Posted by maribeth on March 4, 2002, at 13:29:17
Hi Y'all
It has been awhile since I have posted here, but things have been going well. I have been on Effexor XR which my pdoc has me coming off of while - I slowly work up to Celexa. (Current Eff is 150mgm-- current Celexa -- 15mgm.) He expects me to end up on 30 or 40mg of Celexa. I was on 325mgm Effexor at tops. He tells me that if the Celexa doesnt do the trick, we will either add or switch to Wellbutrin.
Now here is the screamer.----
Three and a half years ago I was put on Wellbutrin SR 150mgm bid (unsure of dose-red pill) to take the place of Ritalin. It worked wonderfully, for about 48hours, then I got very delusionally psycotic and spent four or five days in the seclusion room at the local Univ. Hosp Psych ward. I was also on Prozac 30mgm at the time, I had taken 10mgm of dexadrine (from a friend) the day before, the Wellb. took about a week to work -but WHILE it worked it qave me a quality of life unlike anything I have ever known. My pdoc knows about all of the above and says not to worry, we would go slowly and use smaller doses. Besides, he tells me, since I now take Seroquel 400mgm daily that would "protect"
me from the psycosis.
I would really like to hear from some of you. The thought that maybe I COULD benefit and have what I did have for that brief time IS SO TEMPTING. However, the fear of that horrible time that came right after (I do not remember only the very beginning)is still with me.
I was diagnosed ADD Many years ago, (1986) long before it was really noticed in adults. I was put on Ritalin. This was possible mostly because I worked in the same institution as my therapist and prescribing pdoc. It worked wonders, but my husband refuses to allow any "controlled substances")
I am 59 now and had almost forgotten what the "focused life" was like! Is it possible that after all of these years there is an answer? Will being on the Seroquel really "protect" me from the psychosis? Was the psychotic episode due to the Dexedrine? (my husband's theory) How much Celexa must I take to "equal" the 325mgm of EffexorXR? PLEASE SHARE YOUR WISDOM WITH ME!! maribeth
PS I am getting off the Effexor due to weight
gain -- 30lb in 2 years!
poster:maribeth
thread:96340
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