Posted by Phidippus on November 8, 2011, at 20:47:42
In reply to Re: a little progress (sort of) » Phidippus, posted by g_g_g_unit on November 7, 2011, at 6:38:10
> Why did you stop taking Zyprexa?
In short, Diabetes. I became hyperglycemic on Zyprexa.
> Well, I've been on Lexapro for 3+ months now >and the attention-difficulties have persisted.
You've got so many things going on at once, it is really hard to pinpoint Lexapro as the cause of your innattention. ADHD, OCD and depression all confer difficulties with attention. To say its the Lexapro alone might be a bit presumptious.
> I become obsessively jealous of the fact that >other people aren't mentally ill
Interesting, as most people experience some kind of psychiatric problem some time in their lives.
> I'm in Australia. The only stimulants available >here are Ritalin, Ritalin SR, Concerta, >Dexamphetamine IR, Strattera and Reboxetine.
Have you tried Dexamphetamine?
>they usually just involve me spontaneously >engaging with him in issues that have arisen >>that week, or elaborating on points from our >last meeting.
Do you work on any exposures?
> Nardil - helped depression, but caused insomnia .. possibly worth revisiting
Its hard to find a good med to treat anxiety. Why not try Nardil again?
> There's not much else, other than Pristiq
Pristiq isn't bad...You might benefit from an SNRI. I take Viibryd and we're getting along famously.
>I'm so prone to getting caught up in whether a >problem is 'real' or OCD-based, to the point >where I sometimes end up deluding myself.That's the cool thing about OCD, you really can't delude yourself, just scare the crap out of yourself and stay painfully aware of what is and isn't reasonable, no matter how loud the OCD gets.
Don't be afraid of the anxiety.
Eric
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