Posted by Ritch on September 3, 2002, at 22:28:41
In reply to Re: Amber Spirit-Doctor Martin Jenson, how's it going? » denise528, posted by amber_spirit on September 3, 2002, at 11:46:55
> Denise,
>
> I've been back home since the end of July. I am a
> college professor and had to get ready for classes
> and try to pull my life back together.
>
> Dr. Jensen helped me immensely in a short period
> of time. I am currently on Depakote ER 1000mg (and
> not gaining weight yet), Lamictal 18.75mg,
> Synthroid 25mg, and Seroquel 100mg. Everything
> but the lamictal was there when I left CA.
>
> I've been doing fairly good. Things are slowly
> getting better, not only the mood but I've stopped
> gaining weight, my energy level is better, I'm
> not retaining water, and the terrible anxiety and
> agitation is gone. I've been playing with the
> dosage of the lamictal on my own - it helps with
> mood but also causes some increase in agitation
> at the same time. So, I'm being very careful.
>
> I wish I was closer to someone who uses his
> approach - I'm worried about the fact that I
> have to find a pdoc here to continue my meds and
> worry that she will want to make changes since
> some of his approaches are not widely accepted.
> I find myself very frustrated by being told that
> I just need to accept the side effects and learn
> to deal with them. Dr. Jensen tried a number of
> different medications to find the best match and
> then went from there. So, I usually know that I
> am using the med that I responded the best to and
> with the least side effects.
>
> Anyway, this is probably more than you wanted to
> know. Basically, things are going well. I feel
> like the meds are definitely under control even
> if picking up the pieces of my life isn't! ;-)
>
> Amber Spirit
>
>
>
>
Amber,Hope you don't mind me asking a question or two. Do you have blood draws for Depakote and Lamictal? The reason I ask is, we know that VPA and LGT tend to increase each other's blood levels when taken together. More importantly (in my mind) is the contribution of the Synthroid to your med combo. Can you comment any on its usefulness?
thanks in advance,
Mitch
poster:Ritch
thread:118546
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