Posted by linkadge on July 24, 2007, at 18:30:42
In reply to Re: [over?] medicated haze. help. triggers » linkadge, posted by LlurpsieNoodle on July 24, 2007, at 16:43:15
The problem (as I see it) is that you're not really taking meds suited to your dignosis. (IMHO)
You're taking a whole whack of essentially bipolar meds. These can tend to be a step or two heavier than unipolar.
Unless the lamictal gives you an antidepressant effect, I'm not sure why you would need it. There isn't much data to support its use in PDSD. Whatever it does for PTSD a benzo should do in a more direct way.
The geodon is really only approved to schizophrenia, and off lable for bipolar. (It would be even further off lable for depression or
pdsd.)How does the provigil affect you? I would tend to think it could make certain symtpoms of PTSD worse.
I assume you have tried meds approved for PTSD like zoloft or paxil? Also have you ever tried drugs like propranolol or attenolol? They can be good for PTSD.
Drugs like cymbalta are not always good for PTSD. Sometimes the norepinephrine reuptake effects can make symptoms worse, like hypervigilance, flashbacks etc.
I would personally try a more mainstream combination like say zoloft + attenolol.
Also, antipsychotics are not very effective antidepressants, and none (as far as I know) show any convincing evidence of efficacy in PTSD.
I would personally try to clean things up, and get some meds that hit the targets better.
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