Posted by Sheilac on September 12, 2013, at 13:06:01
In reply to Re: PLEASE Help please - Causes of irritability... » Sheilac, posted by herpills on September 12, 2013, at 12:42:47
Yes, I think being off meds has caused another lovely mixed state. I do have a lot of stressors right now - husband had a stroke, mother has stage 4 cancer, etc., etc., etc., Yea me. But, I've had debilitating cycling of anxiety/irritability & depression since I was a little kid.
I did try, several times Lamictal. It gave me terrible mouth blisters, plus it didn't matter if I took 25mg or 100mg - it made me crazy manic.
Geodon never acted as a good stabilizer for me. There was a time when I went way up to 160mg, I think and it helped a little, but not nearly as good as even low dose Trileptal for grounding me.
Geodon works better for my depression.
Problem is finding the dose that won't make me a zombie at night.
I've heard at lower doses it causes more sleepiness. So I'm afraid 20mg might not be enough for depression, plus it might make me too sleepy.
With my life, I need to be able to wake up and stay up in the middle of the night in case of another family emergency.
I thought about just going for the 60mg at night.
Can't remember how it works. Lower dose =more fatigue? Higher dose = less fatigue?
Right now, I'd be afraid to take Geodon during the day!
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