Posted by idolamine on January 17, 2006, at 22:51:18
Hi,
I'm a one-year abstient abuser of "illicit" stimulants. Amphetamine with an extra CH3. Here's my current situation: I'm on lamictal, titrating down from 1mg bid xanax, and trying out serzone. I take clonidine at night to keep from having nightmares and to improve my sleep. I also take vitamins including centrum, calicum, zinc, vitamin C, and Coenzyme Q-10(?). I've read that vitamins can interfere with nefazadone.
My problem is, while the lamictal is working very well for me, I am not liking the serzone very much. I've heard that it takes a couple of weeks for people to adjust to it. While it helps me sleep, I feel extremely anxious and affectualy flat during the day, not like on the prozac. My diagnoses are OCD and ADHD or Bipolar type II. (the latter more likely). I had hopes for serzone because the prozac makes it difficult for me to focus and I finds leaves me at a deficit of motivation. Also, my nipples hurt.
I know that serzone is a norepi reuptake inhibitor as well. Based on the board's general knowledge, should I: A.) Be patient with the serzone, or B.) be patient with the prozac and titrate upwards more slowly. The prozac *does* work for me, but my focus is almost as important as my mood. Propranolol 10mg helps with my akathasia, phsyically, but not so much cognitively.
thanks,
-idolamine
P.S.- I also feel slight chest pressure, and it sometimes seems breathing is difficult. And abdominal pain.
poster:idolamine
thread:600210
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