Posted by Roslynn on February 16, 2011, at 16:34:44
In reply to meds again. taper lyrica? add nortriptyline?, posted by floatingbridge on February 15, 2011, at 21:13:18
Hi fb,
Have you responded well to nortrip in the past? With another AD or by itself?
Roslynn
> Hi. Lyrica isn't helping much for pain. It does decrease anxiety, lifts my mood somewhat, considering I am tapered to about 10mg or less of Cymbalta.
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> I am not happy that Lyrica is a neuroleptic. Duh. I didn't get that when I started.
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> Look. I have too much going on.
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> Here it is:
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> Cymbalta less than 10mg
> Lyrica 75x3 per day
> Dexedrine 60mg
> Xanax xr 1.0
> Xanax .5 as needed (like almost daily)
> Norco 20-30mg (more likely 30 :( )
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> I hate this sh*t. Sometimes I want to just get on an maoi (as if that's a guarantee) and be done with it
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>
> How does this sound:
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> Introduce nortriptyline while more aggressively taper/dump Cymbalta.
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> Slowly taper Lyrica. Go back to two times per day, or 3x50.
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> Any thoughts?
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