Posted by Ritch on January 3, 2005, at 13:11:59
In reply to Mitch: Getting the right mix, posted by smith562 on January 3, 2005, at 12:06:17
> ...For example, wellbutrin gives me motivation, but irritability. Zoloft relieves depression, but makes me apathetic. Klonopin relieves anxiety, but ruines my memory. Lithium smooths things out, but make me blah.
Wow, that has fit my situation very closely at times. If you were purely logical analyzing that, it would look like NO meds would solve the problem. But, that's likely not a solution. I've been tempted by that solution before and got burnt big time. After you reduce an AD it takes a while to readjust. You might need to cycle a couple of times to get a really good idea what the dosage reduction really does to you. The easiest thing to suggest might be to reduce the WB, Zoloft, and Klonopin by an increment, and leave the lithium the same and wait a bit and see what happens? Less Zoloft and Klonopin might make you more motivated, less WB might make you less irritable. Sometimes I've found that irritability from WB worsens my depression. Hope this helps some!
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