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Posted by linkadge on April 23, 2019, at 15:10:55
I need to change meds often to stay well.
Rarely have I been able to take a single regiment for a prolonged period of time and stay feeling well / good. I often need to change meds, augment, rotate etc. in order to stay well.
Linkadge
Posted by Lamdage22 on April 23, 2019, at 22:18:00
In reply to I need to change meds often to stay well, posted by linkadge on April 23, 2019, at 15:10:55
I am quite the opposite! Changes destabilize me. This board is so dead its almost not worth visiting anymore :(
Posted by rjlockhart37 on April 23, 2019, at 23:02:21
In reply to I need to change meds often to stay well, posted by linkadge on April 23, 2019, at 15:10:55
yeah because sometimes the body gets accustomed to the meds, tolerance. I've resorted to taking other various things to help the depression. I don't usally switch meds, and doctor doenst work iwth me so i do my own magic tricks.
tolerance or getting accustomed to the medication is a mina thing with no longer working too
Posted by Lamdage22 on April 24, 2019, at 1:16:46
In reply to Re: I need to change meds often to stay well, posted by rjlockhart37 on April 23, 2019, at 23:02:21
Me too. Blueberries and Boswellia make a big difference. Also other stuff. B12, D3, Iron. Amino Acids.
Posted by beckett2 on April 24, 2019, at 3:34:18
In reply to I need to change meds often to stay well, posted by linkadge on April 23, 2019, at 15:10:55
It's interesting. In addition to rotation, you also take smaller than recommended doses. Plus, I think you manipulate your environment according to need. This has helped me out, thinking about medications and adjuncts with nuance.
In my experience I've done well with a core of medications, an AD at recommended strength and lamictal. Because I still have symptoms of cyclothymia (now full BPll) finding this platform stabilizes me. There is usually a stimulant that cycles through. For awhile I did ok with provigil--but it's kinda weird stuff and changed the expression of my personality.
Also, attention to sleep, light and meditation.
The best thing about babble is tracking other people across time.
Posted by Ruuudy on April 24, 2019, at 23:39:51
In reply to Re: I need to change meds often to stay well » linkadge, posted by beckett2 on April 24, 2019, at 3:34:18
> The best thing about babble is tracking other people across time.
I do think that Babble has a pretty intellectual group of posters on here,,, especially compared to other sites.
It's super-hard to find a decent message board out there in Internet-land.
If you know of some, please do post.Rudy
Posted by Radish on April 25, 2019, at 20:48:38
In reply to Re: I need to change meds often to stay well, posted by Ruuudy on April 24, 2019, at 23:39:51
The posters here are great. Ive read so much of the archives of this site that Im dying to know how some old, prolific but now inactive users are doing. Some other sites have generally low quality or hostile posts. Not great for trying to learn or feel less alone.
Posted by rjlockhart37 on April 26, 2019, at 0:56:50
In reply to Re: I need to change meds often to stay well, posted by Ruuudy on April 24, 2019, at 23:39:51
psych central is a large website that is active and many people. It's more like a network.
here's some sites:
www.psychforums.com
bluelight.ru
addforums.com
from www.socialanxietysupport.com
www.takethislife.com
www.msworld.org
www.healthboards.com
www.crazyboards.org
neurotalk.psychcentral.com
www.mdjunction.com
treato.com
www.depressionforums.org
moodtracker.com
www.anxietyconnect.com
www.mombu.com
depressionforums.org
www.drugs-forum.com
www.benzobuddies.org
www.steadyhealth.com
www.takethislife.com
www.crazymeds.us
neurotalk.psychcentral.com
Posted by rjlockhart37 on April 26, 2019, at 1:01:07
In reply to Re: I need to change meds often to stay well » Ruuudy, posted by rjlockhart37 on April 26, 2019, at 0:56:50
some of them are no longer active, you type them in the search bar and then says website cannot be found....
the main medical websites are similar, but i'm not as sure if there's a similar site that gives the support babble does
Posted by Ruuudy on April 26, 2019, at 22:28:19
In reply to Re: I need to change meds often to stay well » Ruuudy, posted by rjlockhart37 on April 26, 2019, at 0:56:50
Hey, Thanks for all those links!
I'm checking them out - I really like the humorous tone of CrazyMeds.
I still think Psycho-Babble has the most intellectual contributors!Rudy
> psych central is a large website that is active and many people. It's more like a network.
>
> here's some sites:
>
> www.psychforums.com
> bluelight.ru
> addforums.com
> from www.socialanxietysupport.com
> www.takethislife.com
> www.msworld.org
> www.healthboards.com
> www.crazyboards.org
> neurotalk.psychcentral.com
> www.mdjunction.com
> treato.com
> www.depressionforums.org
> moodtracker.com
> www.anxietyconnect.com
> www.mombu.com
> depressionforums.org
> www.drugs-forum.com
> www.benzobuddies.org
> www.steadyhealth.com
> www.takethislife.com
> www.crazymeds.us
> neurotalk.psychcentral.com
Posted by linkadge on May 4, 2019, at 10:31:19
In reply to Re: I need to change meds often to stay well, posted by Ruuudy on April 26, 2019, at 22:28:19
Benzobuddies.com...
Funny.
I need a benzobuddy.
Linkadge
Posted by linkadge on May 4, 2019, at 10:37:03
In reply to Re: I need to change meds often to stay well, posted by Ruuudy on April 26, 2019, at 22:28:19
So recently, I added back Effexor. When I get depressed I do this. Within about a week, I start to feel better. However, after using it for about a month, I start to become ahedonic and get disrupted sleep.
At this stage, I start to feel better coming off the drug (so I do this for a week or two) then repeat the cycle.
If I take a steady dose, I end up feeling numb. Changing this up helps me feel better.
However, I have always been a novelty seeker (in other areas of my life). I have tremendous energy for new tasks, but after the novelty wears off, I become very bored (and resentful) and need to do something different.
One doctor said that this could be indicative of bipolar (which could be true), but I'm not so sure. The idea of doing something new gives me a reason to live. Doing the same thing over and over is akin to death for me.
Linkadge
Posted by Christ_empowered on May 6, 2019, at 9:53:49
In reply to Re: I need to change meds often to stay well, posted by linkadge on May 4, 2019, at 10:37:03
you are probably on to something, here. you definitely minimize your risks of long term adverse effects a good bit, especially since you also keep your doses low(ish). and...
there's -some- indication that the rise of 'treatment resistant depression' has been caused, in part, by heavy handed, long term, full dose prescribing of antidepressant drugs. so...you're probably avoiding that, too..always a good thing.
Posted by Ruuudy on May 6, 2019, at 15:45:35
In reply to Re: I need to change meds often to stay well » linkadge, posted by beckett2 on April 24, 2019, at 3:34:18
> In my experience,,, There is usually a stimulant that cycles through. For awhile I did ok with provigil--but it's kinda weird stuff and changed the expression of my personality."So Beckett2, am I understanding correctly that you cycle thru a stimulant for how ever many months and then switch due to, or to avoid, tolerance?
I've been taking Zenzedi (dextroamphetamine) for just about a year now and feel it might be losing its potency with me.
I talked with my doctor last week about switching over to either Adderall or Vyvanse.
Posted by pedr on May 14, 2019, at 18:13:17
In reply to I need to change meds often to stay well, posted by linkadge on April 23, 2019, at 15:10:55
> I need to change meds often to stay well.
>
> Rarely have I been able to take a single regiment for a prolonged period of time and stay feeling well / good. I often need to change meds, augment, rotate etc. in order to stay well.
>
> LinkadgeLinkadge,
here I am typing this in extreme depression after the Nth time of being on a med for greater than a month, with that med recently pooping-out. It happens to me without fail. MAOI's, SSRI's, novels, AP's - you name it. If my PDoc is not sympathetic i.e. doesn't believe me, I have to move on. 4 doctors have now given up on me to my face (or in writing).
I think my brain - and perhaps your brain - has some kind of auto-adaptation / auto-downregulation structure/area/process that most other brains do not. It's simply uncatered for in medical literature presently. And it's utterly devastating to have live with. Which I'm not sure how much longer that will be the case, given that I've somehow put up with this suffering for 24 years.
Pete
Posted by rose45 on June 12, 2019, at 5:34:23
In reply to Re: I need to change meds often to stay well » linkadge, posted by pedr on May 14, 2019, at 18:13:17
I am so sorry, Pedr, that is what I am going through at the moment too, and I know it is hell. Having no sympathy from your doctor is totally unacceptable. In my case, this has happened only with the 2 maois, but they seem to be the only drugs that work for me....nardil lasted for 20yrs, though I did come off inbetween, and parnate lasted for 5 yrs, until I lowered the dose and it stopped working some months ago. No doctor ever warned me this might happen, and like you, I cant see any future at the moment, as I can barely function without meds. Please do lets keep in touch. Marplan is unavailable and too risky as it is too expensive and its manufacture unreliable.. Good luck to both of us... my new, very expensive private doctor is on holiday at the moment. Life like this is not worth living.
Posted by pedr on June 12, 2019, at 17:23:38
In reply to Re: I need to change meds often to stay well, posted by rose45 on June 12, 2019, at 5:34:23
OK, I will try and keep in touch as best I can.
Since I last wrote I've started microdosing 1P-LSD (synthetic version of LSD basically) in the hope that it will help, as has been increasingly documented. The first microdose was amazing - I actually had energy but the second had no such effect. It's so hard to be patient when each minute can be agony -_-
I'm also trying to get "approved" for VNS surgery. Mount Sinai are checking my records to see if I'm a fit. I don't have high hopes for it since ECT didn't do a thing for me and it's similar in principle.
If LSD and VNS don't help, I am done. No one can say I didn't try.
Pete
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