Posted by KonTiki on May 12, 2007, at 0:38:05
I'm back, I had been dorking around with the EMSAM patchy, it just made me mad irritable. My pdoc now thinks that I have some sort of bipolar2 and anxiety combo. I never get manic, but swing between normal and despair rapidly.
At any rate, after having tried every med on the market, she suggested depakote, which also makes sense since I have intermittently had migraines since age 12. Depakote is really making ahuge difference in cutting though my anxiety- I'm able to hang out with groups of people and not worry what they think, or iif I'm saying something too self-aggrandizing, etc.
I don't worry about how I'm going to make ends meet (recently took a part time job in order to have time off to get my meds worked out)thank goodness I was able to take the time off, since depakote MAKES ME SLEEP ALL DAY AND ALL NIGHT. at 250 it was tolerable, felt kinda groovy, but I was still anxious. then it was 250 xr one in am one in pm. Last night she had me try a 500 xr at night, with the thought that i'd sleep it off and be chipper during the day. did not happen... so I didn't take any dep tonight and maybe I will call her back.
The next step, if I can stomach the 500 at night (beleive me pun intended) would be to try wellbutrin for the elevating effect. I hope that I don't get too anxious, irritable, and have difficulty sleeping which is often what happens with me on ADs
the best AD for me ever was Effexor, but I had to stop it due to headaches, muscle tension, and insomnia.
I also have some provigil that I tried last summer (with p-docs consent and script). That was one of the best weeks of my life, I had energy, I could pick a task and finish it ( i also have ADD). i had staming, I could envision a life in which I could get things done! like cleaning out the basement! and getting all my drawers organized!
Anyway, I like thedepakote mellow out effect, and I don't get depressed on it, but I also don't get happy , and I really won't get happy if I can't stay awake long enough to hold down a job soon. anyone who has had experience with these combos, please let me know... aeon
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