Posted by Ritch on June 7, 2003, at 0:44:43
In reply to Ritch, Re: Bipolars---would you go nuts if your , posted by McPac on June 6, 2003, at 23:50:21
> What happens if you back off the SSRI's?
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> >>>>>>>>I can't drop the ssri because I need it for ocd.....that really "ties my hands".
> I've been on lithium before for years with no anti-dep. I needed something to "lift my spirits" though...the lithium alone wasn't enough to lift them enough....and my ocd was much worse w/out the srri.
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>I hear you on that one! I need a serotonergic med to keep anxiety/panic under control. I just can't handle anywhere near the dosages most people take for those problems however. Pharm. companies need to tool up the baby pills for people like us. They might even make some money.
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