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Originally Posted by Dontspeak
Well euphoria goes away with medication, in my experience, I'm afraid. But if you've plateaued, I think you should talk to your pdoc, bc it could be your dose, it could be the wrong drug. I definitely had some relief when I changed mood stabilizers. I have more normal range of emotions. (Whether I feel entitled to them is a different subject). I actually found my Rx through a group therapy session where I complained about this very thing. Lamictal gave me cystic acne, so I had switched to Lithium and became the blob. They told me about Tegretol and I've been on it ever since. Everyone is different, but you shouldn't give up and neither should your doctor.
But missing ecstasy is like saying I miss getting high. I mean, I miss it too!
Missing joy is not acceptable. We  have to get that back! You deserve it! |
The above is so true and thank you so much for reminding me of that! Getting high, not such a good idea, but experiencing joy, this is vital. Part of the problem is that I've lost interest in a couple of things that, if not joy, used to bring me a lot of satisfaction. A friend told me that I should find new things that give me 'satisfaction' and maybe she's right, but it feels like starting over -and I want this sense of continuity that I'm not feeling.
I'm taking a lot lower dose of Seroquel than I used to (I would think this would reduce my range of emotion more than Lamictal or Abilify?) but maybe I'll talk to my pdoc about getting rid of it entirely. It helps me sleep, but maybe with time I won't need it for that either. Thanks so much for your help and support.