Post 4462368 - (What psych meds have you been on?)

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Onewithwings
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Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2012 12:22 pm Post subject: What psych meds have you been on?

In the last 5 years, I have been on: Zoloft Zyprexa Celexa Welbutrin Abilify Pristiq Effexor Invega Ambien Lunesta Xanax Seroquel Depakote Lithium Ativan Klonopin Haldol Valium Paxil Cogentin Trihexyphenadyl Razadyne Namenda Geodon Elavil Probably more that I've forgotten. Is that not INSANE?! _________________ The status is NOT quo! http://onewithwings.blogspot.com/

WhiteWidow
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Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2012 2:06 pm Post subject:

Why so many? I take six 1mg nabilone pills which is synthetic THC and 4 Co-Respiridone (.25) / day

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Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2012 3:53 am Post subject:

hmmm, let's seee... desipramine, scripted for dysthymia and [atypically] ADHD [inattentive subtype] concerta, scripted for dythymia and ADHD inattentive subtype *strattera, for the same reasons as the other two above. the desipramine/norpramin, while effective initially, had unfriendly side fx such as flushing, heat intolerance, hot temper. the concerta had the same effects but worse. the strattera, OTOH, was almost perfect, in that the only side FX it had was GERD. but my insurance stopped covering it, and i couldn't afford the $600 monthly out-of-pocket cost for it, so i had to drop it. as a side note, the atenolol [beta blocker] that was initially scripted for my hypertension, also had the GOOD side effect of eliminating my free-floating anxiety and intentional tremors. better living through chemistry, i suppose

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Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 10:32 am Post subject:

None, thank God. The thought of taking any frightens me quite a bit, actually.

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Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 8:35 pm Post subject:

So far: Prozac Wellbutrin Zoloft Valium I'm on the last 2 now, zoloft is a low dose and I take the valium as needed. I hope to be off of them eventually as I'm being treated for Lyme Disease and the anxiety/depression symptoms came at the same time as my fatigue, so my doctor thinks they are related. That would be nice, haha

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Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 9:37 pm Post subject:

I tried prozac....it sucked and I threw the rest away and decided to hell with SSRIs _________________ It's like alice in wonderland except, my names not alice and this is the real world not a dream.

1000Knives
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Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 9:47 pm Post subject:

I was prescribed Celexa, told to try it for a month, in middle school, I didn't like it and stopped after that month. _________________ Too kawaii to live... Too sugoi to die!

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Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 10:54 pm Post subject:

i really need a smart pill.

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Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 10:57 pm Post subject:

Lexapro: I've enjoyed it so far. _________________ All fantasy should have a solid base in reality.

lostgirl1986
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Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 10:58 pm Post subject:

I've been on Luvox, Ativan, Trazadone, Effexor XR, Seroquil and Clonazapam.

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Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 10:59 pm Post subject:

valium is a GOOD drug. nothing else touched my back pain. medicate me please.

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Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2012 2:30 am Post subject:

I got a prescription for Citalopram a few months ago, but the very first time I took it, I had a bad reaction, so I'm not taking any meds now. Valium worked for me in the past as an occasional major stress / anxiety reliever. The brand name Valium is a mild mood lifter for me as well. But I haven't had a prescription for it in a long time. By the way, I found out from my insurance : If you can get a doc to write a prescription for Valium/Diazepam, and you'd prefer the brand Valium but the cost is too high, if you can get the doctor to write on the prescription "Valium brand, no substitutes/no generic", it will cost less for Valium brand with your drug health insurance than if they don't specify it. (At least that's with my insurance plan in the US) _________________ Aspie score: 161 of 200 Neurotypical (non-autistic) score: 38 of 200 Autistic/BAP -123 aloof, 124 rigid and 108 pragmatic Autism Spectrum quotient: 41, Empathy Quotient: 19

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Posted: Sat Mar 17, 2012 9:50 pm Post subject:

2007) Celexa to treat anxiety, led to depression, I'll take anxiety over depression any day. 2009) Zoloft is like a wonder pill, I actually enjoy doing stuff, I just have to discover my off switch. 2011) Topamax, also called dopamax, was meant to treat the anger managment issues I had. I'd rather be pissed off than in a daze. 2012) Depakote was also for the anger managment, it made me so hungry that I had trouble reading. Deal breaker. Zoloft it is, the anger managment isn't going to be solved by the meds appearantly. Last edited by MDD123 on Mon Mar 19, 2012 12:17 pm; edited 1 time in total