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Posted by B2chica on January 24, 2013, at 14:55:52
so i went off zyprexa about three weeks ago.
couldnt stand the weight anymore, figured i'd gotten through the worst of it.
i felt really good for the first week. Then anxiety started to kick in, gradually getting worse and worse. my gabapentin just does not cut it for this type. starts first thing in the morning. good news is i've been getting on treadmill for about 20min in am. but i still walk twice a day at work and still anxiety. So today i tried to hold off as long as i could but about 11:30 i thought i was going to freak out so i took xanax. made me tired and a bit stupid.
i'm starting to get anxiety breakthrough, so instead of taking another xanax while at work i took a gabapentin, but it wont actually help me for about 2 hours.anyway. thats my anxiety issue, is there anything else i could try that works quickly like xanax but something i could use at work.
Next is my mood. Again did Great the first week off zyprexa. Thought FINALLY pristiq is all i need. well gradually my low mood is seeping back in. however, it currently is only slight. and it starts about 8 or 9 in the morning and seems to get better in the evening.
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so here's what i'd like to do. start my wonderful adderall again. however i KNOW (at least at start up) it will increase my anxiety and i think i'd be on the ceiling if that happened.
so was thinking of starting perphenazine again when i started adderall...does this sound like a plan?
any other suggestions, least meds possible please.***************
yes i have tried to get in touch with pdoc but last week he had to fly out of town (family member ill), and then i tried this week, got in for friday but they called yesterday saying he is out of town again and can i reschedule. So it is again pushed back till next friday.
i know, what's one more week.
but i want to sit on this 'down' level before it becomes depression.*****************
thanks for any advice.
Posted by jono_in_adelaide on January 24, 2013, at 17:02:39
In reply to help me make a decision please, posted by B2chica on January 24, 2013, at 14:55:52
Geodon has much weight gain and metabolic side effects than Zyprexa, but has a gentaler side effect profile than perphenazine, might be worth trying 20mg twice a day or so?
Posted by Phillipa on January 24, 2013, at 17:12:53
In reply to help me make a decision please, posted by B2chica on January 24, 2013, at 14:55:52
A friend says he can take zyprexa once every three days and it works. He's added low dose abilify for the days he doesn't take the zyprexa Phillipa
Posted by baseball55 on January 24, 2013, at 19:30:59
In reply to Re: help me make a decision please » B2chica, posted by Phillipa on January 24, 2013, at 17:12:53
Perphenazine never helped me much except as a sleep aid, but then I'd have to deal with akathesia the next morning. But it's worth a try. Haldol did help (except for the akathesia, which I can handle but not if I have to teach because I lose my voice). So the old APs can work. Just keep the dose low. Good luck.
Posted by alchemy on January 24, 2013, at 21:18:12
In reply to help me make a decision please, posted by B2chica on January 24, 2013, at 14:55:52
I don't have any advice, but I just wanted to let you know that I also had a time-of-day response to Pristiq (in case it relates). I haven't heard of it before, and it is normal for my mood to change during the day. But when I tried Pristiq there were certain times, usually 10am and 2pm, that I had an almost sudden change of mood.
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