Posted by Roo on August 29, 2002, at 9:02:46
In reply to Re: Ramblings..., posted by Dinah on August 27, 2002, at 13:56:46
> For what it's worth, Roo, I felt the same way
when I went off Luvox after four years on.
I felt every little thing to an extreme degree.
And the orgasms!! I had to go home every day
for "lunch". ;) I just couldn't get enough.
Damn, this made me really laugh, Dinah. I do that same
thing, go home for "lunch" :-D>
> But I also felt unbelievably unstable.
>
> Eventually both the good and bad wore off and
things went back to "normal" for me. Definitely
more feelings than on SSRI's but not as strong
as those first few months. I am still on a very
small dose of Depakote and Klonopin as needed,
and I generously supplement my medication with
therapy. I see my therapy as being like insulin
for a diabetic. It manages to substitute for
anti-depressants for me. I'm just saying it works
for me, and it may not work for everyone.
That's interesting. Well it's encouraging to think that the
_oversensitivity_ may lessen with time...hopefully the paranoid
"everybody hates me" thing will lessen too. I would love it if
I can make this work...not take an ssri...they work really well
for me in so many ways, but the cost is pretty high...part of me
is both horrified and fascinated by how volatile and emotional I
am...crying at tv commercials and stuff...being so moved by a song...
that's the nice part. It's the relationship stuff that always drives
me back to drugs, b/c it's really hard on me and other people how
needy and insecure I am off meds...but maybe I can work through that
with therapy and meditation...maybe...we'll see...I'm scared...
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> If things ever got really bad again, I guess I'd take an SSRI
again, but things would have to be pretty bad.
I'm rather fond of orgasms too. :)
I hear ya, sister. You seem pretty stable. I don't see you posting
about losing your mind much here. You mostly seem to comfort and offer
sound advice to other people. I'm one of your fans :-)>
> So have hope. A lot of your emotional
instability right now might wear off. Is
there any chance of using a mood stabilizer
or other medication in place of an SSRI?There is a chance, actually. I did quite well on lamictal...but
gained a lot of weight on it and couldn't sleep hardly at all. I've
got some topomax to try, I just haven't tried it yet. It's definitely
an option I've considered. Neurotin works to chill me out quite a
bit too, I've noticed, but it's kind of short acting, short half life, etc.
My p-doc has mentioned depakote quite a few times, but I'm real leary of
the weight gain.Thanks for your response, Dinah...it really did help me to feel more
hopeful :-)
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