Posted by MB on August 10, 2001, at 10:49:38
In reply to Re: OK, am I just a freak? (long) » MB, posted by SalArmy4me on August 10, 2001, at 6:38:27
> You might have something known as Multiple Chemical Sensativities, but only a doctor could tell you if that was your true diagnosis.
This sounds right because I'm also really sensitive to caffeine which I crave and can't give up. I've heard that a lot of times we crave the chemicals or foods we are allergic or sensitive to. That is a weird thing.
> Or you could just switch to a more stimulating antidepressant like venlafaxine, buproprion, selegiline, or tranylcypromine.
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> Good luck.Venlafaxine and bupropion I've tried. They seem to do better than the SSRIs for my depression, but I can't cope with the stimulation. It's weird. I whine to the pdoc about being too fatigued, but when I take an energizing drug, I can't cope with the stimulation. I might be able to handle Effexor or Wellbutrin with a benzo, but now that I'm in alcohol recovery, I'm scared to take those drugs (also, no doc in his right mind wants to take the risk of prescribing a benzo to a recovering alcoholic). Maybe one of the stimulating ADs with a mood stabalizer might work. I dunno. I'm in between docs right now. I'm beating around the bush. These psychiatric drugs really scare me both because of negative experiences I've had in the past and because all the bad things I read about them on this board. Because of my last trial with bupropion, a childhood tic disorder has re-emerged, only much worse. I'm scared to death to try any APs, which I think a pdoc will want to try since the atypicals are the new trendy thing. Already, at this point, I can't quit shrugging my shoulders, blinking my eyes and grimacing with my mouth. I can't imagine how bad tardive dyskinesia would be, but I don't want to find out. Going crazy but scared to get help...know what I'm saying?
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