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Old Mar 31, 2015, 08:09 PM
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Kaliope, if you don't mind me asking... Do you take a few different meds or are there meds to address both things at once? I'm glad that they have made an incredible difference in your life. If you miss a dose do you automatically start getting withdrawal symptoms? That is a big issue for me that freaks me out :/
i take a mood stabilizer which addresses the bipolar and helps the ptsd. i take an antipsychotic which helps for both but it just boosts the mood stabilizer. i am actually weaning off of that. im only going to take it if there are signs of mania. i take buspar for my anxiety and wellbutrin for depression. that one is kind of voluntary. people say i do better on it so that is the only reason i take it. i dont consider it a big deal at all if i miss a dose. it has never been a problem for me. no withdrawals from that. i dont even bother taking it when i think about it. i just take it my next dose time. i only went thru with drawals once trying to get off klonopin cold turkey. that was after several days of not taking it after taking it daily for a year, i took it again and then titrated down for two months. it wasnt pleasant. that is why i take buspar. it isnt addicting. if yoiu want to talk more, feel free to pm me.
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