Posted by MM on August 15, 2001, at 9:16:56
In reply to Thanks. More Questions (longish) , posted by MM on August 15, 2001, at 9:08:33
> Thanks for your help with my previous question.
> I just want to know WHY Serzone is different if it's basically another SSRI (the other SSRI's didn't help me)? If you explained why, I'm sorry I didn't quite understand. Are there meds in other categories that are similar, but not necessarily serotonergic? The good thing about it was that I felt calmer, but there were bad things about it too.
> I feel kind of like I have to find my own "right" meds because my pdoc's strategy is not making sense to me (strong anti-manic/mood stabilizer (Depakote) + small amount of zoloft for predominant depression with no real hypomania. I think it could be making me depressed and therefore still/more anxious) and I'm the one who knows how *I* feel, but I don't really know what meds I'm looking for.
> I'm interested in Neurontin (he said no last time), Adderal (sp?), possibly Serzone again in low doses, and would consider Lamictal after trying Neurontin. I don't know a whole lot about meds though. I want to deal with my anxiety/depression etc., but I don't want to be a lazy blob who's too tired/fatigued/nauseous to do much, can't think straight and is self unaware/numb.
> I'm either BPII (at the milder/depressed end of the spectrum) or Borderline (at least I think I resemble it) depending on how you look at it. Are there any specific meds recommended for BPD (besides neurontin)?
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> It's *possible* that I'm coming down from hypomania, and that's why I feel bad, so now I'm just normal, but *my* normalcy is what we sought a psychiatrist etc. for in the first place (SSRI's are thought to have induced BP in me after they were given to me for depression and anxiety. I guess that means I was susceptible to BP though), so now what do I do? I'm back to square one. I really feel like a lost cause and I'm desperate. I'm just BARELY an adult. My life should be *SO* different right now.
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