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10/05/2011 06:48 PM
kcipher797
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So I had an appointment for the 31st but I felt like that was too far out and I've been so unstable I didn't think I could wait. So my new tdoc did some calling and a place that she recommends had an opening tomorrow so I jumped at it. I'm nervous because I don't know what I'll be prescribed this time. At one point I wrote down all the different meds that I've been prescribed over the past 4 years and it was around 14. I don't want to lose my wit. Seriously, not being on meds has made me witty as hell. I don't want to lose "me". I also hate some of the side effects. I had to come off of Symbyax because it crippled my metabolism and I gained over 50 lbs. in 4 months. Oh well. I have to do this! I have to try! I will get better!
What I say is strictly an opinion. Please do not rely on it for accurate medical advice.

Effexor XR - 150 mg
Abilify - 5 mg
Clonazepam - 0.5 mg (As needed)
Trazodone - 50 mg (1 to 2 per night as needed for sleep)
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10/05/2011 07:03 PM  Top
uppitywoman
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I hope your appointment goes well. I can understand your nervousness, but hopefully all will go well since this is a pdoc that your tdoc recommended.
With God, all things are possible

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10/06/2011 08:00 AM  Top
manicmetoo
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Good luck... I hope they treat you well.
deb

Bipolar I (rapid cycling, mixed episode), ADHD, OCD, Anxiety disorders, Fibro, borderline and possibly psychitso effective, COPD... really?


80mg Geodon (mania & depression)
450mg Seroquel (helps my depression)
2mg klonopin(panic, anxiety, akathasia)
200mg Provigil (keeps me awake during the day)
vicadin (fibro pain killer)
Zanaflex 6mg (fibro muscle relaxer)

10/06/2011 08:10 AM  Top
Kittylover
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Best of luck with your appt. I hope that you and your doc can work out a plan for you.
* When nothing goes right...go left
* Attach your own oxygen mask before assisting others
* Women are not that complicated. How hard is it to tell us
we are pretty and give us chocolate?
* Be kinder than necessary, for everyone is fighting their own battle.
* Worrying doesn't empty tomorrow of its troubles. It empties today of its strength.

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75mg Topamax
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and prn

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10/06/2011 08:28 AM  Top
sarahtroy
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I think your anxiety is normal. It's definitely possible to find medications that work without losing the real you! I admire your resolution to get better. Smile
Bipolar II, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Panic Attacks, Agoraphobia & PTSD; Alcoholic in recovery since 3/21/07.

Aplenzin 522mg; Pristiq 200mg; Lamictal 400mg; Geodon 160mg; Ativan 1mg TID; Deplin 15mg; Xanax PRN; Metoprol 100mg.

• "Don't give up 5 minutes before the miracle happens."
• "My little dog - a heartbeat at my feet." ~Edith Wharton
• "Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle." ~Ian MacLaren (Usually mis-attributed to Plato)
• "And the day came when the risk it took to remain tight inside the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom." ~Anais Nin

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10/06/2011 09:37 AM  Top
ZadieBlue
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To minimize your anxiety and to obtain the best results possible, maybe you could empower yourself by bringing in a list of questions and / or major points. Remember, if you don't fundamentally like this pdoc, obtain as many prescriptions as possible (or better yet, samples -- pdocs sometimes give them away like candy to rope people in -- it rarely lasts), make another appointment, and then see a new pdoc.

Good luck!

Zadie

"I'm going to quit -- dried turkey." - Anonymous

"I forgot my mantra." - Annie Hall

"Knocked me on the head and sent me spinning
It was a blast I can't remember the last time
Stand between two poles and hold your arms up
I'll kick me over your head and stock down . . . " - Throwing Muses

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Bipolar I (mild)
• Episodes / cycling happen most often during Spring and Fall allergy season; some dissociation possible during episodes.
• GAD dx 12/11, PTSD traits, ED (in recovery)
• Boarding school survivor :)

PSYCH:
Adderall 15 mg x 2 • Prozac 40 mg • Ativan 1.5 mg • Geodon 120 mg • Starting Lithium again
(Levothyroxine 50 mcg • Atenolol 12.5 mg x 2 • Clonidine 0.1 mg x 3).

ALLERGY / ASTHMA -- (Winter / Spring cocktail): Levocetirizine • Alvesco HFA 160 mcg • Ketotifen Fumarate PRN • Flovent • ProAir PRN

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10/06/2011 09:37 AM  Top
kcipher797
kcipher797
 
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Thank you all. I'll keep you posted on what's decided today. Fingers crossed!
What I say is strictly an opinion. Please do not rely on it for accurate medical advice.

Effexor XR - 150 mg
Abilify - 5 mg
Clonazepam - 0.5 mg (As needed)
Trazodone - 50 mg (1 to 2 per night as needed for sleep)

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