In the middle of a conversation today with my husband, I had the thought, 'I don't really have any value as a human being.' My mind came to a complete halt, and I started to shut
down, breathing weird, pain in my stomach. It really hurt. But my husband couldn't really see it.That's what amazes me. People can barely ever see this. And he is smart, too. If I tell him, he kind of gets it. If I
can tell him, I begin to feel the panic go away a bit.Some people are really kind, I have found, tepi. A few will slow down to be with you. That might be what it takes. I don't know.
I am looking for a support group. I have no idea if one exists for me, but I am trying. I don't want to be stuck like this. There has to be a way.
Posted by Phillipa on June 27, 2011, at 0:22:33
In reply to Re: After 3 day Im Off meds !!! » tepi, posted by floatingbridge on June 26, 2011, at 23:29:52
And FB Tepi is a handsome man. And yes he is very smart and intelligent. And a great person. Believes in all family values hard to find a man like this today. Support groups are nonexistant where I live. I wish there was one. Tepi any near you? Love Phillipa
Posted by sigismund on June 27, 2011, at 3:04:48
In reply to Re: After 3 day Im Off meds !!!, posted by tepi on June 26, 2011, at 22:35:09
>I live all the time in their heads ,
Tep, that is interesting. In THEIR heads. I know what you mean, I think. I do this. My T always used to say I was in her or someone else. And another shrink said I was playing tennis from the wrong end of the court. I have plenty of empathy, but I'm not sure it does me much good.
>I think for them like if I could read their minds and everything that I read is the worst thing in the world
What's the worst thing in the world? A sensitive engineer. That's OK. But I guess I understand...... You get it wrong and wrong and mistake leads to mistake. F*ck Tep, can you tell yourself it doesn't matter as much as that. We're all going to die, some of us soon, nothing matters, try to be kind. You might think you have just made another mistake. Nothing matters more than kindness. Or the possibilities for error are endless. Forgiveness is nice.
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