Posted by Hattree on February 19, 2002, at 8:49:49
In reply to Re: Lamictal + Dex » Hattree, posted by Cindylou on February 15, 2002, at 14:54:50
> Hi Hattree...
> Thanks for the response. You know, you are the second person on this board who has mentioned that they felt HORRIBLE on Prozac for 5 days or so, then stopped it, and then felt better for awhile. THE SAME EXACT THING HAPPENS TO ME!!! But when I mentioned this to two different therapists, they both poo-pooed it ... like it was all in my head.I had pooh-pooh responses from docs too, but one did say that it was something that could only happen with prozac, because of its long half-life.
> So, after that initial experience, would you purposefully take the Prozac for a few days, then stop it?
I would take it for five days or so, or as long as I could stand it, then stop, and a few days later I would feel cheerful again for as much as a few months (I don't remember that clearly). It may even have made me a touch manic the first time, but I put it to good use.
I basically got one script from a doctor I hated and didn't want to deal with seeing another, and milked that script for about two years (with
somewhat dimishing returns).So it seems possible that some kind of low-dose, intermittent prozac thing just might help you.
A weird thing about Prozac for me is that when I took it I never knew what it was going to do in the short run...I've been wired, sleepy, euphoric
(rarely), and deeply depressed. Weird Drug.> Also, I mentioned Neurontin to my pdoc, and she dismissed the idea ... I can't remember why, but I think she said it causes fatigue, and since
I am so sensitive to fatigue she didn't see it as a good choice. She is usually very open to suggestions, so I just accepted her 'dismissal'
of it. Why do you think it may be a good option? I don't know much about that med.>I just added it to help with sleep, which it may, although it doesn't actually put me to sleep. At first at least I found it very relaxing. It
does seem to add to my mood stabilization and help to keep the stimulant jitters at bay, but it doesn't make me particularly drowsy. I got interested in it because of posts here and my doc let me try it (he called it a "creative solution"). The posts here indicate widely different responses, but few of them are hugely negative.Best of luck with the search.
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