Posted by B2chica on March 27, 2016, at 10:07:24
In reply to Re: amitriptyline and apathy? » B2chica, posted by SLS on March 27, 2016, at 6:29:39
i strongly believe it was the pristiq that was making me cycle or 'aggitation so severe so at the same time pdoc added topomax and tca i insisted we go down on pristiq so we dropped it back down to 50mg.
and i'm beginning to think these were all 'startup' responses, as yesterday i did have a few moments a couple times during the day where the apathy was lessened.
today, this morning at least i seem to have even slightly less.i did have sedation and i'm sure that was to some degree a part of it, but the apathy was entirely cognitive. i couldnt even muster smiling, not because i was sad, or i was too tired, but because whatever the action was it evoked no emotional response from me whatsoever, i literally just did not care, it means nothing to me, nor did i have any interest. i knew this especially when it came to my kids... things they would say or do, would mean..nothing to me. their joys and sadnesses i tried to respond how i rememberd i was to respond but there was no emotion behind it. nor did it seem to concern me.
but today i've noticed that can sit and watch (at least for a little while) with some interest my kids' play.
i figured i was on a pretty low dose, but since my pdoc was out of town i think he was being cautious. think i may need to go up both on topamax and on amitriptyline, or the amitriptyline at the very least.
"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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