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Old Dec 16, 2014, 05:19 PM
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Location: Western US
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I'm on a tiny dose of Celexa, which I take basically because I'm a hot mess without it. I've tried going off of it twice and ended up suffering horrible withdrawals. I don't know that it does a lot for me, seeing as how I was recently hospitalized for suicidal ideation, but to go without it is to make things even worse. Lamictal is more useful for the depression; mine was increased to 400 mg while I was inpatient, and it's kicked in now, relieving most of the remaining depression.

I tried Wellbutrin once and had such high hopes for it. Unfortunately it turned me into a manic, psychotic, raging b**** and is now on my allergies list. It's a great drug for those it works for, but terrible for a lot of other folks.
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DX: Bipolar 1
Anxiety
Tardive dyskinesia
Mild cognitive impairment

RX:
Celexa 20 mg
Gabapentin 1200 mg
Geodon 40 mg AM, 60 mg PM
Klonopin 0.5 mg PRN
Lamictal 500 mg
Levothyroxine 125 mcg (rx'd for depression)
Trazodone 150 mg
Zyprexa 7.5 mg

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