Posted by Polarbear206 on May 19, 2010, at 15:05:57
In reply to Another change in medication, posted by tonyz on May 18, 2010, at 19:31:30
> Positive responses only please, unless there is a real problem.
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> I've been on clonazepam for 4 months down to 1.25mg at bedtime, been through a bunch of different meds and have gone through major depression more times than I care to remember.
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> Currently 1.25mg clonazepam, 125mg amitryptyline and 300 LI. The Lithium is taken in the afternoon the other two are taken at bedtime.
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> Doc suggested taking cymbalta, he wants me to drop the amitriptyline by 25mg for 2 days tonight and tomorrow night and then start adding the cymbalta at 20mg, and continue this strategy.
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> The amitriptyline would be reduced 25mg every 2 days
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> By day 5 the bedtime dose of amitriptyline would be 50mg and the cymbalta would be increased by 40mg.
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> After another 4 days the cymbalta would be increased to 60 mg. By then the amitriptyline would be at 0.
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> Symptoms are major depression, apathy and anxiety, and memory problems, trouble concentrating,etc.Tony, what have your sleep patterns been like?
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