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I just edited my signature. Damn! I'm on A LOT of meds! I'm surprised I can even write a sentence and am not a walking zombie. Gotta do something about all these meds! I'm a walking pharmacy.
Anyone else here a walking pharmacy? I don't like being a walking pharmacy. The pdoc and I are going to have to have a little chat about this! __________________ The darkest of nights is followed by the brightest of days. |
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are you a diabetic? or are you taking metformin for weight issues?
I have heard that one of the diabetic meds causes weight loss. metformin, glucophage or something else? thinking about asking my health care provider about it.I have a telemed face time with her 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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Valium: 5mil 3x a day Topamax: 75 mil 2x a day Geodon: 80 mil in the morning 100 mil at night Prestiq: 100 mil once a day Lamictial: 200 mil once a day Propalanol: 20 mil once a day Then I am on so many meds for my medical issues I can't even count how many. I don't know if I'm on too many psych meds, but I've been on most of them for years and haven't had much of an issue with side effects or anything and my pdoc doesn't seem to mind any of them. I've been pretty stable with what I'm on. __________________ Ridin' with Biden |
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I've been on more psych meds and at higher doses than I'm on now, in the past. There did come a time when they just had to be trimmed down, and doing so was then possible. Some eliminations (i.e. Lithium) even improved my quality of life. Nevertheless, I'm still on a lot of meds because in addition to the ones in my signature, I also take Synthroid (Lithium ruined my thyroid), cholesterol and blood pressure meds (likely because of Seroquel) and a beta blocker (tachycardia not related to meds). I count Seroquel XR and IR as the same med. It really is all but the release difference.
I'm used to taking a lot of pills, but am aiming to eventually have my Seroquel lowered. Not now though. I was taking 800 mg Seroquel for about a week, while in the US (plus prn Ativan), but have since returned to 600 mg and stopped the Ativan. Stress reduction really helps! My largest psych med cocktail ever (10 years ago) was 900 mg Lithium, 1,400 mg Tegretol XR, 100 mg Lamictal, 160 mg Geodon, 10 mg Thiothixine (Navane) OR 12 mg Perphenazine (Trilafon), and then 350 mg Seroquel XR, plus Synthroid, Propranolol, and Ativan. Simultaneously. I've come a long way since then. __________________ Dx: Bipolar type 1 Psych Medications: * Tegretol XR (carbamazepine ER) 800 mg * Lamictal (lamotrigine) 150 mg * Seroquel XR (quetiapine ER) 600 mg I also take meds for blood pressure, cholesterol, and tachycardia. Last edited by Soupe du jour; May 27, 2023 at 12:06 PM.. |
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When I used to take only IR, years ago, it made me too tired in the daytime, sometimes. XR doesn't, once I adjusted to it. And I did. I think XR has been a good moodstabilizer for me, despite the metabolic effects. The longest time I've been mostly stable for a very long time. __________________ Dx: Bipolar type 1 Psych Medications: * Tegretol XR (carbamazepine ER) 800 mg * Lamictal (lamotrigine) 150 mg * Seroquel XR (quetiapine ER) 600 mg I also take meds for blood pressure, cholesterol, and tachycardia. Last edited by Soupe du jour; May 27, 2023 at 07:57 PM.. |
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I take prazosin, celexa, lybalvi and I’m coming off of lamictal. I also take klonopin prn. I am taking WAY leas meds than I was when I was seeing my old Pdoc. I was on 7 meds then.
I also take a few things for physical conditions. __________________ Bipolar 1 w/psychotic features or schizoaffective bipolar type PTSD generalized anxiety OCD celexa, prazosin, Lybalvi and prn zyprexa and klonopin |
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I just feel bad for my poor liver I'm surprised I haven't turned into a walking pill!
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When my pdoc and I have our little med chat, I'm going to tell him I want off trazodone, prazosin, and Cymbalta. Trazodone doesn't even make me tired. It just makes me high feeling lol. I don't think I need prazosin. I haven't had any nightmares in awhile. And I don't think I need Cymbalta because I'm on seroquel, which helps my depression and anxiety.
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Some meds do require tapering off of. This isn't just for preventing mood episode triggering, but for withdrawal symptom prevention. Stopping more than one at a time makes knowing which does what harder. __________________ Dx: Bipolar type 1 Psych Medications: * Tegretol XR (carbamazepine ER) 800 mg * Lamictal (lamotrigine) 150 mg * Seroquel XR (quetiapine ER) 600 mg I also take meds for blood pressure, cholesterol, and tachycardia. |
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The biggest cocktail I have been on is 4 pills and an injection. Currently I'm on two medications. My husband is approaching 20 with both health and mental health. My son is on 6 meds for mental health.
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Most I've ever been on is eight meds, though that's for both physical and mental health. I'm currently on five meds long term, with lithium and Lamictal covering my mental health. The other three meds cover high blood pressure, gout prevention and bile dumping from my liver.
I've never been fond of being a walking pharmacy either, but on the mental health side at least, my PsychNP made it a point to try treat my symptoms with as few meds as possible at as low an effective dose as possible. Now, if the situation called for it, he would definitely increase the dose or add a med as needed. I appreciated that he had no interest in unnecessarily overmedicating me. __________________ "I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past, I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain." -Litany Against Fear (Dune) |
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Does it count as being over medicated if you don't actually feel over medicated? Like I still have all of my emotions, am not a walking zombie, etc. Surprisingly enough I can still construct sentences lol. Pdoc and I are still having a little chat however. __________________ The darkest of nights is followed by the brightest of days. |
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I've had to have that particular chat before. I quite frankly had to make the providers in question sit down and make their case and reserve the right to stop the med if it wasn't working or if the side effects were too severe. I also added an implied "or else I'll just stop taking it on my own" if they tried to push too hard. Good luck! __________________ "I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past, I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain." -Litany Against Fear (Dune) |
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Luckily, I know my pdoc will listen to me, especially if I make my case. He'll be fine with the trazodone and prazosin. Probably not the Cymbalta though Last time I went off it I ended up overdosing. __________________ The darkest of nights is followed by the brightest of days. |
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