Posted by janejane on January 15, 2010, at 12:28:45
In reply to Re: Your worst symptom » janejane, posted by inanimate peanut on January 15, 2010, at 10:53:54
It was a really hard decision to make a change away from the med cocktail I had been on for so long (prozac/wellbutrin), but the side effects got worse over time so I knew I had to do something. (In hindsight, I think some of the increased side effects might have had to do with the particular generics I was taking. It's just a theory, though. I also think I should have tried just decreasing the prozac before doing anything else, but that never occurred to me, or to my p-doc at the time.) With the lethargy and apathy, it literally took a couple years before I mustered up the gumption to make the big decision to make some changes. A big fear was worry that the combo would no longer be effective if I stopped then wanted go back to it. Poop-out had happened to me before, and I know it's happened to you too.
At first I was just going to try other meds (did have a short cymbalta trial, but it made it very difficult to pee), but then when I started doing some research, I realized I wanted to try other stuff first. So then came the failed amino experiments, a few other supplements here and there, and now the rhodiola. (Last month there was a brief zoloft trial, which was pretty awful. It just gave me major anxiety, on top of the depression.)
I'll definitely keep you updated. I guess the main reason I haven't posted about what I've been doing was because I was sort of afraid of jinxing myself. Totally irrational, I know. Plus, writing about it is not that easy for me. I'm not sure why since I don't have much trouble writing about other stuff.
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