Posted by ace on June 18, 2003, at 0:13:40
In reply to I think I'm on TOO MANY meds?!??, posted by Janelle on June 17, 2003, at 17:29:26
> Currently I take:
>
> 10 mg Celexa
> 100 mcg Synthroid
> 30 mg Buspar
> 2mg Klonopin
> 450 mg Lithium
> 750 mg Depakote
> 100 mg Seroquel (for sleep only)
>
> I don't care what my new pdoc says, I am tapering off the Klonopin next month (I got a good schedule that I printed right from this board!)because after many years on it, I've become habituated to it, it does NOTHING for me, so that will be off the list. (I think she will go along with me)
>
> Otherwise, I feel like someone on here had so aptly put it - "a walking drugstore" - and I worry what taking all these meds will do to me long-term, in the future.
>
> I'm starting to freak out about them, but I don't know what I can stop taking, given my symptoms.
>
> HELP! Thanks.
Hi Janelle,
Yeah, I agree, you are on a lot of meds. It's interesting, I was reading a couple of days ago about a chap who was on a med for OCD, a med for anxiety, a med for depression....blah, blah, blah. Anyhow, he said once he got THE right med ( it was Risperidone) it did more than all of the others put together - actually it gave him 100% relief from his symptoms. Maybe this is what you need- really try and find a great drug- just one- and then maybe augment with one other. I do think it's possible that there is a killer med for you out there. And I hope you find it soon.Good luck,
Ace.
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