Who me? They are in my sig but.
Switched from abilify to Lamictal - 100 mg, mood stabilizer used for depression now. Lifted my mood a lot but didn't help my other symptoms.
A month later switched from Effexor to Fetzima 40 mg. Huge huge difference. The depression is totally gone and if you have read any of my posts you may know how bad it has been for me.
Klonopin - .5 mg twice a day. Anxiety is totally knew to me in the last five years. I don't know why I never had it before and do now. It was unbearable. I didn't want to go on a benzo but those are the only things that work and I could not handle the anxiety and paranoia. Klonopin has totally knocked it out. Think long and hard and read a lot on benzo's before deciding to go that route for anxiety.
Remeron - It is an AD but in a class by itself. i use it only for sleep and it works great. and since I am taking klonopin anyway one of those doses is at night to help sleep.
I know it is a lot of meds but it is working beautifully for me right now. No telling how long it will last because I cycle in and out of them but it may prevent my next cycle. I am going to ride it out.
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The "paradox" is only a conflict between reality and your feeling of what reality "ought to be." -- Richard Feynman
Major Depressive Disorder
Anxiety Disorder with some paranoid delusions thrown in for fun.
Recovering Alcoholic and Addict
Possibly on low end of bi polar spectrum...trying to decide.
Male, 50
Fetzima 80mg
Lamictal 100mg
Remeron 30mg for sleep
Klonopin .5mg twice a day, cutting this back
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