Posted by Emme on January 9, 2002, at 12:23:05
In reply to Re: Celexa liquid Emme, posted by Chloe on January 8, 2002, at 18:14:28
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> Hi Emme,
> I have not been following PB too closely lately. But I like to read about other microdosers!
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> I am glad you found the Celexa liquid. Currently I am taking 1.7 mgs or .85 cc's. I find if I push the dose up much more than that I get one day of feeling a little racy and "good", followed by days of irritability. So I just stay at the lowest dose that doesn't make me irritable!
> FYI, Celexa is the ONLY ssri that hasn't given me trouble with temp regulation and sweating. Prozac and Zoloft were awful. I would sweat, then feel chilled from being so "moist". Don't miss that. But I too wonder how such a small amount of an ssri can be useful. But I think Celexa is more potent, cleaner and targeted, so less is needed for particular folk like us.
> Hang in there trying to figure this whole med thing out!
> Take care,
> ChloeHi there Chloe,
I've been on and off following things on the board over the last few months. Often too tired or busy to write anything. That's amazing that you've got your Celexa so precisely figured out. Thank god for the liquid form, huh? I wonder how many doctors are creative enough to try their patients on really tiny doses when they have trouble with side effects. I think using a few drugs at very low doses is a good strategy for people like us and Mitch who are so sensitive to meds.Maybe I'd get more noticeable benefit from Celexa at a slightly higher dose - if I inch the dose up in slow teensy bits maybe I wouldn't feel too awful. At the moment I'm working on a rechallenge of Lamictal and want to see how that pans out before changing Celexa (one thing at a time). I have had one rash recurrence, for just one day - it had faded to very faint within a few hours. A dermatologist felt it was safe to continue the titration - and it's a damn slow titration. We will probably continue with it with careful superivision as long as any rashes continue to be brief and are not raised or otherwise menacing. And a little Neurontin's still on board for me.
Good luck finding mood stabilization options - I see Mitch's suggestion above. I cannot recall - have you had a dermatologist on board to offer opinions on how to handle the scalp/skin problems the anticonvulsants give you? Good luck.
Emme
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