Posted by natg on February 16, 2001, at 11:13:15
In reply to Re: About Mirapex, posted by SLS on February 16, 2001, at 9:39:05
Scott:
No, I'm not bi- polar but there is somr history of it in my family.
I've suffered from depression for 10 + years.
When depressed I isolate, find no pleasure in life. I am completely unable to achieve the easiest tasks ( ie, get out of bed, take a shower, eat etc.,)
Life is an absolute HELL. I sleep 14- 16 hours a day when I'm depressed. I cry a lot too.
I have social pobia and it is really traumatic for me to be in social situations without having terrible anxiety.A lot of AD's I've taken in the last 5 years have helped as far as obssessive, negative recurrent thoughts. The panic attacks subsided as well. Therapy heped too.
It wasn't until last August that I first started Zyprexa then Risperdal that I began noticing a big change. I added the Mirapex about 9- 10 weeks ago ( I've lost track of time, sorry) and started feeling drastically better. For the first time ever, I feel OK with me. I function really well, I get out of my house a lot. Nonetheless, I still spend a lot of time alone-- but that's me.I'm OK with myself.
I tried to stop taking Mirapex for 7 days and I could definitly feel a difference. Recently, I did the same with Risperdal ( 5- 6 days) and I could not do it. So, as far as I am concerned I have to take them together.
Note: I've had to give up caffeine because I was really wired, I wasn't getting to sleep before 2- 3 AM (this is the only med that affects me in such a way, usually I have to drink loads of caffeine because all the meds made me so sleepy and lethargic)
I don't know if this has helped you but I hope it has.
All the best,
Nat
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