Ick, why do pills taste so bad?
Klonopin is working great for me for anxiety, and Buspar has also worked pretty well in the past. Neither are ones you take when you feel anxious, you take them a couple times a day every day to prevent anxiety. You may still need something like Xanax for "emergency" situations but these are working well for me.
Kelly
Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.
Hi BDG -
I'm curious, have you been on meds long?
I only ask because I went through the first few years on Prozac just bitterly resenting the idea of taking anything forever. I really needed to believe that my body/mind was basically A-OK perfect, and anything that went wrong could be fixed, and it would all go back to normal. It took me a few years (like, five or six) to relax a bit and say, "It's ok to do whatever I need to do to be able to live my life. And sometimes what I need to do is take a little pill every day. I brush my teeth every day. I drink water every day. This isn't really any different; it's what I do to take care of business."
Also, FWIW, it's not unusual for your brain chemistry to shift over time. You may, in fact, stop needing anti-D's at some point, for some unknown length of time. You may then come to need them again, for some length of time. This is a very nebulous area in medicine, as you can see by the very different reactions that people with similar symptoms can have to a specific medication or dosage.
Try not to look at this (meds, vitamins) as a life sentence. It's you, addressing your own body's cir****tances in a constructive way. For your own health. Look over your lab results when you get them, each time you get them, and make your own decisions on how you want to address what they show you. It is, after all, your body, and you don't have to do anything.
( And I hate that word, "compliance", btw. It just sounds as if someone else is making rules for you, and it's your duty to obey.)
Sorry if I sound like I'm up on a soapbox here, but I really do remember feeling like being on any med permanently was like being in some kind of straight-jacket. Your post brought that back for me, and I wanted to share what I've seen since, over the last twelve years or so.
Good luck.
I'm curious, have you been on meds long?
I only ask because I went through the first few years on Prozac just bitterly resenting the idea of taking anything forever. I really needed to believe that my body/mind was basically A-OK perfect, and anything that went wrong could be fixed, and it would all go back to normal. It took me a few years (like, five or six) to relax a bit and say, "It's ok to do whatever I need to do to be able to live my life. And sometimes what I need to do is take a little pill every day. I brush my teeth every day. I drink water every day. This isn't really any different; it's what I do to take care of business."
Also, FWIW, it's not unusual for your brain chemistry to shift over time. You may, in fact, stop needing anti-D's at some point, for some unknown length of time. You may then come to need them again, for some length of time. This is a very nebulous area in medicine, as you can see by the very different reactions that people with similar symptoms can have to a specific medication or dosage.
Try not to look at this (meds, vitamins) as a life sentence. It's you, addressing your own body's cir****tances in a constructive way. For your own health. Look over your lab results when you get them, each time you get them, and make your own decisions on how you want to address what they show you. It is, after all, your body, and you don't have to do anything.
( And I hate that word, "compliance", btw. It just sounds as if someone else is making rules for you, and it's your duty to obey.)
Sorry if I sound like I'm up on a soapbox here, but I really do remember feeling like being on any med permanently was like being in some kind of straight-jacket. Your post brought that back for me, and I wanted to share what I've seen since, over the last twelve years or so.
Good luck.
Koko
HW-291 :: 1st WLS consult-281 :: Surgery-263 :: GW-154 :: CW-151 :: In my dreams - 138
On April 5, 2011 at 11:25 AM Pacific Time, Koko M. wrote:
Hi BDG - I'm curious, have you been on meds long?
I only ask because I went through the first few years on Prozac just bitterly resenting the idea of taking anything forever. I really needed to believe that my body/mind was basically A-OK perfect, and anything that went wrong could be fixed, and it would all go back to normal. It took me a few years (like, five or six) to relax a bit and say, "It's ok to do whatever I need to do to be able to live my life. And sometimes what I need to do is take a little pill every day. I brush my teeth every day. I drink water every day. This isn't really any different; it's what I do to take care of business."
Also, FWIW, it's not unusual for your brain chemistry to shift over time. You may, in fact, stop needing anti-D's at some point, for some unknown length of time. You may then come to need them again, for some length of time. This is a very nebulous area in medicine, as you can see by the very different reactions that people with similar symptoms can have to a specific medication or dosage.
Try not to look at this (meds, vitamins) as a life sentence. It's you, addressing your own body's cir****tances in a constructive way. For your own health. Look over your lab results when you get them, each time you get them, and make your own decisions on how you want to address what they show you. It is, after all, your body, and you don't have to do anything.
( And I hate that word, "compliance", btw. It just sounds as if someone else is making rules for you, and it's your duty to obey.)
Sorry if I sound like I'm up on a soapbox here, but I really do remember feeling like being on any med permanently was like being in some kind of straight-jacket. Your post brought that back for me, and I wanted to share what I've seen since, over the last twelve years or so.
Good luck.
I use to be on Celexa pre-op for about a year and then weaned off of it but then last year for the first time in my life I developed acne after 25 years.....and then insomnia to the point where I have to take Ambien alsmost nightly or I am buck-eyed all night!
.....but I am still losing weight slowly but for showly.......so to take the edge off my PCP gives me Xanax but I know that is addicitve...you are right..."compliance"" should not have been my word of choice because vitamins and supplements are good for everyone WLS or not and it is better than taking meds for co-morbidities.....I guess because the weight is off my frame I feel a little more "normal" than I should and I just don't want to take pills daily
one of the reasons why i have 10 kids....didn't like bc either with my DH....lol!
HW/293....SW/276....PSW/168....CW/148...GW/150
I have to say, it's one of those things that doesn't seem like it should be a big deal in the grand scheme of things, but the nasty taste of some meds and supplements can become a real obstacle to health maintenance.
There are a couple of supplements that I stopped taking entirely, simply because the taste would just keep coming back all morning. I know that nutritionally the Flintstones Chewables are about two steps from useless, but there's a reason that people keep buying them, and it's not just the fact that they're pushed by so many clinics. (And it's definitely not the price.) It's simply that the taste doesn't make you want to hurl all morning, and in the end, they are better than nothing.
Huh. Maybe that's why they are still being recommended; the doctors found that patients would actually take them...
I had to switch off of Cymbalta after surgery, my pouch said "No-no-no!" to those little time released pellets. (It hadn't exactly been a fave of my tummy even before the surgery, but it worked so well that I just ignored the tummy ache it gave me every morning. Not possible post-WLS.) Then I tried Effexor, and man, you are too right. Don't even think of letting that thing sit in your mouth for a second while you fill a glass.
But ultimately the Effexor didn't fit my brain right, so I've just been doing without until I could find something else. Today, in fact, is my first day on Wellbutrin, predominantly for GAD. We shall see. But at least it doesn't seem to be messing with my stomach, so that's one hurdle down already.
There are a couple of supplements that I stopped taking entirely, simply because the taste would just keep coming back all morning. I know that nutritionally the Flintstones Chewables are about two steps from useless, but there's a reason that people keep buying them, and it's not just the fact that they're pushed by so many clinics. (And it's definitely not the price.) It's simply that the taste doesn't make you want to hurl all morning, and in the end, they are better than nothing.
Huh. Maybe that's why they are still being recommended; the doctors found that patients would actually take them...
I had to switch off of Cymbalta after surgery, my pouch said "No-no-no!" to those little time released pellets. (It hadn't exactly been a fave of my tummy even before the surgery, but it worked so well that I just ignored the tummy ache it gave me every morning. Not possible post-WLS.) Then I tried Effexor, and man, you are too right. Don't even think of letting that thing sit in your mouth for a second while you fill a glass.
But ultimately the Effexor didn't fit my brain right, so I've just been doing without until I could find something else. Today, in fact, is my first day on Wellbutrin, predominantly for GAD. We shall see. But at least it doesn't seem to be messing with my stomach, so that's one hurdle down already.
Koko
HW-291 :: 1st WLS consult-281 :: Surgery-263 :: GW-154 :: CW-151 :: In my dreams - 138
It's not bad enought to make me quit taking it, although I did try a few chewable vites that actually come back up a few times, the taste and smell was so bad to me. I will take these but it sure seems like it should be easy enough to at least flavor them or something so they don't taste so awful. They don't have to taste good, I mean you aren't supposed to chew them or let them dissolve in your mouth, but just having them on the tongue for an instant, you do taste them.
Kelly
Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.
Kelly I take Lamictal too and yes it NASTY. I have not had surgery yet and that is one of my concerns with this particular pill. I just talked with my pyschiatrist(sorry if its spelled right) about my post-op meds and she said that all my meds could be crushed. I take Lamictal, pristiq,abilify,ambien, and vistrial. So yes I feel your pain. But don't get me wrong I will continue my medicine regime as it does work for me. I also want to be compliant to taking all of my vitamins and supplements. Good luck and if you find something that works ,let me know ok. Thanks and have a blessed day
Kim 
Yeah, my pharmacist said I could cru**** but I think it would taste worse that way.
Honestly, none of my meds seem to work well right now. I am on Effexor, Lamictil, Abilify and Klonopin. Well, the Klonopin does help with the anxiety. But nothing is helping the depression. I actually start ECT tomorrow.
Honestly, none of my meds seem to work well right now. I am on Effexor, Lamictil, Abilify and Klonopin. Well, the Klonopin does help with the anxiety. But nothing is helping the depression. I actually start ECT tomorrow.
Kelly
Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.
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