Posted by Christ_empowered on September 12, 2011, at 8:30:07
I'm taking 100 Lamictal and 30 Abilify. When I hit 200 on the Lamictal, I'm going down to 15 Abilify. So far, things are looking up. The voices that I assumed were due to some sort of psychosis have largely vanished; I get them now and then, but its not as a often and the intensity is greatly reduced. Non-medical interventions (therapy, prayer, etc.) are more effective now that the Lamictal is at a higher dose.
Still, I think I'm starting to realize just how depressed I was/am. Does that make sense? I've been diagnosed with psychotic depression before, and I think I have a mild case of it that has li8ngered on far too long. So, I'm thinking add in a small dose of Prozac. I'm sleeping a bit too much and I'm kind of still feeling weighed down and slow. I figure, OK, reduce the Abilify to 15. Add in Prozac, which effectively doubles the Abilify b/c of a drug-drug interaction. Keep the Lamictal at 200 (it'll be at 200 by the time I see my shrink).
Am I overmedicating? I have a new place (its taking me forever to move in, though, lol) and I really want to be able to enjoy it and build a better life for myself. I don't doubt that there are serious psychosocial stressors/issues involved in my problems, but I also think psychotic depression is generally seen as an endogenous depression, right? So meds should be more effective than if I was feeling down because of my life situation?
Now that I've experienced some relief, I really want to take it all the way to remission, or at least as close as I can get to remission w/o huge drug costs or major side effects. I already take a number of supplements daily, so I think I've got my bases covered in the nutritional side of things.
Thoughts? This will put me at 3 meds. I was hoping to keep it to 1-2, but whatever; relief is what I'm really after.
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