USER i called my Pdoc today regarding my klonopin dosage decrease from .5 to .25mg/day and she said i am experiencing withdrawal symptoms with the change of dosage. Not so much the mg dosage but the...
So saturday ill be upping my dosage to 80mg on the Fetzima as per my psych doctor. I also asked her opinion on weening off the klonopin. She said 7-10 days @.25mg then another 7-10 days @.125mg/day....
User sleep has once again been inconsistent. Almost like i am back tracking now and am in a haze/ not myself. Think i may take my pdoc's advise next week and up the Fetzima to 80mg from 40mg. When i...
Update on me, been busy lately sorry for the brief hiatus. Fetzima seems to be working for me but the last week ive been feeling down again with racing thoughts and DP/DR. Seeing my Pdoc next week...
USER, tommorow will be a week on it and i cant notice any side effects. Im sleeping WITHOUT my TV on consistently now. Meaning when i am in bed i can turn it off without feeling tense when i do and...
Went to my Pdoc thursday. Shes continuing the .5mg/day klonopin and gave me a new anti depressant called Fetzima. First two days 20mg once daily then for remaining 12 days 40mg once daily pill...
User, it stinks but i have more important issues in life to tackle for example my mental issues. We are still talking and she is taking it ALOT worse than me, obviously because she was the unfaithful...
Been a while since ive posted here. Lots to catch up on, broke up with my fiance (finally came clean with cheating on me). Lamictal rash is gone. Ordered tons of parts for my car for my show june...
Well today is a little better, still withdrawing from lamictal as the rhuematic thoughts and anxiety are fairly heightened in the morning along with shaking during that time. Atleast im only on...
Thanks turtle just havent been myself since monday and just feel on edge. Atleast im still on .5mg/day Klonopin to keep my panic/anxiety bearable then. Just feel out of body with DP/DR symptoms that...
Although i was only on between 25-50mg of lamictal for 2 -3 weeks i feel weird since i cold turkied it thursday by docs orders. It was necessary but i felt a heightened level of panic/anxiety last...
Well before the lamictal went to hell in a handbasket it was starting to help me so maybe a mood stabilizer is the way to go after all. Lesson learned, cant fault her for it she is merely trying her...
Yea she is a great doc and shes very intuitive. Just got off the phone with her and she said she is going to be perscribing me no more new meds until this rash is TOTALLY gone. hey stuff happens and...
Carenpolar congrats! Please let us know how it goes. Hope it all works well for you today...
Went to ER last night. Lead Nurse said this was a definite Lamictal rash and shes seen it quite often. Perscribed me 50mg of prednazone (steriod) for 5 days and 50mg of benadryl allergy to combat the...
Going to the ER tonight for cortizone shot for lamictal rash and then work 8-12 tommorow and seeing wedding venue with my fiance tommorow. THEN sunday working 8-1 then going fishing! Monday working...
Once again thanks for the responses. This is a typical allergic reaction that was delayed and is NOT stevens-johnson syndrome in which i would have a fever, flu like symptoms and death like feeling....
Past two weeks though ive got alot accomplished both regularly and lifetime achievements. A few weeks ago i bowled my first 800 series with a 269 279 and 279 for an 827 series that i get a crystal...
TURTLE guess it was coincidental since the past week i feel the lamictal was losing its effectiveness and then this rash happened as delayed allergic reaction to the lamictal. Like i said bloodwork...
Knitting is an art and those that do it have an awesome talent! My grandmother who died of alzhiemers while i was in middle school made me one when i was young. I keep that clean cherish it. A quilt...
Bad news, had a rash from my arms, shoulder, chest and stomach. Called my psych doc this afternoon and instructed me to seize the dose immediately. I will be seeing her tommorow at 6 and exploring...
Day off went well, detailed my car inside and outside. As good as it could look with three stock tires and a spare till my custom wheels get here early june. Still got sunburn on my arms from sunday...
Congrats to both of you!...
TURTLE im off tommorow so im hoping i can get some good sleep tonight and some good dreams. Hellish last night and im dead tired today ugh this blows!...
Took my .5mg klonopin this morning and 50mg of lamictal. Needed it because last night i had some hellacious graphic nightmares. Everytime i went back to sleep it was a nightmare. Is this something...
USER thanks for the response. Fishing, bowling, weather and my VW family are my passions and aint nothing taking that from me! Went fishing again last night on a charter boat and was anxious and on...
Its all good, this is my first time turning to psychiatric meds my whole life, besides the Zoloft that destroyed me in high school so unfirmiliar with some of the side effects that happen at certain...
Ah okay i misunderstood then, just looking for some experience who have taken lamictal and from 25/50mg and before moved up tonhigher doses has experienced the foggy, robot like and confused feeling....
Happy Turtle so i should have nothing to be concerned with then?...
This afternoon for some reason i feel like im in a fog and weird. Just out of place, not depressed just feel weird like out of body. Maybe my low dosage (50mg) of lamictal getting into my body and...
Would like to give my $.02 here. Just recently started 25mg lamictal thursday and doc yesterday upped it to 50mg/day. This is working MUCH better than an SSRI/SNRI which were giving me unbearable...
Addiction can be rough and is reasonable concern but as stated above if you know the addictive tendencies you'll be able to cope better. I up unto saturday was on .5mg/klonopin a day and now working...
Posts like these make me appreciate the parents i have. My mom shows me affection and my father is my best friend and great role model. I cannot relate to this but IMO best you can is do something...
UserANANOMOUS, seems like its having an effect where i can go forward instead of backwards. If need be we can adjust the dose further, still dont feel myself but im not close to what i was the day...
When your struggling with depression, bipolar depression etc. Its harder to deal with then people think if they themselves dont know the feeling. ONLY you control your fate, MAKE something happen and...
Okay so psych doc called me today and said stay at 50mg limactal and .25mg klonopin. Told her the brintillix was terrible and felt the mood stabilizer was starting to make me feel better and headed...
Glad to hear everything went okay for you after all. Family issues are rough since their exactly that, family...
Efficacy levels? What exactly is that so i can educate myself on this....
I could see anger as a sign your coming out of your depression as you are showing a sign of emotion and acute at that. IMO more logical question to ask are you feeling more like yourself?...
User thanks for the reply im at work and still going through my usual routine at work that gets the job done the way i want it ( i always set goals for myself in everything, father taught me if your...
Hanban, although VERY rare brain tumors in certain sections of the brain can cause pyschiatric issues, although when it does it usually is severe. Dont let this upset you further as i had this fear a...
Just a terrible feeling right now. Just feel so sick to my stomach and weird. Tried 2 25mg lamictal this morning and actually felt stable and better but when i got off work gradually i got worse and...
Just hard today, just couldnt bring myself to take the brintillix again last night. The nausea is awful and havent eaten a damn thing today. Im just resting in my bed after i got off work 12 pm EST....
So its 11 pm EST time and i feel anxious and cant get to sleep. Everytime i try too i judt cant, way too tense. Dont know about this brintillix my psych doc gave me with the way im feeling right now....
Psych doc put me on 10mg brintillix and 25mg limactal. Weening off of klonopin as well after 8 weeks @.5mg/day since i dont want to become addicted over time. 3rd dose and im feeling nauseous and...
Put on 10mg of brintellix and 25mg limactal thursday. Also consulted my psych doc about weening off klonopin (currently 8 weeks @ .5mg/day) started my first .25mg dose today. Feeling better today but...
Okay so went to my psych doc yesterday. She put me on 25mg lamictal and another SSRI called brintellix at 10mg samples for 28 days. Still doing the klonopin at .5/mg a day as well. Took the SSRI last...
I will be getting better just have to find the right drug and i will be on the path to recovery!...
Actually got my windshield replaced today at safelite, shopping with my gf and went to west marine for some stuff for this upcoming saltwater fishing season for the boat. In general one of the best...
Well her secretary called and asked how the effexor XR was working for me. Was honest with her and told her after one dose i would not be able to continue taking this medication. She then replied...