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| Wed, 06-14-2006 - 12:02pm |
Well, I got my meds changed...my a/d anyway. No more Wellbutrin...it was doing jack for me...in fact, my pdoc said that sometimes a/d's can have the OPPOSITE affect on you, and make you more depressed. But whatever the case...I started Lexapro last night. And back on Lithium. I feel better today...but I will admit that probably some of that is the fact that my dh came over last night and helped me through all this. He helped a lot.
But, I also feel more calm, and not so freaked out about everyting. That is the meds.
I'm so sleepy of course...and it makes me nauseated as heck, but that will go away or I will adjust to it.
For those here who don't want meds, let me tell you this...and I ALWAYS have to learn the hard way myself too...you don't have to continue to suffer. Meds do really help.
One thing that is starting to bother me is that my pdoc keeps pushing Depakote on me. I WILL NOT EVER EVER EVER TAKE DEPAKOTE. EVER. I told her I just needed something for the extremely deep depression I was in, nothing else. So she told me okay, but to think about Depakote, cuz they want me back off a/ds again soon. Whatever, is what I said to that. I told her that I wouldn't be suicidal my entire life because they think I get too manic on a/ds. She said, well let's just get through this first. Ha. I will win this one.
I'm very busy at work today, too, so maybe that has something to do with feeling better, that and the weather is nice, and oh just everything i guess working together.
NOW, if I only had some money...
Love and Hugs,
Keli

I won't take Depakote either. I was taking it years ago when a nutty pdoc said I wasn't bp and took me off all mood stabilizers, and while that was the mistake of the century, the good thing about it was that I figured out that Depakote was really messing me up. My moods were still up and down, I gained more weight than ever, and I felt stoned all the time. When I was taken off, my thoughts were much clearer. Later, a different pdoc put me back on Li, which helped more, and even later, yet another pdoc took me off Li and put me on Neurontin. I love Neurontin. It works better than any other mood stabilizer I've been on, and no weight gain!!!!
Li may be the one for you, but have you tried Neurontin?
Express!
Beth "Petrouchka"
Oh, and Wellbutrin doesn't do anything for me either but make it impossible for me to sleep. What I do for an a/d is take Prozac for short periods- long enough to get me through the valleys but not long enough to make me manic.
Hi Keli,
I'm glad to hear that you are feeling better. I hope that the meds kick in quickly and you are back to feeling good.
Being the anti-med kind of person I am, I appreciate your input. It took me over a year to convince myself to take an a/d. I'm trying the bupropion and it isn't doing a whole lot (or maybe it is and I'd be a lot worse without it...but how would I know?). I just upped my dose to 225 today...I'll give that a go for a while and see what happens. I'm such a bull-head. I know that I am going to have to do the meds but I'm digging in my heels and going down kicking and screaming (and crying and cleaning LOL).
Again, I'm happy you are doing better.
Peg
Hopefully, the Lexapro will help with the depression, but it also has a side benefit of being good for panic attacks.
Keli, I am glad to hear they you are doing well. I was wondering how you were. Hopefully things will start to settle down a bit for you. I am still waiting for my pdoc appt. It's not until 7/31. But at least my GP gave me meds until then.
If you would, can you tell me why you wont take depakote? I was on it once for about 8 months I think. My memory is not all that good...lol