Psycho-Babble Medication Thread 835971

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Continual Med Popout

Posted by rina on June 22, 2008, at 19:14:08

Hello All,

I just want to ask a few questions to see if anyone has any suggestions that might help my situation. I'm bipolar/ADD/Chronic Depression. currently taking Cymbalta,Lamictal,Abilify,Concerta and Immediate release Ritalin. The problem I'm having is Popouts continually. I was on Adderall xr for the ADD and switched to Concerta and IR ritalin. Now I'm gaining weight for some reason. Then there's the Lamictal. I've taken this so long that I think it has reached it's peak. Cymbalta is making my hair fall out and giving me acne for some reason. Bottom line. All the meds I'm taking and side-effects from them are leading me to think that I'm treatment resistant. Please Help!!

 

Re: Continual Med Popout

Posted by linkadge on June 22, 2008, at 20:30:19

In reply to Continual Med Popout, posted by rina on June 22, 2008, at 19:14:08

I think you're on too many meds. More isn't always better for TRD. If a med stops working I would switch instead of adding a new med.

Perhaps look at some alternatives for agumentation too.

Just my 2 cents.

Linkadge

 

Re: Continual Med Popout ยป rina

Posted by 4WD on June 22, 2008, at 20:36:28

In reply to Continual Med Popout, posted by rina on June 22, 2008, at 19:14:08

> Hello All,
>
> I just want to ask a few questions to see if anyone has any suggestions that might help my situation. I'm bipolar/ADD/Chronic Depression. currently taking Cymbalta,Lamictal,Abilify,Concerta and Immediate release Ritalin. The problem I'm having is Popouts continually. I was on Adderall xr for the ADD and switched to Concerta and IR ritalin. Now I'm gaining weight for some reason. Then there's the Lamictal. I've taken this so long that I think it has reached it's peak. Cymbalta is making my hair fall out and giving me acne for some reason. Bottom line. All the meds I'm taking and side-effects from them are leading me to think that I'm treatment resistant. Please Help!!

I agree with Likadge. You are on a lot of meds. Pdocs have a tendency to just add another med if you complain of not doing well as you are. I would think a combination of Adderall and Concerta might make you feel worse.

OTOH, there are been period where I was on three different benzos to control the fear I was experiencing. So it's hard to say what you need to do. I would suspect the amphetamine meds would poop out very easily. They are so easy to build a tolerance to.

Marsha

 

Re: Continual Med Popout

Posted by bleauberry on June 23, 2008, at 18:46:11

In reply to Continual Med Popout, posted by rina on June 22, 2008, at 19:14:08

Hey, the STAR D program got what, 80 something % of people in remission, with I believe a maximum of two drugs at any one time? Roughly something like that. They didn't pile meds on top of meds. They switched to different meds. One was added to another, but they didn't get 4 or 5 going at the same time. Just 2. The accumulative remission rate was high. It was just a matter of methodically trying something else.

If you ever responded well to your stimulants, they could be back to life with Memantine, which prevents, reduces, and reverses tolerance. But overall, I agree with the others, it is time to make some changes in the program. Reduce the meds to 2 or 3, and get some new ones in the mix to replace the old.


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