Posted by Jota on September 14, 2003, at 9:33:05
In reply to Re: BP2 Polypharmacy Adjustment: Suggestions? » Jota, posted by Terry on September 13, 2003, at 23:35:17
Terry,
Thank you for sharing your experience.
The NIMH consultant's recommended dose was 40mg Geodon, possibly augmented by Seroquel. Or else 15mg Abilify. With Zyprexa, what was your experience with weight gain?
As I was coming down from 120mg of paxil to switch to Lexapro (while taking 200mg Wellbutrin and 600mg Carbatrol), my mood seemed to get quite good at around 40mg. In retrospect, I should have stopped there. Instead, I continued down to zero. My main withdrawal symptoms were irritable bowel syndrome and a sudden dislike of many of my favorite foods (especially grains, cereal, some fruits). Rather then start lexapro, I went back up to 20mg paxil. A few weeks later, my mood/sleep/cognition plummeted.
More recently, I tried lowering the Lexapro from 40mg to 35mg and after about 10 days, my mood turned sharply down. So as much as I don't like taking such a high dosage of Lexapro, I'm even more scared of lowering it.
Jota
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