Re: Re: to Brynn Antipsychotics

[Guest guest]

hey kelly, i just read this.. wow you are so my twin!!! haha they tried me on

serequel earlier this year.. oh my gosh, i so wanted to die!!! it diddddd

noooooottttttt work, it made my brain race from here to high heaven.. and i so

wanted to die, it freaked the crap out of me.. i tried it once never to try

again.. i've also tried abilify.. i was like a jumping bean on that stuff.. i

never stopped moving and squirming.. couldn't sit down to save my life.. just

wanted to crawl right out of my skin.. also tried risperdal to no avail.... but

anyhow, this made me really leary when trying zyprexa.. but for some reason it

worked to calm me down... the magic pill, i dunno.. haha panic attacks are

now non existant... yay!

*Brynn*

In a message dated 02/13/2004 11:03:43 PM Pacific Standard Time,

cjung61fau@... writes:

> Brynn;

> I forgot, we tried Seriquil with 25 mg of Zoloft last summer, and that combo

> over stimulated me to the point I almost had to go to the ER the anxiety and

> panic ws so bad.

> In October of 2003 I was in a clinical trial to see if I qualified for Deep

> Brain Stimulation for my OCD and they kept me to try out a few meds--First

> they tried Abilify (sp?), I couldn't tolerate it, took me off the next day and

> they started me on the Lexapro and had no side effects for 3 weeks that was

> until the rapid increase from 5mg to 10 mg in 3 weeks...The Lexapro failed and

> then I was off to the races with the sides and was taken off---that was in

> October of 2003, one doctor said it might have jump started the lexapro, but

> couldn't be sure.

> My doctor down here said that he thought I wouldn't tolerate the Abilify

> (sp?). A specialist in OCD said that taking an antipsychotic without the SSRI

> will make the OCD worse and that is exactly what the Seriquil did....AHHHHH

> what a mess...

>

[Guest guest]

and you know the zyprexa would totally help with the OCD and PTS as well as

the anxiety... (sorry this is separate, but i just saw in your not to someone

else that you suffered these things).... it's worth a try.

*Brynn*

[Guest guest]

jeepers.. kelly! yeah, I just read all of your e-mails and i can totally

relate... the anxiety comes in waves.. sometimes you can't even function at

all...

i would really recommend a mood stabalizer first... then trying the SSRI.. or

maybe you won't even need an SSRI... i tried serequel on the first night that

i took lamictal.. & amp;nbsp;and i had to call the ER.. twas a nightmare. the

lamictal alone was just fine.. infact if you are scared about being knocked out

by

zyprexa perhaps lamactal might calm you down.. i woud suggest either one to

your doc. and yeah, you asked if i suffer OCD.. i tend to have more obessessive

intrusive thoughts rather than rituals like the typical OCDer.. but my main

symptoms.. are you ready for the list??? hehe.. anxiety/panic (i didnt used to

have panic attacks but the anxiety has gotten sooo bad with age), depression,

obsessive thoughts.. and my docs have always had a problem trying to pinpoint

whether it is bipolar-2 or ADD which causes all of these symptoms that i deal

with... i've also had really really really really bad anorexia... and i was

forced to get fat via a hospital stay.. argh! oh yeah and that reminds me.. i

had really really PTS after that ordeal.. so yeah.. the zyprexa was a welcome

answer to that issue. & amp;nbsp;I hope you find something that works.. i knowwww

how

frustrating it can be. right now i am actually having trouble with the

lexapro, in that i makes me so spacey and appathetic that i get frustrated.. and

start obsessing about things more...

*Brynn*

[Guest guest]

yeah kelly, I totally hear ya.... it becomes a nightmare doesn't it? gosh.. I

can so relate to what you are going through... at least you have the klonipin

to calm you down for now... and i understand your fear of the

antipsychotics.. they kinda send the brain spinning in circles... at least

that's how i

usually feel.. hrm.. but seeing as you are kind of out of options.. i would

really

just give either zyprexa or lamictal a try.. both can help with obsessions...

and anxiety... lamictal is actually and anti-seizure medication used for

stabilizing moods.. but i guess it has some anti-anxiety and depression

properties

for some people.. go read about it at remedyfind.com.... You'll have to let me

know how it goes with your doctor

*Brynn*

ps.. if you got on zyprexa, I am pretty sure you could elminate the klonopin

completely.

In a message dated 02/15/2004 7:53:15 PM Pacific Standard Time,

cjung61fau@... writes:

> Brynn;

> What is lamictal? I will talk to him about a mood stabilizer, We tried the

> Seriquil first, then introduced the Zoloft 25mg and I was in an SSRI crisis.

> I can't afford any more medical bills and a trip to the ER, I don't think

> so--so I am scared of the antipsychotics + the klonopin that I am taking.

> Yep, I have the real mckoy " OCD " ; intrusive thoughts and rituals,

> anxiety/panic and PTS. and the Lexapro seems to make these symptoms worse.

Tell me

> about the " anxiety waves " I can function at times and I get really scared,

> mostly of a set back to where I couldn't function at all. the was 4 and 1/2

months

> ago. I am confused, perhpas the lexapro is working but the sides are too

> high for me to handle along with the anxiety disorders.

> My Doctor wanted me to increase my knonopin a few times-- I am at 4mg/day

> and I refuse to go any higher. At one point I thought the klonopin was the

> culprit, but I have been on it for years, just with the new doctor the dosage

> has gone up from

> 1.5mg to 4mg day so that I can tolerate the Lexapro, anxiety and OCD when it

> gets really bad--which is now on a daily basis.

> I am soooo tired--- literally tired of being jolted out of sound sleep with

> an anxiety attack in the morning or when ever I take a nap. I have traced it

> to a thought, a dumb thought any dumb thought that wakes me up and I am off

> to the races.

> I just want to fel better and I am soooo very confused and frustrated with

> trying to get an SSRI in me. Sometimes I tell myself NO! I am not going to be

> afraid and get doing, then the affraids come back, along with the

> " waves " ...not sure if I am on a surf board or a roller coster.....

>

[Guest guest]

Aloha everyone,

I hope that everyone had a very nice Valentines day. Thought that I would

say that seeing no one has mentioned it. But I am wishing everyone A Happy

Valentines Day.

I don't write often. But when I do I get a lot of support. And I thank you

for it. My dilema is. I go to a military facility for treatment once a

week. My primary care dr. was just called to active duty for 4+ month over

in Germany. I have a very good relationship with my Dr.(he wasn't

military,but reserve, damnit!!, sorry), over two years worth. We had

started hypno therapy before he left. Now I am in the hands of another

" Dr. " for the duration. I have neglected to call him to make my appt.

Which I really need to. I was being seen 1x a week. My problem(s) are,

that even though my " fill in DR.(which can't even prescribe meds, unless

consulting another Dr.)knows my history, because my P-Doc has passed it on

to him. Because he didn't want to leave me without help or care. I have

neglected to contact this individual because I have built up such a repore

with my Dr. that I don't wwant to talk to anyone else. It took over two

long years for me to trust someone. Even though I know that he is coming

back, what do I do in the meantime? I am hesitant. This Dr. came highly

recommended by my P-doc. Knows my history. etc. I am apprehensive, because

my trust doesn't come easy. For those of you that regularly read the post.

I had slashed my wrist and committed myself to the psych ward..

My meds at this point are 150mg of Wellbutrin(for smokins cessation, and to

help with the ptsd and severe social anxiety, but dropped the Lex because I

didn't like taking two anti's)+ 1mg of Klonopin during the day, or more if

needed, 50mg of Trazadone +1mg of Klonopin for sleep at night . I abruptly

stopped the Lex because I already knew that the Wellbutrin was a anti

depressant. Am I doing the right thing?. Should I make an appt with this

new Dr for the interim?

My world is so closed. I go to work and come home. That is all I do.

If someone(s) can offer their 2 cents I am open to all suggestions..Meds,

treatment the works....

Thank You everyone for being there when I needed you...

Jacquie

Re: Re: to Brynn Antipsychotics

and you know the zyprexa would totally help with the OCD and PTS as well as

the anxiety... (sorry this is separate, but i just saw in your not to

someone

else that you suffered these things).... it's worth a try.

*Brynn*