[healthyhopes]

Sorry if I am doing this wrong this is very new to me. I am on 20mg Lexapro,120 mg cymbalta,18mg concerta and 12 mg of ambien at night xanax when needed. Is this a healthy amount of meds? like I said this is new and I have concerns about what this is doing to my long term health. I have depression, anxiety, ocd (mild) and add. Have always been emotional. Feeling a little like an oddity. a friend told me about this website.

[AAAAA]

hello healthyhopes, welcome to PC. If you're concerned, definately talk to your doctor about it.

[DePressMe]

healthyhopes, I take several meds too--abilify, wellbutrin, lamictal and dexedrine. I think they help each other work. Just one med does not seem to do the trick for me. I don't think anybody really knows what the long term effects of these meds are going to be. One way I look at it is that without them I am severely depressed and anxious. Depression and anxiety left untreated can be detrimental to your health. If you are concerned, maybe you should chat with your doctor about it. Welcome to PsychCentral!

[BalishBun]

youve always been emotional? Well that is okay with me, i nicknamed myself a "natural-basket case"

[JimWriter]

I wouldn't know what to say about this, since i don't have any training in medicine. thatsaid, I was being treated for depression and my OCD by my primary physician, a family medicine practitioner. I still see her, but i decided to see a psychiatrist for specific advice. (In all honesty, i have been on these meds (Klonopin and Paxil) for many years and didn't think i needed to see a psychiatrist anymore. After all, my primary was willing to prescribe them.
But i had questions that seemed to be in the realm of a psychiatrist, so i found another one to help me.
A family practitioner knows the meds, but a specialist knows them even better.
I hope this help you.

I agree about going to a specialist as psych medications need tobe monitored very carefully. Definitely talk to your doc. Unfortunately I have to take a lot of meds, too, for bipolar 1, anxiety & ADHD.

Abilify, Lamictal, Trazodone, Topamax, klonopin, Provigil, Concerta

Then meds for low thyroid, high blood pressure & cholesterol.

I have to look at my list to see all that I take.--Suzy

[healthyhopes]

Thanks for answering. I do see a Pychiatrist and go to counceling. I just recently had to switch Dr.s because mine left the practice and he started me on the concerta in addition to everything else. Now I am having trouble sleeping, even taking the ambien... and I will speak to him about my concerns. It helps to know other people . Recently I read about ADD and it said trouble with limiting emotions..Like I said have always been emotional, it can be embarassing. I am 39 yrs old and still have to fight off tears when I get my feelings hurt. Does anybody else have these issues?

[splitimage]

I'm 39 and still cry really easily. It was kind of embarrassing in my last job since I'd have to really fight the urge to start crying it there was any kind of conflict.

As for the meds you're on.. I'm on a real cocktail too all at fairly high dossages, and sometimes I wonder about taking them all, but they really help keep me stable so they're worthwhile.

A really good site to look up information on psych meds is crazymeds.us I use it all the time.

Good luck.

I just started DBT (Dialectical Behavioral Therapy) & it is supposed to help you regulate your emotions & not be so emotional so that you act inappropriately & rashly due to feeling overwhelmed by them--like I also cry in public or overdose on pills just to try to get rid of the overwhelming painful emotions. The emotions rule me. I need to get them under control & get more rational.

I've been this way since I was 15 & I'm 54 now & this is no way to live. I isolate myself a lot as I don't know if I willbe triggered & have an acute emotional reaction to something.--Suzy

[qkthnkr]

Absolutely, Im 38 and still feel like a little girl. I still fight off tears when I get my feelings hurt. I have a 9 year old son as well.