saw my psychiatrist yesterday
Hve you considering contacting the drug maker and asking for assistance?
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...."
No. The switch to the new plan just started this year. I see my psychiatrist at the end of the month. I filled the prescription at the end of December so I have a few more months before I really have to worry about it.
I think I said that maybe I might not need it anymore but I just realized that I do. If I haven't taken it in a week I definitely feel the effects. I have to take it in the morning because it interacts with *everything* that I take, which I take at night. I put it in the pill case that I use for my vitamins, but sometimes I forget to fill it. This week I remembered to put the vitamins in, but not the Abilify. I wonder if the whole class of drugs will interact with my other meds.
I think I said that maybe I might not need it anymore but I just realized that I do. If I haven't taken it in a week I definitely feel the effects. I have to take it in the morning because it interacts with *everything* that I take, which I take at night. I put it in the pill case that I use for my vitamins, but sometimes I forget to fill it. This week I remembered to put the vitamins in, but not the Abilify. I wonder if the whole class of drugs will interact with my other meds.
Oh Kelly, I am sorry to hear about your insomnia.
My doctor prescribed me Ambien.. I would never recommend that to anyone.. It leaves you exhausted. Instead, I use herbal remedies. I find Melatonin (5mg) and HTP 200mg(tryptophan) more helpful. I have tried Valerian Root didnt work for me.
My friend at work takes HTP in high doses to treat her depression.
Feel better!!
Michelle
My doctor prescribed me Ambien.. I would never recommend that to anyone.. It leaves you exhausted. Instead, I use herbal remedies. I find Melatonin (5mg) and HTP 200mg(tryptophan) more helpful. I have tried Valerian Root didnt work for me.
My friend at work takes HTP in high doses to treat her depression.
Feel better!!
Michelle
My friend is also post RNY'er. Never heard of trazadone.. She does not take anything else for depression now.. She was on a few other things before but finally experiemented with trypotophan. I buy mine from Walmart. I know she has a prescription for it though..
She has been very successful with her weight loss journey too.. She is 4-5 yrs out and has maintained her weight.
She has been very successful with her weight loss journey too.. She is 4-5 yrs out and has maintained her weight.
Ambien didn't exhause me, it just didn't work. My vision would get blurry for a couple hours and then it cleared and I was wide awake.
I've tried about a million things before. This has been an ongoing problem.
I've tried about a million things before. This has been an ongoing problem.
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.
On January 13, 2012 at 7:47 AM Pacific Time, poet_kelly wrote:
I know I've posted recently about feeling like my meds weren't helping much and having terrible insomnia and stuff. Normally I feel like my psychiatrist really listens to me and I like him, but the last couple visits I was dissatisfied and felt he wasn't listening. Well, yesterday he was back to his usual self and I felt like he was listening again.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.
......I have had to see a psychiatrist for the first time in my life for anxiety and depression that has returned post-op.....It returned April 2010 and brought along 2 best friends....severe acne and insomnia
My pcp prescribed celexa but it makes me hungry and I gained weight so I stopped taking it...My psychiatrist prescribed me EFFEXOR and her instructions are to take (1) 75mg tab a day for 2 days then (1) 75mg tab 2x a day....I am soooooooo scared of weight gain
can you please share what side effects it has on you? I know everyone is differernt but you look so slim and other than being here on OH I do not not know you personally but I do commend you on holding it together and I wish you well in your mental recovery
I would never suspect you had anxiety or depression because you are such a pillar for us here...love ya!
I have Ambien 10mg for sleep and they put me to sleep but a couple hours later I am up.....Please tell me some side effects that "you" expereined from Effexor because I cannot continue to just take Xanax for my nerves
I keep staring at the bottle of Effexor and I look at the scale and I have gained 30 pounds since my abdomnioplasty and have slipped back into nasty habits too CARBS but the doctor told me that Effexor may take my appetite...could this be true?
I am considering seeing my wls doc and having a EGD done to see how things are looking down there....stoma and pouch cause I stay hungry and can eat what a normal person can eat just not like 2-3 people can eat.
HW/293....SW/276....PSW/168....CW/148...GW/150
The only side effect I have had from Effexor is slight dry mouth (very tolerable) and, when I was on 450 mg a day, my blood pressure was high (I also weighed 270 lbs then). Now, on 300 mg, I just have to drink frequently. That's it.
It is different for everyone. It might make you hungry. It might make you lose your appetite. When I agreed to try the Nortryptyline and Abilify, it was with the knowledge that I would not have to keep taking it if I didn't like the side effects. If the Effexor starts causing you to gain weight, you can switch to something else. Just don't quit taking it all at once because it can cause terrible withdrawal symptoms.
I guess it just goes to show how little we know about people when we only interact online. I have had TERRIBLE, TERRIBLE depression for years and years. Terrible as in psych ward, suicidal, all that stuff. Not lately, it's been a long time since my last suicide attempt and I have not been hospitalized in about five years, but the depression has been that bad. And it's bad enough I get disability (SSDI) for it.
It is different for everyone. It might make you hungry. It might make you lose your appetite. When I agreed to try the Nortryptyline and Abilify, it was with the knowledge that I would not have to keep taking it if I didn't like the side effects. If the Effexor starts causing you to gain weight, you can switch to something else. Just don't quit taking it all at once because it can cause terrible withdrawal symptoms.
I guess it just goes to show how little we know about people when we only interact online. I have had TERRIBLE, TERRIBLE depression for years and years. Terrible as in psych ward, suicidal, all that stuff. Not lately, it's been a long time since my last suicide attempt and I have not been hospitalized in about five years, but the depression has been that bad. And it's bad enough I get disability (SSDI) for it.
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.
On January 14, 2012 at 10:29 AM Pacific Time, poet_kelly wrote:
The only side effect I have had from Effexor is slight dry mouth (very tolerable) and, when I was on 450 mg a day, my blood pressure was high (I also weighed 270 lbs then). Now, on 300 mg, I just have to drink frequently. That's it.It is different for everyone. It might make you hungry. It might make you lose your appetite. When I agreed to try the Nortryptyline and Abilify, it was with the knowledge that I would not have to keep taking it if I didn't like the side effects. If the Effexor starts causing you to gain weight, you can switch to something else. Just don't quit taking it all at once because it can cause terrible withdrawal symptoms.
I guess it just goes to show how little we know about people when we only interact online. I have had TERRIBLE, TERRIBLE depression for years and years. Terrible as in psych ward, suicidal, all that stuff. Not lately, it's been a long time since my last suicide attempt and I have not been hospitalized in about five years, but the depression has been that bad. And it's bad enough I get disability (SSDI) for it.
Thank you Kelly for being my friend. Thank you for being my OH advocate and giving me advice, opinions, and thank you for sharing intimate details of your life.
I do not know if you are a biological mom but I am. I have been married 17 years and I have birthed 10 kids and for years I have suffered with Post partum depression silently.
......Prior to having children I was always depressed and anxious from obesity as a kid and verbal abuse from my single mom and my maternal relatives...How can a lil 3 year old girl be a bad "lil heffa" or a "*****" and so much more.my relationship with my mom is hell which is one of the reasons I moved a state away from her.I come from a poisonous maternal family and my fathers side is full of mental issues and diabetes. Two of my half brothers committed suicide so I know mental illness is genetic. Papa was a rolling stone and he never married my mom but my sister 10 years younger than me also tried to commit suicide and my half sister did also by trying to OD on crack. I would never try and kill myself for one reason and one reason only. I AM PETRIFIED OF DEATH AND WHAT HAPPENS AFTER LIFE! just with that thought that I have to die one day at all gives me anxiety attacks.
I am writing a documentary about my life. I will definitely send you a copy. I am going to be very candid and I hope that maybe a network will pick it up because I am also going to film a documentary. This is important for people because of the times that we live in. I am going to be open about all that has happened to me and also to advocate for Black people or African-Americans, whatever
not to be in the closet about seeking help. It is a known fact that our race is the least at seeking professional help for any mental or life issues and that needs to change. HW/293....SW/276....PSW/168....CW/148...GW/150
Thank you for your honesty. And I would love to see your documentary when it's done.
Of course a three year old can't be a bad anything. I'm sorry for everything you've been through.
Of course a three year old can't be a bad anything. I'm sorry for everything you've been through.
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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