Posted by LyndaK on November 16, 2001, at 22:46:55
In reply to Making choices with meds..., posted by Krazy Kat on November 14, 2001, at 12:32:20
K,
I'm not on the same med. as you, but sedation and EXTREME difficulty getting up in the morning is also a problem with mine. I found that once I was doing well emotionally and the side-effects were becoming my biggest problem that I did better by reducing my dose of the med. a LITTLE, VERY slowly over time. When my dose got too low my mood went down so I bumped the dose back up a little -- found my "happy medium". I'm still doing well emotionally and the side-effects have reduced.Good Luck!
Lynda
> Hmmm, well, many thanks for the input, but it seems this rather innocuous question has somehow become controversial. I certainly don't think John meant to imply that adding meds to a regime is better than changing them - this has just been his experience.
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> Certainly we need to be aware of the side effects of medications before we start them. I imagine most of us check the otc boxes as well. But, and I know it gets redundant here, everyone reacts differently. You do need to have a pdoc you can trust, because he or she does have more knowledge in the field than you will. If your doctor was remiss, that's a horrible thing. But I think we all need a (good) doctor's guidance just the same.
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> I certainly don't want to add anything else to my mix, but we have to make choices. Depakote literally kept me from being hospitalized. If it's sedating, that's frustrating, but not as frustrating as suicide. Sometimes you have to compromise - the are no wonder drugs out there yet, for most people at least.
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> I appreciate the adderall suggestion - it may be what I do.
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> Any further thoughts are greatly appreciated, too.
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> - K.
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