Posted by LynneDa on January 21, 2004, at 15:06:17
In reply to Lynn - Re: Getting desperate. What's the max lex I, posted by tiredman on January 21, 2004, at 14:51:56
> Thanks for your response. I am getting to the point where I need to ask my p-doc for something for the sleep interruptions! I can't really judge if the Lex is working properly if I'm tired all the time.
The max I've heard on this board is 40mg. After that it seems like people start adding other things like Wellbutrin.
Your situation has me curious as to how the brain chemistry/med connection works. Maybe yours is not a serotonin deficiency as much as it is something else? When you think about what an SSRI does - keeps serotonin from leaving your brain so quickly - the nice up must even you out for a short time, but then there must be something else that your brain is lacking or something else that is more quickly depleting your serotonin supply?
I shouldn't play amateur shrink, but I'm trying to think logically why you would respond that way! Or maybe your brain is just resistant to the re-uptake process and needs more Lex. I hope you can discover the solution cuz this is definitely not good for your body :-).
~ Lynne>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> Lynn,
>
> After about a week, every increase so far has worked. I have never felt great but
> "Neutral" is good enough for me. Neutral lasts for about a week (or maybe two)
> then I start feeling bad again.
>
> If you are having trouble sleeping, talk to your pdoc. I take 50 mg Trazadone
> (which is now perscribed more often then sleeping pills) and 2mg Ativan. I sleep
> weather my jacked-up brain wants me to or not. I am probably addicted to Ativan
> but my pdoc thinks that it is the least of my problems right now.
>
> Do you have any idea what is the max. of Lex people are taking on this board?
>
> Hope things work out for you!
>
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