Posted by krazy kat on May 22, 2002, at 22:22:29
In reply to Re: concerta - prescription problem... » krazy kat, posted by Ritch on May 22, 2002, at 16:47:58
Mitch:
>> Not needing any after early afternoon in order to get to sleep (much later) sounds mighty suspicious to me, IMO.
-- Sounds suspicious to me, too. It's as if it builds up during the day. I take all my Depakote at night so maybe that does affect it. Thanks for the good observation. I'm also a "night person" which may contribute to it.
>> I wonder if you did break up your daily dosage into eight same-sized nuggets and took a nugget every two hours all daylong-could you still sleep OK, *and* would you feel less anxious *and* not feel a weepy "crash"??-- I am going to try this starting tomorrow. Thanks for the advice. Getting those leetle tablets into even smaller pieces is going to be tough though.
>> I had to break down and take 37.5 mg of Wellbutrin today. I am just starting to get soooo fatigued and tired. It is starting early this year I am afraid.-- I recall that you have seen a seasonal relationship to your disorder.
>> I wasn't taking any Depakote with Wellbutrin during my wintertime SAD episode, so...maybe I won't get grouchy.
-- I reacted Horribly to Wellbutrin. Interesting, isn't it? I'm a 31 year old female, and similar reactions. But if you survived it w/o Dep. last winter...
>> I need to find out if the Depakote is the *one* that is keeping my temper under control.
-- Stressful test, Mitch. Good luck! Have you ever taken Lithium? That will be my next trial (should have been my first :)).
> I think I am going to tinker with some imipramine, or possibly some
-- I'm not certain what this is...
-- I have problems with anger and irritable moods, too, though it's different since I am a woman (or at least it's perceived differently).
Has Depakote helped me? I don't know! When manic on AD's, I'm sweet and interesting as can be. What did my husband say? Oh, "unusually pleasant". ;) The way spouses can stick their foots in their mouths sometimes...
Depakote is definitely a "life-saver" for me - stops the up's and down's - but the in-between ain't so very great. ;)
- kk
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