Posted by LostBoyinNC45 on July 11, 2014, at 23:41:32
In reply to Polypharmacy/How many is too many?, posted by MuseMemento on June 15, 2014, at 15:09:34
This is just me, but polypharmacy never much worked for me. Ive gotten best results from focusing on one drug for my Axis 1 disorder, pushing the dose up as high as I can stand it, treating my sleep apnea with CPAP, weight loss and exercise.
Exceptions to my "polypharmacy does not work for me" include some vitamins. Ive found that iron pills added in to my antidepressant at one time really, really made a difference. Also, once when I was real low in vitamin D (very common), taking the prescription strength drisdol vitamin D 50,000 IU twice per week really boosted my mood good.
But generally, when I throw a bunch of psych meds together, I feel way worse (awful, actually) rather than better.
Others seem to thrive on polypharmacy and most psychiatrists seem to like polypharmacy. It just never worked for me, at all.
Eric
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