Psycho-Babble Medication Thread 1108815

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PA scares me, am I wrong??

Posted by B2chica on March 4, 2020, at 10:00:55

Ok, so I wont bother to explain my end other that Dx depression and anxiety, sometimes Bipolar-mixed (I dont get the happy.

#1, he was dismissive and when I was saying how I was sensitive to generics, he said theyre all the same
#2. I was supposed to get an Adderall Rx and instead he wrote Dexedrine , said it would work better... (I had told him Id been on it before. But I didnt care anymore so I just picked it up.
#3. It was for 15mg am and 15 mg at noon. But Ive Never not titrations up on a stimulant so I just took 1 the first day, 2 the next. Crazy! My response was terrible. Out of the first six days I slept about as many hours (6.5). Two of the nights no sleep at all. My chest felt weird, and my heart rate was too fast about 115-125. But when I stopped I couldnt get out of bed, averaging 14-19 hrs. Sleep each day... even when awake, blunted. Went back on and now Im shaky, tired, some visual ad a few auditory ones as well (probably more from lack of sleep).
#4 so my point of not stopping on my own was my being barely alive. So I made an appt. I did learn he had no idea of my dx... I was at peak with second dex and he brought up something that triggered me and I had a panic attack which he thought was mania... NOW, he called in Rx to increase my Pristiq, trying to convince me that I should be on mood stabilizers, (lamictal), which I said three times been there and weird reaction asthma increased and after last titration it seemed like my throat or back of tongue was swelling... so ...
#5. oh and by the way I started it again last Friday, and I CANNOT sleep! I have been up for the last three nights, though yesterday I layer down at about 5am and woke little before 6(am).
#6. So again Ill mention that Im pretty isolated, lost job so no boss or coworkers to ask. No Pdoc, no T to bank things off, and no family physician either.
#6. Dexedrine is also stated to not playing-well with desipramine-which Im also on....And Now. UPPING serotonin, should I not worry about possible psychosis reaction, or serotonin syndrome??
#7 Oh, and after putting me on that (via phone by the way) no follow up visit?

So I think I should go in today And request to chat with him.
The whole reason I went there was to get OFF dex and he wasnt at all worried?? Im so messed up. DepressIon worse, cognition dead, and physically hyper, but becoming agitated- more negative.

Let me know what you think about this, am I over reacting?
B2

 

Re: PA scares me, am I wrong??

Posted by undopaminergic on March 4, 2020, at 12:04:30

In reply to PA scares me, am I wrong??, posted by B2chica on March 4, 2020, at 10:00:55

>
> Let me know what you think about this, am I over reacting?
> B2

Your concerns are valid. Try to titrate the Dexedrine on your own. Taking too much is not good, it can even be neurotoxic. Obviously, your pulse is much too high too, and that is another symptom of overdose.

-undopaminergic

 

Somewhere it went Terribly wrong...

Posted by b2chica on March 4, 2020, at 16:45:09

In reply to Re: PA scares me, am I wrong??, posted by undopaminergic on March 4, 2020, at 12:04:30

i went to the office and i tried to explain that i REALLY needed to get off the dexidrine that i have many concerns. well she just got confused because in the doc notes all he states is that
1. he called in new Rx for me (upping pristiq)
2. he wants me to be on lamictal
3. i was to come in to get an EKG...

umm...
1st there is Nothing in there about the dexedrine and how its affecting me,
2nd if i keep upping serotonin there's gonna be bad problems-especially since i need more the norepinephrine and dopamine...
3rd i've been on lamictal and i had a BAD reaction, which we actually just talked about.
3rd ...EKG???

Anyway, the lady got really confused about what i wanted but was nice, she said she will give message and call me back tonight....
so i left and cried in my car for 15 min.
(...and its past business hours now...)

By the way did i mention to you folks that i haven't slept in 3 days... ii've never done this before one day maybe a few but with a couple hours sleep here and there... there was one hour yesterday morning from 5-5:50 i slept, then when i woke my body jumped out of bed.

anyway.
thank you for listening..
b2

 

Re: Somewhere it went Terribly wrong...

Posted by Stargazer2 on March 6, 2020, at 12:49:16

In reply to Somewhere it went Terribly wrong..., posted by b2chica on March 4, 2020, at 16:45:09

I feel really badly for you. It does not sound like that person is an expert with meds. I dont know your history but what is your diagnosis and what meds are you on? Stimulants have to be started low and increased slowly. I wish I went to school to become a Psychiatric nurse practitioner ( I am an RN and worked in psychiatry)because in all the years I have dealt with my own depression I now know more about medications and Side effects than many psychiatrists. And many experts are not really that great. I saw a top researcher at Yale and he was clueless.
I hope you are feeling better.

 

Re: Somewhere it went Terribly wrong...

Posted by undopaminergic on March 6, 2020, at 13:10:25

In reply to Re: Somewhere it went Terribly wrong..., posted by Stargazer2 on March 6, 2020, at 12:49:16

> I feel really badly for you. It does not sound like that person is an expert with meds. I dont know your history but what is your diagnosis and what meds are you on? Stimulants have to be started low and increased slowly. I wish I went to school to become a Psychiatric nurse practitioner ( I am an RN and worked in psychiatry)because in all the years I have dealt with my own depression I now know more about medications and Side effects than many psychiatrists.
>

Me too. It is not really hard to learn to know more about psychopharmacology than most psychiatrists.

> And many experts are not really that great. I saw a top researcher at Yale and he was clueless.
>

Wow! One would expect more from such a person.

-undopaminergic

 

Re: PA scares me, am I wrong??

Posted by bleauberry on March 6, 2020, at 18:22:54

In reply to PA scares me, am I wrong??, posted by B2chica on March 4, 2020, at 10:00:55

I don't understand working with any doctor who is that out of tune with the patient. Makes no sense.

 

Re: PA scares me, am I wrong??

Posted by Lamdage22 on March 7, 2020, at 15:24:03

In reply to Re: PA scares me, am I wrong??, posted by bleauberry on March 6, 2020, at 18:22:54

I don't think you are wrong.


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