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Oct 06, 2022 at 11:46 PM
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Thank you so much, @bizi. I think I'm done with the SSRI's. They gave me a life for decades, but just haven't done much in my 50's. I think there are meds now to treat IBS that may have fewer side-effects. Then, too, I can just live with it, be careful of what I eat (no friend foods). Every woman in my family as far back as I know had/has IBS. My daughter has it terribly and now even my son has developed it in his 30's.
You are so kind. 
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Oct 13, 2022 at 10:52 PM
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I miss you and hope you are able to come back soon. bizi __________________ 150mg of lamictal 2x a day haldol 5mg 2x a day 1mg of cogentin 2x a day klonipin , 1mg at night, 4-5 peri-colace for chronic constipation multi vit,, vit c, at noon, tumeric, caffeine at noon PRN Remeron 15mg at night, zyprexa10mg under tongue, requip2mg. |
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Oct 14, 2022 at 02:39 AM
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I miss you dear Beth
  I hope you can come back soon. Much love to you 
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Oct 15, 2022 at 03:44 PM
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Oct 15, 2022 at 03:53 PM
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200mg Lamictal 1200mg Gabapentin 25mg Seroquel for sleep 1mg/twice a day Klonopin The least amount of medication I've been on in many, many years and I feel much better. In addition, when I stopped the SSRI my blood pressure decreased way down into a very good range. What a difference! I am meeting my new GP soon and requesting a referral to a doctor at the clinic who specializes in helping people to get off of certain medications (such as Klonopin and, possibly for me, Gabapentin.) He also works with chronic pain issues. My goal is to eventually (as far as psych meds) take only Lamictal. (Perhaps I can even decrease the amount of Lamictal soon.) Coming off Klonopin may take a year - or even two. But the time for me to be free of it is long overdue. As for Seroquel, I find that there are OTC sleep meds that work as well as the low-dose Seroqeul does - at least, nearly as well. I would like to use those OTC's with Seroquel as an occasional back-up if I have a night that requires a solid, long sleep ( an event the next day). __________________ |
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Oct 15, 2022 at 04:00 PM
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Welcome back *Beth*!
__________________ Bipolar 1, PTSD, GAD, OCD. Clozapine 250 mg, Emsam 12 mg/day patch, topamax 25 mg, ,Gabapentin 1700 mg & 100-2 PRN,. 1.5 mg clonazepam., 50 mg Seroquel Last edited by BeyondtheRainbow; Oct 15, 2022 at 07:48 PM.. |
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Oct 15, 2022 at 04:00 PM
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Glad you have cut back on your meds and are doing better. I'm down to to anti-depressants and one med for sleep.
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Oct 15, 2022 at 04:11 PM
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Oct 15, 2022 at 04:11 PM
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Oct 15, 2022 at 05:37 PM
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Welcome back beth!
(((((HUGS))))) bizi __________________ 150mg of lamictal 2x a day haldol 5mg 2x a day 1mg of cogentin 2x a day klonipin , 1mg at night, 4-5 peri-colace for chronic constipation multi vit,, vit c, at noon, tumeric, caffeine at noon PRN Remeron 15mg at night, zyprexa10mg under tongue, requip2mg. |
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Oct 15, 2022 at 07:44 PM
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Oct 15, 2022 at 07:47 PM
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Oct 15, 2022 at 07:55 PM
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Oh, yes...I've taken Cymbalta a couple of times in the past. Wellbutrin is so helpful for many, many people. I did take it for about a year, last year. I think if I ever need another AD I would go with Wellbutrin. __________________ |
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Oct 15, 2022 at 07:56 PM
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Yeah, it has been great for me, but I find I also need something that works on serotonin.
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Oct 15, 2022 at 09:19 PM
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I have definitely needed that in the past, for many, many years. And it worked, it helped. I now wonder if my receptors have built up such a tolerance that they no longer respond. __________________ |
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Oct 16, 2022 at 10:20 AM
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I have heard that welbutrin was the safest anti depressant for us. That is if you don't take an AP. Lamictal is my only "anti depressant". It is my main stabilizer. I also take a small dose of haldol 5mg twice a day.
take care of yourself. and good luck tapering off of the klonipin. bizi __________________ 150mg of lamictal 2x a day haldol 5mg 2x a day 1mg of cogentin 2x a day klonipin , 1mg at night, 4-5 peri-colace for chronic constipation multi vit,, vit c, at noon, tumeric, caffeine at noon PRN Remeron 15mg at night, zyprexa10mg under tongue, requip2mg. |
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Oct 16, 2022 at 02:27 PM
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Thank you, bizi. As always, I deeply appreciate your support and friendship.
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Oct 16, 2022 at 10:51 PM
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I take 1mg of klonipin to sleep at night...have tried a lot of other options nothing worked my pdoc wanted me to take 20mg of melatonin it was crazy!
I took generic benadryl for 2 years and it worked great. Then it just stopped working. good luck with the tapers... bizi __________________ 150mg of lamictal 2x a day haldol 5mg 2x a day 1mg of cogentin 2x a day klonipin , 1mg at night, 4-5 peri-colace for chronic constipation multi vit,, vit c, at noon, tumeric, caffeine at noon PRN Remeron 15mg at night, zyprexa10mg under tongue, requip2mg. |
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Oct 17, 2022 at 03:31 PM
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That IS a crazy amount of melatonin @bizi! Geez, 10mg is considered high - 5mg is the general recommendation.
I take melatonin now and then. I think it does help me sleep, but the stuff has a strange effect on me...gives me freaky dreams and sometimes I find myself tossing and turning and talking, as though I am "awake while asleep." Perhaps the melatonin reacts with other meds I take, I don't know. __________________ |
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Oct 17, 2022 at 09:14 PM
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I take 20mg of Melatonin per my Pdoc
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