Posted by tonyz on June 19, 2009, at 14:33:10
In reply to Re: Follow up to Lunesta Question, posted by Frustratedmama on June 19, 2009, at 13:30:43
Yep I have had the best luck w/ amitriptyline in the past but the side effect profile is much higher with that drug. I didn't think the Nortriptyline was stimulating, but I can't say for sure. Maybe scaling back on the valium and taking the temazepam is an option.
It's strange the anxiety comes and goes, but I would best describe my situation as fuzzy. I was doing better when I was on 175 of the NTP and taking the seroquel earlier in the year.
But it is hard to know because for me the depression tends to accelerate very quickly before the drugs have a chance to build to a proper level and have an effect.
So now if I think about it earlier in the year when I started taking the seroquel it had the numbing calming quality but made focusing difficult. That is the situation now although I would say the depression and fuzziness are worse.
When you start to lose confidence in you doctor it creates a real dilemma as to what you should do. I think the Seroquel has the most potential damage in the long run. I've been on the benzos before and have come off them fairly quickly (much quicker than the Ashton guidelines) with negligible side effects to my knowledge.
Maybe a combination of Nortriptyline and amitriptyline with some lithium would be a better choice right now.
But for the weekend it being 3:30pm now on a Friday I am pretty much screwed in terms of my options. I think I'll scale back on the Seroquel 25mg I haven't been taking it that long. Research the l-tryptophan and see if I can figure out what a good mix of restoril and valium might be. Given the long half life of valium I might be able to go down on the valium by 50% if I add the restoril(temazepam). Or maybe just reduce the valium a little bit and skip the restoril - I don't feel anything when I take it now which suggests that my gaba receptors are kind of in overload ?
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