saw my psychiatrist yesterday
I told him I didn't think the Abilify or Nortryptyline were helping and that I wanted to come off them because of side effects. He agreed I could come off them if I wanted too, but warned me that I might get more depressed. I guess he wasn't listening real good at that point, but I said I did not feel my depression improved when I started taking them. So therefore I don't think it will get worse to stop taking them. I am still taking Effexor four times a day.
I am looking forward to my appetite going back to normal (oh, please, let it go back to normal!) and to being able to poop again.
I asked for Trazadone for sleep and told him I'd taken some of my partner's Trazadone a couple of nights and it worked real well. And yes, I know you are not supposed to take someone else's medication. And this is one reason I love my psychiatrist - he knows I know you aren't supposed to do that, so he did not lecture me about it. He just said yeah, I could have some Trazadone. I also asked for a script for Vistaril for anxiety, which I've taken in the past, and he wrote me a prescription for that, too. Although I think getting regular sleep will help the anxiety a lot.
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.
For me, my depression was situational. My doctor said I would be on the med for life. It was difficult to come off. My sister warned me about that. Anyway I decided I did not need it for life and weaned myself off...I did it over a very, very long period of time - more than a year at least. My insomnia was menopausal by that time.
I'm glad he gave you a script and hope it works well for you. What I liked was the increased doses made no difference in how how felt in the morning.
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.
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.
Hala. RNY 5/14/2008; Happy At Goal =HAG
"I can eat or do anything I want to - as long as I am willing to deal with the consequences"
"Failure is not falling down, It is not getting up once you fell... So pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again...."
Hala. RNY 5/14/2008; Happy At Goal =HAG
"I can eat or do anything I want to - as long as I am willing to deal with the consequences"
"Failure is not falling down, It is not getting up once you fell... So pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again...."