Posted by floatingbridge on October 25, 2010, at 1:31:18
In reply to Re: pristiq to cymbalta?, posted by maxime on October 24, 2010, at 23:38:36
Maxine, thanks so much for all the great information and support (hug).
I do agree with the anonymous author you quote that I sense from my brief experience the potentially fleeting effectiveness of opoid/opiate pain killers--for me, that is, strictly speaking. My body started to just suck them up. Building tolerance as quickly as I do is
frightful because, I mean, pain is terrible, horrible and if opiates don't cut it.... My mind can go some scary places.And now with dexedrine, well, it's different. More simply doesn't work. Period. If 60 a day doesn't cut it, and over this past summer through now it
doesn't--I can really panic. When intense fatigue isn't curbed by amphetamines, what do I do?Interesting that the dexedrine still provides mental clarity (relatively
speaking). I just can't stay out of bed or avoid lying down.About Maoi's...I don't know. I don't really want to go there. For a while I thought emsam could be the ticket. Parnate next because of it's energizing affect. One Stanford doc said I'd be a good candidate for those two or rTMS. My own pdoc wasn't sure, so I balked.
I'm setting up a second consultation with the other Stanford doc in the dept. Now that pain is an issue, ptsd triggers more apparent, and I'm more fully accepting the chronic status of this illness, I have the same questions, more questions, I really need info about how to stay alive and live a decent life.
I'm looking at other add-ons like mindfulness practice, adequate exercise (I have PT for chronic fatigue next week), diet (almost one week w/o wheat for arthritis).
Oh boy.
Thanks Maxime. I really appreciated that boost your posts provided.
(((Hugs)))
MDD currently controlled. C-ptsd and comorbid health concerns. Chronic fatigue.
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