Posted by SLS on April 12, 2018, at 10:16:36
In reply to Re: what about buspar? any other ideas?, posted by Lamdage22 on April 12, 2018, at 9:25:57
> > Hi,
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> > >The neuroleptics are so high because i once quit medication for a few days and then i needed the high doses to not be psychotic
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> > How are you doing for side effects and weight gain?
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> Well my cortisol is 250 and i am slightly overweight. 170 pounds on 5 foot 8. Some muscle left from my bodybuilding phase though. I think i have obsesssive thoughts as a side effect and some anxiety.
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> > >Effexor is low because i dont like anorgasmia.
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> > What about if 75mg per day could reduce your anxiety?
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> Perhaps. I will discuss with doc. Another option would be 75mg or 100mg Trazodone. I like that one better i have to admit.
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> > Do you get manic or agitated on antidepressants (I don't mean MAOIs), or is that not an issue for you?
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> Only the MAOIs.
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> > In fact, do you get manic at all, or due to suffer with depression, anxiety and psychosis?
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> Thats a good question. I was only manic on MAOI. Never without them. I am not considered bipolar although maybe i should be? I dont know.The DSM 5 now qualifies your condition as being bipolar.
William Potter at the NIH diagnosed me as being bipolar in 1992. Prior to this, I had been described as being unipolar with antidepressant-induced mania.
MAOIs sometimes make me manic unless I am taking something as a prophylactic. It seems that Abilify prevents mania for me.
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