He was at a transitional clinic and saw me because I can't get in with the psych at my therapist's office until July 2nd and I had been on drugs that were causing me horrific side effects. He put me on Neutontin because I had taken it before (at a much lower dose for sciatica) and he knew I tolerated it. Same thing with the Wellbutrin, I had taken it before and had much better results than the other SSRIs I have taken (Paxil, Zoloft, Celexa, Effexor, Prozac, Remeron, etc.). Plus Wellbutrin is an NDRI. He put me on a higher dose than I was on before.

I had already seen an ER physician for the Lamictal rash but they would only treat the rash (with Prednisone) but not adjust my meds. So the fact that he agrees I should stop it and told me how to taper off is great. Same with Seroquel, it was causing hallucinations and panic attacks at night. I couldn't breathe, I could not swallow, I was paralyzed but awake, dear Lord it was horrendous. So he gave me some pointers on how to wean off that as well. Today I got a Depo shot and I go back in 3 months for another one and then 3 months after that I am getting an Implanon implant. I think it's best to be on BC until I've stabilized and got a med regimen that works. Sometimes that takes years. The Implanon isn't permanent and it's not 'one more pill to take,' there's no work involved. And if/when we decide to have another child it can be removed and we can conceive shortly thereafter. The psych at the transitional clinic said hormonal BC might help me. I'm willing to go through trial and error to figure it all out. I'm on my second round of meds to treat my BP, BPD, PTSD, OCD & Anxiety.