Posted by nmk on February 2, 2004, at 9:52:40
In reply to Rrring - it's Barbara to say Hi » nmk, posted by BarbaraCat on January 29, 2004, at 19:34:56
Hi Barbara,
So good to hear from you. It sounds as though we are in the same boat right now.....trying to reduce the meds yet still stay afloat. The past three months have been pretty good for me since I have been off the Lamictal and getting by on 50 mg of zoloft and 2 mg klonopin and 2.5 mg of zyprexa for sleep. This cocktail had been working wonders until a few days ago when the anxiety hit really hard and the sleep problems came back. I just returned from my pdoc and he wants to try a new med called Symbax which is basically prozac and zyprexa combined. A part of me feels like crying because I am sick and tired of all these med trials yet another part of me holds a small glimmer of hope. He told me to try it for a week so what the hell. My fear (and I told him this ) is that prozac is very activating and is known to cause insomnia. He reassured me that combined with the zyprexa, I should be ok. Have you heard of this med? My google search comes up with practically nothing other than a few rantings on about how Eli Lily is losing money on prozac due to the generics out there so they had to invent something unique.
Sorry to hear about the kitty's and about the problems you have been having in your marriage. I had no idea that you were talking divorce. It sounds like now that you are back on the Nortrip., you will be better able to put things into perspective and work on the issues at hand. Why did you decide to go off it in the first place? I thought that med was your saving grace?
You had mentioned that you are questioning your BPII diagnosis and I am right there with you. Since paring down the meds, eliminating one of the AD's and the Lam., I have not cycled in 3 months. I deal with some pretty intense anxiety and sleep problems but I have not experienced the debilitating depressions that have persisted the past year and a half. I asked my doc if the meds were inducing all of the cycling and he could not answer. It is all so frustrating but at least I am dealing with all of this with a clear mind....not fogged up with too many meds.
I am obsessing about that Symbax prescription and whether or not to try it. (Sorry for my ramblings, I have been up since 5 am and am tired). My pdoc is very hasty when new meds come out and is the first to prescribe anything novel. Half the time, I have to drive from pharmacy to pharmacy since they aren't even stocked with it yet. Please help me. Should I give it a try? A year ago, I would have tried anything at anytime but now I am a bit more cautious because of all the failed attempts.
I guess I should try and get back to work and muddle through this day. Please write back and give me your very much appreciated insights.
Sincerely,
Nicole
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