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Originally Posted by xraydiva09
Thats funny what you said about the sugar cubes and the toothpicks and the coffee....that is how I feel most days lol....I used to be one who got all hyped up, bouncing off the walls on caffeine....and now I can drink a ton of it and still go to sleep....I could probably sleep 24 hrs if my life allowed for that....I cant quite pin point it though. Im not really on a high dose of anything....but I really think its the stupid antidepressants....and I wonder if they upped my Topamax if it would make me more hyper...heck, I dont know anymore....its like we are all one big science experiment...stand back and see what this one does lol....and my PDoc is a very nice man, but hes such a quiet and laid back mousy thing....and when I mentioned maybe an ADHD amphetamine type thing for energy to take in the morning, he gave me the strangest look. You would have thought I was asking for his packet of blank scripts to take home for myself. The only reason I asked is because I read that some people take a low dose of ADHD meds in addition to their others for energy....I'l see what the week brings and I may have to call him back and pay a visit...
Anyway....I tend to rattle on...sorry.....
So you are on Geodon? Do you like it? I havent heard too much about it...do you take it in combo with something else?
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i'm on quite a cocktail.. that has to be adjusted more often than i'd like.. so yeah, you're not the only one feeling like somewhat of a lab rat
have you had your thyroid tested?? hypothyroidism can cause extreme lethargy, depression & increased apetite.. and it's easily treated with levothyroxin in most cases... would be worth getting tested to be sure..
i would try pinpointing what's causing the exhaustion first, before resorting to taking one pill to counteract side effects of other pills... that's just a vicious cycle.. you'll go from lab rat to hamster on a wheel.. and not in a good way...
yeah, i'm on geodon.. eh, it is what it is.. it works, i can say that.. i do wish it didn't cause the daytime sedation, but like i said, i didn't have that problem for the first six years i was on it.. now i up the dosage slightly when needed.. till it builds up to a point of daytime exhaustion (if i need the higher dose that long).. and then taper back down... i will say that i notice an immediate difference when my dosage is upped in response to times when i'm cycling more ... perhaps because it knocks me out at night & one of the most important aspects to "maintaining" bipolar disorder is regular & restful sleep...
no need to apologize to me for being wordy.. i just finished a pm to someone in which i apologized for writing so much myself... it's like once i start talking/typing.. i end up a mini novel...
wanted to mention to you as well that as you go fwd with your pdoc, don't be afraid to get a second opinion & if it ever becomes necessary to change doctors entirely... i can't count the number of "horrible fits" i've had with me and my previous docs... and the process of trying to find a good one was ... exasperating to say the least.. but i finally have one that i LOVE (in his professional capacity, i mean, he's a great doctor) & have been seeing him for over 8 years now.. bless him, he responds to my phone calls/messages even on vacation..
to answer your question.. i take so many pills.. uhhh levothyroxin (hypothyroidism), welbutrin, zoloft, bcp, claritin, metformin, geodon, zocor, enablex, xanax or valium as needed, klonopin as needed (which is not often at all), sonata for sleep... blah, blah, blah... so yeah, i get it when you say you feel like a science experiment
i'm a regular petrie dish of meds... *sigh* at least they keep me close enough to sane & healthy to enjoy my life for the most part