Posted by Janelle on June 17, 2003, at 17:59:41
In reply to Re: I think I'm on TOO MANY meds?!??, posted by Capri on June 17, 2003, at 17:53:39
I will get another opinion when I see the newly assigned pdoc next month!
I've been taking them (or some combo of them) for about a year now.
The list got long because my diagnosis expanded! At first, I just had depression (started out with Paxil for many years before it pooped out) and anxiety (Klonopin for many years).
Then the BiPolar2 mood swings began, I could not tolerate more than 900 mg/day of Lithium so it was lowered and combined with Depakote, because the latter is supposed to be the drug of choice for my kind of rapid cycling. The synthroid was added because Lithium lowers thyroid. Wonderful, eh?
I began having problems falling asleep, upping the Klonopin did not work, hence the addition of Seroquel.
I think I've covered them all.
The first thing I will say to the new pdoc is this concern about so many meds, then that I am going off the Klonopin (with or without her consent, although I wouldn't say that to her face!)
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