Posted by shes_initforthemoney on December 6, 2010, at 23:56:09
In reply to Impending doom -need support, posted by jerryTRD on December 6, 2010, at 20:52:31
> Since Thanksgiving I've just been going downward as far as mood goes. I've been much more depressed with some suicidal ideation at times. My anxiety is horrible and I constantly feel a sense of impending doom along with a lot of obsessive anticipatory anxiety.
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> I see my pdoc tomorrow and I'm literally having panic attacks about seeing him and I'm not sure why. He's a good doctor and usually listens to me but sometimes I feel as if I don't get him to understand how horrible I feel.
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> My meds (as I've posted before)
> Adderall - helps tremendously except for the crashes after it wears off
> Lexapro - not sure it's doing anything
> Effexor - think it was helping at the higher dosage (my doc was gonna switch me from Effexor to Lexapro)
> Klonopin -helps a little
> Seroquel - when I finally get to sleep on it, it makes me want to sleep for the next week and sometimes I do sleep for 2-3 days!!
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> I'm horribly anxious right now and have no one to talk to. I'm afraid my pdoc is gonna throw up his hands and tell me he can't treat me because my depression is so resistant.
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> I'm also very depressed and need a boost somehow. I don't know what to do.
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> Any support is appreciated
> JerryJerry:
Your Synthroid..I'd suspect to be cause of overstimulation and anxiety. I had the worse time on this drug, even though my thyroid was slightly underfunction. As I tapered off the Synthroid,some extra benzos and a week of treatment with Risperdal calmed me down. Plus, your Androgel will increase the effects, and side-effects, of Synthroid.
Second, I have had major problems with Seroquel, as I believe that in higher doses, it can stimulate norepinephrine activity. This made me feel VERY suicidal and desperate.
You may want to try Risperdal at a good dose, say 1mg, for a month or so and see how you feel like on that. Make *sure* you get your doctor to realize you are having SI and all.
Best,
Jay
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