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Feb 18, 2015, 12:19 PM
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The dulling effects of the new doses of my meds are pretty extreme. I thought it as tricky before, but now I'm simply glued down. I also have a hard time focusing in conversation and regularly find myself in a slumped posture staring into nowhere.Do you guys have any tips for dealing with this? Mental tricks, diet tricks? I exercise five days a week already, but I'm sure I could expand my coping skills in other areas. How do you come back to life?
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Feb 18, 2015, 02:27 PM
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What are you taking and how recently have you begun the 'pretty extreme' new doses? Maybe you just need time to adjust to the increased dosages. Five days of exercise a week is an impressive level of activity considering how much the medication affects you.
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Feb 18, 2015, 02:40 PM
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Seriously, 5 days a week is most impressive! I used to exercise that often, but my meds robbed me of that. Made me super lethargic.
I understand that zonked out feeling, though I must say I have no advice on how to make it go away other than asking your pdoc to lower the dose (if that is even an option right now). That's what I had to do and now I am finally getting my energy back. I hope once we hit the new target dose I will be able to get back to exercising regularly. I hope everything works out for you.
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Feb 18, 2015, 03:13 PM
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Hang in there furiousfever,
I know how you are feeling, Please give it a little bit of time (furiousfever)  
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Feb 18, 2015, 03:54 PM
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I'm on 200mg lamictal, 1500mg lithium, 50 mg seroquel to sleep, .5 Ativan for anxiety as needed. I exercise always no matter what. I do it to feel in control. I'm neurotic about it. I'm hoping it's just a case of adjusting, because this feels terrible! I feel so apathetic and spaced out!
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Feb 18, 2015, 04:13 PM
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I get this feeling often and I'm pretty active. I find a quick change in diet to help. Adding extra Vitamin C and fresh foods usually helps me within a day or two. If you suffer from body pain try sea salt baths. It's amazing what they can do.
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Feb 19, 2015, 01:04 AM
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Thank you Anna! I will try these things!
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Feb 19, 2015, 02:32 PM
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My doc was so responsive to my concerns! She wants me to ride it out for two weeks, and if things are still awful we will change things around.
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