So typical of me
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| Mon, 01-16-2006 - 10:00am |
Hi all. I've been feeling really pretty stable the last few weeks. I leveled off at 50 mg lamactil (very low dose, I know) and 100 mg trileptal for mania, and 50 mg paxil for depression. The lamactil is causing horrible tightness in my hamstrings, and I'm a long distance runner and I do alot of yoga and this slight inconvenience is driving me nuts.
Okay, so here's my plan (and this is SO TYPICAL of me): I'm thinking to go off the drugs so I can get my wonderful loose muscles and flexibility back. What's so typical of me is this idea that ok, that's over, now I can back to not treating the mania again and I'll go back on meds when its starts up again. UGH. Does anyone else play pharmacist and psychiatrist themselves????
I know this is totally nutty. I feel good, so I'll stop doing what I'm doing that made me feel good in the first place. Apparently, treating the mania hasn't helped my common sense any. Love, mo.


Mo,
Dont feel alone in playing pyschiatrist to yourself..lol. I went off my meds for an entire month just because my friend's mom got kidney failure after 35 years of lithium, then I didnt have insurance when things got bad and just had to suffer because I couldnt get them filled...nice huh? I didnt know that lamictal made your muscles tight, I am taking 200mg a day and wondered why I have been having such a hard time with my muscles not being as flexible. I thought it was because I gained some weight, although thats probably part of it. Anyways, I think we all play with our meds, and then we realize how stupid it is when its too late. I would talk to your doctor about that problem and see if there is something else they can do...or just deal with it, which isnt fun. I hope it gets resolved soon.
Rebekah
Raising my hand highly in agreement.
I want to go off my ablify because it does not seem to do much, as pdoc keeps having to increase topamax anyway and I don't feel like myself on all these drugs. I have not yet only because dh will kill me, lol.
I won't lecture you on how important it is to stay on your meds because I am sure you already know that. I will only offer you hugs and tell you that we are here for you.
Missy
Hey Mo !
I too am on 50mg of lamictal, but twice a day.
God could not be everywhere, so
I was already on the gaining end and the meds made it worse.
God could not be everywhere, so