Posted by KayeBaby on June 22, 2007, at 2:45:06
In reply to Help-On new drug for my anxiety/depression/fatigue, posted by Towervu on June 21, 2007, at 18:19:49
Klonapin has a long half life and turned me into a zombie real fast when I took it to help me sleep.
I am taking abilify to try to help my low motivation. I have a re-occurent problem with fatigue but am doing ok at the moment. Cymbalta (did you just start this one too?) Made me alternately sleepy and hyper. Sleepy at first, hyper for a bit then lethargic with weight gain at the end of it. I took it for almost a year.I am taking 3 mg of abilify and had just a touch of dopy-ness for the first few days. I have been taking it in the morning but it seems as though I'm draggy during the day and wide awake at bedtime (as you can see) so tonight I am trying to switch to taking it at night and see if this will result in my energy being up in the daytime.
I have only been on it for a little over a week. I am also taking Emsam 8 weeks(great for depression adn good for fatigue) and Namenda for almost a month also seems to help with mood and motivation as well as anxiety.
The lethergy is awful, I know. I am just now clearing a 5 year bout with it. I took Lyrica for a while and I think it really helped me sleep well and to get over the fatigue. It also tried to make me fat!
Hope these details help in some way.
Peace,
Kaye
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