the shrinks here in sw ohio are all ga-ga on trileptal for bipolar, or even for depression. i was afraid of it only because if a med has nausea as a side-effect, i can almost always count on getting it, and, then, it very often never abates over time - especially with a stabilizer, since it's not a build-up-in-your-system-to-work med (at least for depressives), compared to an antidepressant. sorry to hear it seems to be losing some of it's efficacy for you.
i'm down to only one antidepressant i can still tolerate GI-wise (other than 'fat'-med remeron)... and that is prozac. a scary position to be in! i recently withdrew very slowly from klonopin (due to narcotics anonymous-generated panic - even tho i haven't attended their meetings in over 5 yrs!) - over my prior substance abuse history. and, even tho, of the 2 yrs i'd taken klonopin, i'd never abused it, and always took less than was prescribed (a small amount to begin with.) unbeknowst to me prior, it then became QUITE apparent that klonopin is key to my not having extreme ibs bloating, pain, and general all-around GI nasties.
just a guess, but perhaps the reason i never abuse klonopin is that it is not in the same group as my drug of choice (stimulants). i never did drink.
there has only been one suicide in my family of which i am aware. it was put forth as a 'hunting accident.' sorry to hear that you've had more, as that can feel like permission to follow in those same footsteps. glad you're still around!
i am amazed at how much stigma there still is re: our illnesses. for cripes sake, it's 2005!
moderators: i realize this has gone off topic, so if you might want to give us a new thread, i understand.
Print
Remind Me
Notify Moderator
|
Posts
Re: BL paradoxical effect: meds/sleep
