Posted by JohnL on October 19, 2001, at 3:55:48
In reply to bye, bye dysthymia, posted by JohnX on October 19, 2001, at 0:54:16
Very cool! Thanks for sharing.
John>
> Hi all,
>
> Well, I've had another what I would call "an awakening".
> It reminds me of the movie "Awakenings".
> I feel like a hand from above has yanked me from point
> A (crapper) to point B (where the rest fo the world
> lived. I have had a breakout from dysthymia/anhedonia
> that includes *recapturing my emtions*. I feel connected to
> the world again! The last time this happened
> was 2.5 years ago (on St. John's Wort) and it
> lasted only 3 days.
>
> After 2.5 years of struggling, and a huge list
> of medications, misdiagnosis, therapy, etc. and severe
> phsyical pain on top of the mood problems,
> I seemed to have hit the jackpot. I really hope this
> doesn't fade. My core diagnosis is ptsd with bpii.
> Anyways, I have had spurts of manic europhoria during
> this 2.5 year time span, but never had a feeling of
> "well-being" and being connected to the world.
>
> I hope this party lasts. I was about ready to give
> up. I'm still pessimistic.
>
> Anyways, here's what is working:
>
> - Lamictal 150 mg/day
> - Wellbutrin 300 mg/day
> - Zyprexa 5 mg/day
> - Klonopin 4 mg/day
>
> Wish me luck; I hope this doesn't slip out
> of my hands. Adding in the Wellbutrin kicked
> things into action. Prior to this I had either
> non-respnse to wellbutrin or short lived mania.
> I tried adding it to the Lamictal alone (before
> zyprexa) and it made my physical pain worse.
> When I took Zyprexa, I found out that the Wellbutrin
> no longer caused pain in my face, so I stayed
> on it and WHAMO!
>
> Anyways, thanks for everyone's support especially
> AndrewB who took the time to personally communicate
> with me in a compasionate way that helped me feel
> much more optimistic and less misunderstood (not
> to mention the wealth of information).
>
> PS. AndrewB suggested Zyprexa 1st, but I went other routes.
> Damn. He was right on the money. But he didn't think
> Wellbutrin would ever work, which is at this very
> mokent. ;)
>
> Thanks for all the support and
> good luck to everybody (including me)
>
> -John
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