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Posted by porkpiehat on May 30, 2013, at 11:12:49
I don't know if this is a pharmacological reaction or psychological one. I tend to have a racy brain and trouble concentrating.
Celexa so far has been the best drug for depression and anxiety, but it tends to make my brain more racy.
Adding buspar felt good for a week but then it increased anger/irritability/sadness.
Switching to Zoloft from celexa helped with social anxiety and concentration but made me horribly depressed.
I'm now taking a small dose of ritalin ER which helps my concentration but I'm finding also a constant litany of my flaws and insecurities running in the back of my head at all times. My dreams are also very focused on these too!
At first I thought it was a bad match with my brain chem, but now I am working on a theory that these drugs cut out the interferrence and let all this pain and anger bubble up that I've been pushing down. But psychotherapy isn't doing a lot to resolve it. And having separate pdoc and therapist is maddening b.c one thinks just in terms of pills and the other in terms of trauma.
What's the point of taking meds if you're not feeling better, right? But I don't want to stop feeling altogether.
Posted by vbs on May 30, 2013, at 11:40:55
In reply to drugs for focus increasing sadness and anger?, posted by porkpiehat on May 30, 2013, at 11:12:49
Stimulants amplified my emotions. They also made me psychotic. They did help me focus and increased motivation. Risks & benefits. I'm glad that I'm not taking stimulants anymore. I'm much calmer & peaceful without them. Anyway, that's my two cents worth.
Posted by Phillipa on May 30, 2013, at 11:58:22
In reply to Re: drugs for focus increasing sadness and anger? » porkpiehat, posted by vbs on May 30, 2013, at 11:40:55
Years ago before any problems took a diet med for only a month which I'm sure was a stimulant. And at the end of the month couldn't sleep. Also washed the windows outside the house daily. I am thankful that this doc only gave it to me for a month as was an ob-gyn and took for baby weight loss. Phillipa
Posted by porkpiehat on May 30, 2013, at 12:01:06
In reply to Re: drugs for focus increasing sadness and anger?, posted by Phillipa on May 30, 2013, at 11:58:22
> Years ago before any problems took a diet med for only a month which I'm sure was a stimulant. And at the end of the month couldn't sleep. Also washed the windows outside the house daily. I am thankful that this doc only gave it to me for a month as was an ob-gyn and took for baby weight loss. Phillipa
I know that stimulants can cause irritability etc., but I am getting it with drugs that treat anxiety also, such as buspar, zoloft, and occasionally klonopin.
Posted by rjlockhart37 on May 30, 2013, at 22:20:35
In reply to drugs for focus increasing sadness and anger?, posted by porkpiehat on May 30, 2013, at 11:12:49
resperdal will help, zyprexa will be too sedating in this case.....and also other like invega but doctors tend to use respirdone here in the US....but all docs are different....
but to keep the stimulation up to think....maybe like increase the ritilin?
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