Posted by b2chica on August 16, 2012, at 12:21:41
In reply to Re: Starting minocycline. » b2chica, posted by SLS on August 15, 2012, at 16:37:09
well i'm glad to hear its synergistic with desipramine, as if the pristiq at 100 hadn't worked i was going to switch to that. (or add on) anyway, as i'm on 100 of pristiq maybe it would work well?
i haven't combined pristiq with wellbutrin as i was on wellbutrin about 8 years ago and worked well for one year then pooped out. tried it again three years later (tried two generics and name brand) none of them worked. so i just assumed its completely null for me now?
I was only on Lamictal for about one week. they put me on it while i was in hospital and got off it when went to pdoc as he completely revamped my regimine at that time.
though i tend to not do well on 'mood stabilizers' it actually seems to make my mood cycle? trileptal, topamax, and i cant even think what else i've been on but i think lamictal is always a possibility i guess in the future.
i did notice a drop in mood the first go around on it. but i got some pretty good sleep for the first 2-3 weeks. i just need to get my sleep stabilized so i started it again.
i dont remember how high up i went on effexor, i know i didnt get too high before they had to take me off it. i had SEVERE rapid cycling like every 1-2 days mood change and they were Wild swings! i mean uncontrollable sobbing one day and next day or so i was tingly and on top of the world seeing colors and ideas never could imagine. also felt like i was in a bubble kind of saw myself as unrealistic.
So got off quickly and NEVER looked back. infact i was running out of ideas and it was by my insistance that i tried pristiq, as my then pdoc wanted me to go on lithium and for personal reasons i kept refusing. good thing too cuz pristiq has worked well for quite a few years for me.
Thanks for the input Scott.
i'm doing mostly pretty well on my regimen now, except for some sleep issues. cant get to sleep at night and cant wake up in the morning. so its a matter of shifting what i take and when...
"What is madness, but nobility of soul at odds with circumstance.
The day is on Fire, and i know the purity of pure despair."
Theodore Roethke
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