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Posted by sheilac on February 21, 2012, at 9:44:30
I have tried both Tegretol and Trileptal and had to stop because I have been very sick lately and they are indicated to interact with my antibiotics and ashtma and allergy meds.
What are my options?
I suffer from anxiety and depression. The depression has been really bad lately.
I was wondering if I should go back to low dose lithium for depression or maybe try seroquel xl for the depression.
The tegretol and trileptal just didn't help with the depression.
Posted by Christ_empowered on February 21, 2012, at 19:36:18
In reply to Drug interactions with meds..., posted by sheilac on February 21, 2012, at 9:44:30
Drugs can only do so much. They'll help severe depression, psychotic depression. Milder depression? You could be on the med-go-round for a while. I'd recommend therapy, supplements, creative pursuits, exercise, prayer.
Posted by SLS on February 22, 2012, at 5:21:15
In reply to Drug interactions with meds..., posted by sheilac on February 21, 2012, at 9:44:30
> I have tried both Tegretol and Trileptal and had to stop because I have been very sick lately and they are indicated to interact with my antibiotics and ashtma and allergy meds.
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> What are my options?
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> I suffer from anxiety and depression. The depression has been really bad lately.
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> I was wondering if I should go back to low dose lithium for depression or maybe try seroquel xl for the depression.
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> The tegretol and trileptal just didn't help with the depression.
I take lithium 300 mg.I decided that I would take low-dosage lithium so as to encourage neuron growth and recovery as well as to prevent Alzheimers. I found that it helped improve my depression and evened out my mood hour to hour and day to day. By itself, I do not experience much improvement from taking lithium, but it is doing work in the background. I was desperate. I wanted to give the antidepressants every chance of working. I felt that taking lithium would do that.
Lithium is not a good drug for everyone.
- Scott
Posted by Sheilac on February 23, 2012, at 8:55:01
In reply to Re: Drug interactions with meds... » sheilac, posted by SLS on February 22, 2012, at 5:21:15
The doc has me on 300mg of lithium for depression and 300mg of trileptal. Don't really know if I like the trileptal. It seems to make me flat and more towards the depressed side. Maybe the lithium will even that out.
Still having trouble sleeping!
Posted by shot_away on February 24, 2012, at 14:51:52
In reply to Re: Drug interactions with meds..., posted by Christ_empowered on February 21, 2012, at 19:36:18
> Drugs can only do so much. They'll help severe depression, psychotic depression. Milder depression? You could be on the med-go-round for a while. I'd recommend therapy, supplements, creative pursuits, exercise, prayer.
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>Honestly mate, do u really have to smother the boards with ur religion? Its boring and does not help!
Posted by Christ_empowered on February 25, 2012, at 16:21:04
In reply to Re: Drug interactions with meds... » Christ_empowered, posted by shot_away on February 24, 2012, at 14:51:52
My religion? Dude, I threw out a bunch of non-medical options. And its true: milder forms of depression can respond to numerous non-medical forms of treatment. Severe depression, psychotic depression--meds and/or ect.
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