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Posted by Krissy P on March 19, 2003, at 22:49:57
hey all, knowing that I restarted on Lamictal about 3 weeks ago, and am still waiting to talk to my pdoc about increasing my dose, tonight I don't feel right. I have been taking 50mg at night and the other day, I took 100mg of Seroquel and 2mg of Klonopin-which I will not do again-I promised not to self medicate.
Anyway, this board tonight may be my only saving grace/sanity. I have a headache and I haven't one in months. I am tense, and clenching my jaw. I got a 1/2 massage, yesterday, I have been taking my meds, so what the hell is going on? I feel like S$#@! emotionally I am ok, I even made the Dean's list this term-could not believe it!! But, man, physically I am not doin so good. I even rode my bike again-I had so much energy and thought why not use it for exercise-so I rode but it hurt -so bad-I'm a smoker and I am so out of shape it makes me wanna cry. I can't believe it.
please any advice or support is what I really need tonight. I haven't whined in a while.
Kristen
Posted by Krissy P on March 20, 2003, at 0:12:28
In reply to please reply:-) headachesLamictal or what?, posted by Krissy P on March 19, 2003, at 22:49:57
Good night all-I am not doing so great-I have a splitting headache and I am frustrated with my meds BIG TIME-call me a whiner I don't care-I am sooooooo sick of this.
Bless you all> hey all, knowing that I restarted on Lamictal about 3 weeks ago, and am still waiting to talk to my pdoc about increasing my dose, tonight I don't feel right. I have been taking 50mg at night and the other day, I took 100mg of Seroquel and 2mg of Klonopin-which I will not do again-I promised not to self medicate.
> Anyway, this board tonight may be my only saving grace/sanity. I have a headache and I haven't one in months. I am tense, and clenching my jaw. I got a 1/2 massage, yesterday, I have been taking my meds, so what the hell is going on? I feel like S$#@! emotionally I am ok, I even made the Dean's list this term-could not believe it!! But, man, physically I am not doin so good. I even rode my bike again-I had so much energy and thought why not use it for exercise-so I rode but it hurt -so bad-I'm a smoker and I am so out of shape it makes me wanna cry. I can't believe it.
> please any advice or support is what I really need tonight. I haven't whined in a while.
> Kristen
Posted by Krissy P on March 20, 2003, at 0:35:30
In reply to please reply:-) headachesLamictal or what?, posted by Krissy P on March 19, 2003, at 22:49:57
I don't want to bring anyone down-I'm just not doing good, and there's nothing you all can do.
I think I will lay off the posting for a while.
Goodnight
Posted by Rainbowlight on March 20, 2003, at 0:55:09
In reply to please reply:-) headachesLamictal or what?, posted by Krissy P on March 19, 2003, at 22:49:57
When I first began taking Lamictal I got really bad headaches. Mostly in the back of my head near my neck. I described it by saying it felt like someone had kicked me in the back of my head. It lasted about a week. Maybe your dose is too high. I take 100 mgs. a day. Have you spoken with your doctor about the headaches? I hope you feel better soon.
Posted by zeliva on March 20, 2003, at 14:57:51
In reply to I think I may stay away for a while.., posted by Krissy P on March 20, 2003, at 0:35:30
Kristen- Don't stop posting, I need you! Email me I will talk to you. If it makes you feel any better my water got shut off and they won't turn it back on for a few hours. I'm a loser. LOL. My boyfriend said he paid it but they didn't get it. I can't do anything. Cheer up. Congrats on the dean's list too!
Jill
Posted by Ron Hill on March 20, 2003, at 15:23:22
In reply to please reply:-) headachesLamictal or what?, posted by Krissy P on March 19, 2003, at 22:49:57
Kristen,
> tonight I don't feel right.
Sorry to hear that you were feeling poorly last night. Are you doing better today? If the yucks continue, I'd contact a doctor (if it was me). If nothing else, at least write about your experience in your journal so you can show it to your pdoc on the 24th.
If you don't have a journal, start one. Use your posts to this site to reconstruct the last three weeks. Make it easy on yourself; block and copy relevant portions of your existing posts for any given day, and paste the text excerpts into a Word document that will function as your journal.
>I even made the Dean's list this term-could not believe it!!
That's incredible given the difficulty you have been having with your brain chemistry this past semester. Clearly, you are a bright lady. Congratulations Kristen!
-- Ron
Posted by johnj on March 20, 2003, at 17:06:37
In reply to Re: Are you feeling better today? » Krissy P, posted by Ron Hill on March 20, 2003, at 15:23:22
Hey Ron
How are things going? Still having good effects with enada? I am doing so so. I want so bad to work out and spend time outside and not being able to really gets me down. Just trying to decide what is the next step. I hope you are doing well.
johnj
Posted by Ron Hill on March 21, 2003, at 12:26:47
In reply to Re: Are you feeling better today? » Ron Hill, posted by johnj on March 20, 2003, at 17:06:37
Hey John,
> How are things going? Still having good effects with enada?Yes, Enada NADH is working well for me. I am still in the process of titrating the dose in the downward direction. I currently take 2.5 mg every fourth day (Take 2.5 mg on day one; skip days two, three, and four; take 2.5 mg on day five). As you know, during the acute treatment phase of my atypical depression, 10 mg/day was a good dose. The amount required for my maintenance dose continues to decline. My long-term steady-state maintenance dose might end up in the range of 2.5 mg once per week. Time will tell.
If I take more than I need of this stuff, I become very irritable.
>I am doing so so. I want so bad to work out and spend time outside and not being able to really gets me down. Just trying to decide what is the next step.
I wish I knew the answer for you John. Why not try some Enada NADH (coenzyme 1)? It may or may not help you, but I feel sure it will not hurt you. In an ideal world, the Enada NADH would work well enough that you could use it to replace your TCA. But if not, it might still be useful as an add-on to your lithium, TCA, and benzo.
As you know, the functional relationships between these psychoactive substances verses individual human responses are unknown and, therefore, we must resort to trial-and-error iterative procedures to find solutions to the problems. Reread the following posts to refresh your memory regarding what I have learned so far in my Enada NADH trial-and-error procedure and decide if you think any of this has application to your particular situation.
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20030306/msgs/206934.html
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20030310/msgs/208516.html
Best Wishes.
-- Ron
Posted by johnj on March 21, 2003, at 13:55:57
In reply to Re: Enada NADH - Application to your Situation? » johnj, posted by Ron Hill on March 21, 2003, at 12:26:47
HI Ron:
Thanks for the encouragement is has been really hard lately. My problem is when my mood regresses I start the endless cycle of feeling like I am not a good husband, son, etc. In reality I do a good job, but the depression causes so many irrational feelings. We have been considering getting a house but I get sort of freaked out about it because I start thinking if I get worse and can't work what will I do? I need something to make me carefree.
I will check out the ENADA. I just ordered a bunch of stuff like magnesium, 5HTP, taurine and will add one at a time. I have been diagnosed with a disease called peiryone's disease so I will start Vitamin E as soon as it arrives. I have 100 seedlings to plant tomorrow so Sunday I will probably feel like crap but I will push on. I definately want to try 2.5 mg of enda due to my med sensitivity. Take care!
johnj
Posted by Krissy P on March 21, 2003, at 20:36:24
In reply to Re: please reply:-) headachesLamictal or what?, posted by Rainbowlight on March 20, 2003, at 0:55:09
Hi Rainbowlight, Hope you are doing good. I am still getting a few headaches, I hope the Lamictal is just starting to really get back into my "system", maybe that's the case, I hope. My headaches feel like tension headaches, mostly in both my temples-BAD.
My dose is 50mg until I see my pdoc a week from today. I can't wait, because I will have a lot to tell her about the Lamictal.
Wish me luck and thank you for the kind post:-)
Kristen
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------When I first began taking Lamictal I got really bad headaches. Mostly in the back of my head near my neck. I described it by saying it felt like someone had kicked me in the back of my head. It lasted about a week. Maybe your dose is too high. I take 100 mgs. a day. Have you spoken with your doctor about the headaches? I hope you feel better soon.
Posted by Krissy P on March 21, 2003, at 21:04:34
In reply to Re: Are you feeling better today? » Krissy P, posted by Ron Hill on March 20, 2003, at 15:23:22
Hi ron, thank you for such a kind post. Things have been pretty good, I took a day or 2 away from posting. I saw a friend I haven't seen in 15 years last night, we sang Karaoke, and it was great to see him again. Today, I actually had some feelings come up, and did some crying. I was like wow-I can still cry on an AD. It was a good cry, no depression, just a good cry concerning a visit with a very special lady, who actually used to date my dad back in the 80's. I hadn't seen her for 20 years, and when I got in my car to leave our visit, I had tears streaming down my face, and as I drove home, I prayed and was wondering why this was happening. They were tears of hope mostly, but happiness too, but also, this visit brought up some issues with me-and I was thinking no therapist I have ever seen would have been able to get these tears out for me. I did it on my own, and feel like I guess I'm at a maturity level to be able to remain under control, and that I could still cry, and actually work through what I was feeling. I'm a little somber tonight, but not terribly, I have some journaling that I want to do. I haven't journaled for years, so I bought a pretty velvet purple journal (hey ya gotta help the outside of the inside look pretty) if ya know what I mean LOL
Anyway, thanks again for the post, and I hope you are doing well :0)
Kristen
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Kristen,
Sorry to hear that you were feeling poorly last night. Are you doing better today? If the yucks continue, I'd contact a doctor (if it was me). If nothing else, at least write about your experience in your journal so you can show it to your pdoc on the 24th.
If you don't have a journal, start one. Use your posts to this site to reconstruct the last three weeks. Make it easy on yourself; block and copy relevant portions of your existing posts for any given day, and paste the text excerpts into a Word document that will function as your journal.
That's incredible given the difficulty you have been having with your brain chemistry this past semester. Clearly, you are a bright lady. Congratulations Kristen!
-- Ron
Posted by Krissy P on March 21, 2003, at 21:07:56
In reply to Re: I think I may stay away for a while.., posted by zeliva on March 20, 2003, at 14:57:51
Hi Jill, thanks for your post. I took a day or 2 off from posting, I'm going to post a few tonight hopefully. You can always email me, I hope I can get it his time. ah computers sometimes ya can't live with em-and sometimes ya can't live without em. LOL
Did your water get turned back on? I hope so, I got a laugh about that, no you're not a loser.
Thanks for cheering me up. lol
Hope to hear from ya soon, and be well:0)
Kristen
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Kristen- Don't stop posting, I need you! Email me I will talk to you. If it makes you feel any better my water got shut off and they won't turn it back on for a few hours. I'm a loser. LOL. My boyfriend said he paid it but they didn't get it. I can't do anything. Cheer up. Congrats on the dean's list too!
Jill
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