Posted by judy1 on November 2, 2000, at 17:57:32
I've been posting on social-babble the last few days- and everyone has been incredibly kind to me. I have just gone back on medication (following my miscarriage) and had some specific questions that hopefully some of you can answer. My pdoc put me back on pretty much everything I was on 6 months ago. Depakote at 1000mgs, klonopin 6mgs, risperdal 2mgs and celexa 10mgs. I have had AD induced mania several times, so I know why the celexa is low. I've had a great number of panic attacks recently, and that is why the klonopin is high. I am told I'm having delusions (risperdal), but I used to take 4mgs of that. My questions are- this shrink doesn't like the klonopin- he said it may be worsening my dissociation which leads to cutting. This is the dose I had taken (until recently) for 3 years. Would you expect a reaction like that when I had been tolerating it so well before? I have had movement under my skin (I cannot remember what that is called)- probably the risperdal? And it seems as if no matter what pdoc it is, they all seem to love to give me depakote, even though I say it makes me depressed. They say it is the drug of choice for me- bipolar 1, rapid cycling (and panic disorder and God knows what else). Thank you in advance for any insights, it is amazing how much better it is for me to ask this board than my own shrink. Take care and sorry for the length of this- Judy
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