Posted by Evey on March 8, 2016, at 18:47:14
In reply to Re: Of these 2, which meds for brain fog? » Evey, posted by SLS on March 8, 2016, at 8:01:53
Honestly, I've had brain fog as long as I can remember. Since elementary school or mid-childhood I've had it, as well as not having a lot of energy. I felt blah a lot as a child, and now it's like I feel brain dead. Although I didn't actually start meds until after I started to feel brain dead. I started them at 17.
Doing cardio exercise a lot doesn't seem to improve any of this very much. I just mention that because I can't count how many times it's been suggested like it's a panacea.
I do remember the order:
I was on cymbalta for about 3 and a half years, and only stopped it recently.
I went on lamictal 3 years ago.
I was taking wellbutrin a couple times over the last several years, it never did much.
Started memantine 2 years ago
Started abilify a month ago.
Started zoloft about a week and a half ago.
Started provigil about a week ago.
I think provigil is giving me a welcome antidepressant effect that is more than I've experienced from other meds. It's also increasing my energy. But I do suspect it's giving me a bit more fog. I think zoloft is maybe. Lamictal I think did too, but it took the edge off of my moods which could be destructive at times. I think I need some kind of mood stabilizer. Does abilify do that? I wish I could afford one of those genetic tests to see what meds would work best. I kind of suspect some sort of antipsychotic would help me. That's when I found amisulpride, but since it's not available in the US yet I don't think my doc would monitor me on it.Any other info you need? Despite my brain fog, I have a decent memory for details. I forgot to add my age is 24. I'm trying to figure out all of this right now so I can get my life on track (which would basically be for the first time it's on track as an adult since I've had a sick brain since late childhood or most likely long before that)
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