Posted by Karen44 on June 13, 2006, at 23:29:19
In reply to Re: Can mood stabiliser lessen akathisia side effe » med_empowered, posted by fuchsia on June 13, 2006, at 1:55:29
> > I think maybe you should try something going without an antidepressant.
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> Med_empowered, I think you're right.
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> >Maybe you could up the Lamictal or add another mood stabilizer? You could also try something like BuSpar or Provigil or a traditional stimulant like Dexedrine, Ritalin, Adderall, etc. to help with some of the depressive symptoms.
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> I've gone up to 400mg with the Lamictal and I'm not sure if the last 50 mg made much difference.
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> The BuSpar might be my next option; I still have to read about that one. I remember something about it being good for anxiety and I'm very anxious these days.
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> I had Dex before and it was good for a while and then it made me worse. I never combined it with Lamictal before but maybe it won't help to go back to it either.
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> Fuchsia
>Every antidepressant other than parnate has caused me adverse reactions or allergic reactions such as rashes, etc. I don't know what to say as I have tried probably 15 different anti-depresant med's. Now Parnate does not seem to work either. Lamictal was mentioned to add, but I am reluctant given all of the adverse reactions I have had to almost all psychotropic medications. Elsewhere on psychobabble, I posted about what happened to me adding Risperidone so I could sleep at night. I am actually thinking of going off the Parnate too. My psychiatrist told me to hold off until Friday so we could discuss. I see him for therapy and med's every week for 50 minutes and am tired of the whole thing. I have had too many bad experiences with the med's.
Karen
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