Posted by morgan miller on July 30, 2010, at 20:29:16
In reply to Re: Racing/Anxiety Thoughts, Need Opinion » morgan miller, posted by cycling on July 30, 2010, at 18:58:27
> Morgan, so what was your treatment again?
Well it used to be that I could get away with just taking an SSRI and some fish oil and a 5 to 6 day a week intense exercise regimen, but nowadays I'm dealing with a different beast.
I was taking Symbyax(combination of Prozac and Zyprexa) for several months. I decided to split them and eventually weened myself off Zyprexa. I also added 300 mg Lithium Carbonate and continued on with the Prozac. I had taken St. John's Wort in the form of New Chapter's SC27 for 2 months along with the Prozac and Lithium, but recently decided to end that experiment. Currently I am just taking 20mg Prozac and 300mg Lithium Carbonate. I have been taking extra lithium in the form of Lithium aspartate to see if it would help, not sure if it has made much of a difference. I wish I could go back to the days of just taking Zoloft and fish oil and exercising religiously, unfortunately things have changed.
You may want to try the combination of Magnesium and Lithium orotate and aspartated and continue doing everything else you are doing and see how you feel. You probably will still need to add an SSRI to the mix. I think Zoloft is superior to Prozac, especially for long term use based on it's profile. But the doctor may be more inclined to try Prozac. Starting with Symbyax may not be a bad idea for a 6 to 8 weeks and then you could split them and ween off Zyprexa. I know there are many choices and it can seem hard to decide on what might be best. The only way to find out is to start trying something.
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