just wondering what everyone takes

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Registered: 11-14-2005
just wondering what everyone takes
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Thu, 02-23-2006 - 9:03am

i am not trying to pry, i'm just curious as to what meds everyone takes. Also wondering about the side effects of the meds.

I take
Lexapro 10-20mg, depending on how i feel. usually take it at night because it makes me so sluggish during the day

klonopin 0.5mg supposed to be 3 times a day, but another one that knocks me out.

seroquel 400mg at bedtime, puts me in a coma just about

prolixin (just knowing as a nurse what this is makes me FEEL crazy) 3mg at bedtime. I think it gives me gas. I have taken all the other meds before, but this one is new and omg do i have gas. LOL~!~

Lauren

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Registered: 04-11-2003
Fri, 03-10-2006 - 10:15am

Currently I am taking:
100 mg Lamictal
150 mg Effexor XR
.5 mg Klonopin (twice a day)
100 mg Seroquel (at bedtime)

My doctor is working on increasing my Lamictal, and will start weaning me off of the Effexor and Klonopin. She only treats patients with bipolar and swears by a combo of Lamictal and Seroquel. Which is fine with me - the Effexor has HORRIBLE sexual side effects! I'm just really concerned about the withdrawal effects from the Effexor - they're awful!

Angie

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Registered: 11-19-2004
Fri, 03-10-2006 - 7:35pm

300 mg lamictal
200 mg topamax

9.5 - 12.5 mgs wellbutrin, depending on my mood (i have to crush
up the 75 mg pill and dilute it in juice. i can't take more a/d than
this or it shoots me to the moon. and i can't
take less, or i have to be scraped off the floor.)

200 mgs seroquel
400 mgs trazadone
5 mg valium OR 1 mg ativan PRN

if i have a problem, usually pdoc and i can fix it by playing around w/ the wellbutrin, and i always keep my valium and ativan close by. the lamictal was the BEST thing that ever happened to me. well, that and the topamax, cuz that also suppresses my appetite :)

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Registered: 11-22-2003
Wed, 03-15-2006 - 5:47pm

This was just changed. I'm now on:


500 mg Depakote, twice a day


20 mg Geodon


10 mg Celexa


Multi-vitamin (the Depakote's making my hair fall out)


Tums (for calcium - I'm really low)

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