Posted by dove on December 11, 2001, at 11:23:21
In reply to What drugs make you feel numb?, posted by JackD on December 3, 2001, at 0:08:42
I was on a combo of Adderall, Amitriptyline (at bedtime), Prozac, and Wellbutrin (and maybe Serzone--can't recall when exactly the doc added that one.), and I was very numb.
The Wellbutrin made me feel frustrated, extremely so. Everything made me angry and helpless, lots of agitation. Thus, I hated it.
The Prozac put me in a cocoon, a dark lonely silent cocoon. Originally, I was jump started on Prozac at 20 mgs. I got wired, I got scared, I got really quiet. Then I was numb, however, this was a very negative experience for me as I have a family who needs a feeling caring and compassionate Alpha female. I dropped the Prozac and Wellbutrin. A year later I'm back on Prozac taking 25-30 mgs. per day and definitely not numb!
Also, the AED's can be very numbing and mood stabilizing. Tegretol (carbamazepine?) knocked me into outer space for quite a while, forgot to go to college classes or buy food, not a very good promoter of self-sufficiency--at least for me. But, NUMB is the word!
Best of Luck to you on your search!
dove
p.s. Regarding the whole circle of anxiety, compulsive thinking, and the havoc left in their wake, maybe you could consider one of the new generation Antipsychotics, and possibly Anticonvulsants, as some of them really work on the anxiety angle.
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