Posted by Roslynn on May 17, 2012, at 15:50:29
Looking for any suggestions here...so frustrated.
My diagnosis is MDD with some possible soft bipolar components.I am taking the following:
Anafranil (clomipramine) 50mg
Seroquel 100mg at night
Ativan 2-3 mg prn
lithium ER 450 mg1. I've tried a lot of different meds and the anafranil is the only one that gave me any help. BUT, whenever I try to increase it to the therapeutic range (or even up to 100) I get dizzy. Yet if I reduce it below 50 I feel worse.
2. Lithium I am stuck at 450mg, I can't tolerate more, and if I try to reduce it I get hypomanic symptoms.
3. Seroquel was originally prescribed to me short-term for panic, however, I've not been able to get off it without the panic returning. I take 100mg an night which puts me to sleep.
My pdoc right now is either trying to substitute a different med for anafranil ( he tried with Viibryd most recently and that was a disaster) or he tries to augment my meds which doesn't work because I get too many side effects from all the meds interacting.
Does anyone have any thoughts on this pleease?
Thank you so much.
Roslynn
"You'll remember me when the west wind moves
Upon the fields of barley
You can tell the sun in his jealous sky
When we walked in fields of gold."
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