Posted by medhed on May 7, 2005, at 23:56:08
I apologize for my incoherent post last week about lunesta, if per chance anyone was offended. I am now taking Lexapro and it seems to be working well already. I was fine at 10mg. but when I said to the pdoc it was working she upped it to 20mg., a little to much. Week two of Effexor withdrawl and just some numbness and tingling in the extremities, I'm just glad I can feel again... Effexor was making me a zombie. I have a new pdoc and honesty is imperative as always, my last pdoc dropped me because she couldn't convince me my substance use on the side was interfering with my treatment. I now am going to follow my new pdocs treatment plan that explains no substances unless prescribed by her, no dosage inceases/decreases without her OK, and my therapist will be allowed to attend our meetings as my advocate and mediator. I am on day four of this agreement and am very happy that I finally am making decisions. Between you and me I wasn't very happy with what I was doing anyway. I will try to post on substance use the details of my abstinence when I get a chance. My plan as of today and hopefully my pdocs is to try 15mg. Lex, maybe 10mg., get off Welbutrin as it doesn't seem to be doing much more than a cig and a cup of joe, stimulant is definetly in order but she said she would take my suggestion of Deprenyl/DLPA... and research it (she has no idea of this treatment, a little surprising!) Have to go now!!! I will post later... I hope you guys will take me on, I really need the support and info that is available here. I will try to be less direct and angry.
Just trying to get well, M.H.
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