Posted by CareBear04 on November 28, 2004, at 15:57:59
In reply to Re: Never on STIMULANTS.....are they dangerous???, posted by linkadge on November 27, 2004, at 9:48:17
wow, i thought i was the only one who's been on that many meds, and all within the last two years. btw, i've tried lamictal, too, and i'm currently titrating up. after almost two months, i'm only up to 150mg. the steven johnsons risk is relatively high for something so serious (one doctor said 1 in 1000) but it's minimized if you go slow enough. some doctors say to increase by 25mg a week; others say that you can double the dose every two weeks. i've been on lithium 1200-1800mg for a year and a half, but after two hospitalizations for toxicity in october and november, they've taken me off it for awhile. i don't feel anything good from the lamictal yet, but i also haven't crashed or gotten manic or anything, so maybe it's doing something in a subtle way.
here's my list:
lexapro
paxil
effexor
zoloft
wellbutrinlithium
depakote
neurontin
lamictalrisperdal
zyprexa
seroquel
abilify
trilafon
haldolativan
atarax
klonopin
xanax
vistarilambien
trazodone
sonota
restoril
halcionstrattera
provigil
adderall
concertapropranolol (for lithium tremors)
reglan (medication nausea)
compazine (nausea)
zofran (nausea)and, as you said, probably more that i'm forgetting. many times, i've been the first one my psychiatrists have prescribed the drug for. no wonder i feel like a human guinea pig.
would love to hear your thoughts on some of the meds you've tried that i haven't, especially tegretol and other anticonvulsant mood stabilizers. i've been told they wouldn't be good for my kind of bipolar. thanks for posting your list.
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