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Originally Posted by Soupe du jour
I hear you on that, especially when traveling with others, though I have learned to be comfortable simply saying "Goodnight" to travel companions and letting them go on to party hearty after me. But I know that's easier said than done with some vs. others.
During my 8 or so years on Geodon, I did go through a period when I took all of my 160 mg at night. Maybe for 9 months or a year. It did help rid me of daytime fatigue, but ultimately it became a bit less effective (though still a little) at keeping hypomania and mania away. At one point, I finally confessed to how I was taking it to my pdoc. He didn't scold me, but highly suggested I split the doses morning and night. I'll say that doing so made a bit of difference. And when I did, I found that the past morning fatigue was no longer present, despite the 80 mg in the morning.
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I think stopping the 20 Geodon and also stopping my 25 mil lamictal has made a huge improvement in my moods and anxiety. I was on the 25 mil lamictal a couple years ago and it made me very anxious and I had a lot of thoughts of S. I decided to try 25 again when I saw my Pdoc at the end of June. I wonder if those same side effects were happening again and since I’m not taking it anymore that’s why I feel better? I’m just on my 200 mil again. I seem to be more stable on 160 of Geodon instead of 180. I think that extra 20 was causing problems. Also the 200 not 225 mil of lamictal seems to be helping too.
But I don’t know. It could just be my vacation masking my true emotions. But I do seem to be more stable on the lower doses of those 2 meds. I took a Valium half an hour ago and for once it’s actually working instead of going right through me.
I was on 160 mil of Geodon at night for at least 2 years when I was a teenager. It was prescribed that way by my doctor. I was also on at least 80 in the morning if not also 160 in the morning. I was on a ton when I was a teenager and I went way down as a young adult.
Yeah vacations with others can be tough. Usually when I vacation here I’m with my family nonstop. But my mom and I have been by ourselves a lot of the time. I don’t know how my mom feels not being around the family much this time but I love being able to go wherever I want to and do whatever instead of with a group of 10 other people and what they want to do.