Do you take medicines?

Lika Li · May 21, 2015 at 11:07 AM

For your menthal condition?

Thanks

arundelle · May 21, 2015 at 11:11 AM

No. I have a personality disorder, not a brain chemical imbalance, so nothing works. I've tried them all. It's like drinking water. The only way I even know I've taken meds is I get withdrawal symptoms when I stop.

gayleggg · May 21, 2015 at 11:12 AM

Yes, I do. I don't do well without them. My depression gets too bad.

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wa(o)rrior · May 22, 2015 at 03:34 AM

Hi

I used to take Paxil but it stopped working. it was causing terrible side-effects(seizures). now i take Amitriptyline. though it doesn't give me the boost like Paxil did, it gets me through the day...

Hexagram · May 22, 2015 at 04:17 AM

I take the anticonvulsant Depakote as a mood stabilizer and Valium for anxiety. I took the SNRI antidepressant Duloxetine for a while but stopped when I realized that I had been too depressed for too long for it to have been doing me any good. The commercially-available

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GeneSight Psychotropic is a genetic panel that provides information about genes that may affect a patient’s response to antidepressant and antipsychotic pharmacotherapy. According to the manufacturer’s website, following testing, the treating provider receives a report with the most common medications for the patient’s diagnosed condition categorized by cautionary level, along with a report of the patient’s genetic variants. Details are not provided about the algorithm used by the manufacturer to generate risk levels.

Source: HMSA Policy on Genetic Testing for Mental Health Conditions, effective date 7/1/2015

This genetic panel could assess whether you would benefit from the most commonly-prescribed antidepressants.

Bird Feeder · May 22, 2015 at 06:18 AM

Yes, effexor, abilify, wellbutrin, seroquel, klonopin, and bi-weekly ECT. The meds just weren't doing it as well, but the ECT is a Godsend. I can still work full-time.

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Lika Li Member Member Since May 2015 Location: South Posts: 103 9 117 hugs given	May 21, 2015 at 11:07 AM #1 For your menthal condition? Thanks
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arundelle Account Suspended Member Since May 2015 Location: here Posts: 90 9	May 21, 2015 at 11:11 AM #2 No. I have a personality disorder, not a brain chemical imbalance, so nothing works. I've tried them all. It's like drinking water. The only way I even know I've taken meds is I get withdrawal symptoms when I stop.
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gayleggg Legendary Wise Elder Community Liaison Member Since Apr 2013 Location: Texas Posts: 26,619 (SuperPoster!) 11 10.4k hugs given	May 21, 2015 at 11:12 AM #3 Yes, I do. I don't do well without them. My depression gets too bad. Best wishes, Gayle Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk __________________ Bipolar I, Depression, GAD Meds: Zoloft, Zyprexa, Ritalin "Each morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most." -Buddha zaicy1@gmail.com
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wa(o)rrior Member Member Since Jan 2014 Location: INDIA Posts: 231 10 301 hugs given	May 22, 2015 at 03:34 AM #4 Hi I used to take Paxil but it stopped working. it was causing terrible side-effects(seizures). now i take Amitriptyline. though it doesn't give me the boost like Paxil did, it gets me through the day... __________________ Be Happy! Make others Happy!!!
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Bird Feeder Member Member Since Oct 2009 Location: Ohio Posts: 300 15 14 hugs given	May 22, 2015 at 06:18 AM #6 Yes, effexor, abilify, wellbutrin, seroquel, klonopin, and bi-weekly ECT. The meds just weren't doing it as well, but the ECT is a Godsend. I can still work full-time.
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