What meds are you on? - SoberRecovery : Alcoholism Drug Addiction Help and Information

knittinggal · 01-31-2008, 06:30 PM

Just wondering what meds ya'll are on. I was on Geodon and lexapro before I got pg with my last baby, and now that she's over a year old, I switched psychiatrists and now I'm on lamictal, seroquel and lexpro. Seems to be working good.

***nandm*** · 01-31-2008, 06:38 PM

Welcome to SR. I am on Cymbalta, Lamictal, and Klonopin as needed.

Flood · 01-31-2008, 08:33 PM

Paxil 20mgs.

barb dwyer · 01-31-2008, 11:42 PM

nothing.

came off lexapro - going to doc for 'suprising new whatever' next monday - LOL

Dr. Snow · 02-01-2008, 12:45 PM

Lamictal, 300 mg. My psychiatrist keeps increasing my dosage--evidently, I'm not where I should be. I have another appointment in about a month. The last session was supposed to be an introduction to CBT, which only served to transform me into the Tasmanian Devil for the next 3 days!! I think somebody here has described the same experience already...

Anyway, getting stabilized is taking a lot longer than I thought it would--6 months and counting. Also, Lamictal is very expensive. I'm almost spending more for this one med than I was for the mass quantities of alcohol I was consuming. Nevertheless, I am determined to remain sober...

reader · 02-01-2008, 01:19 PM

Lamictal 200mg, effexor xr 300mg, seroquel 50 mg. Just starting topamax last night.

shutterbug · 02-01-2008, 07:37 PM

I use to be on Lamictal and thought it worked well, but it made my acne much, much worse.

Now I'm on Topamax - then for anti-d's I'm on Effexor and Wellbutrin

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I hated Lexapro and haven't heard much good about it either.
I HATED Seraquel and have heard many others had similar problems as i did.

I'm really surprized at how many are on Lamictal....seems the docs are starting to see how nicely it works for so many. I'm new to the Topamax so I don't know anything about it, but I seemed to have been doing okay on it (I think).

Nice thread idea Knittinggal!

knittinggal · 02-19-2008, 08:19 AM

The lamictal seems to work really well for me. The cocktail of meds I'm on really makes me feel as though I'm on nothing. I need the seroquel to sleep. I have to call my pdoc because he keeps giving me samples of that. Thank goodness for insurance as I need a script. I'm going to run out before my next appt.

TiredMama · 02-19-2008, 10:37 AM

Oh man. Let's see... lol

Ok, I am pregnant right now so I am not taking what I am supposed to be taking but this is my regular routine : Gabitril, Depakote, and Zoloft. I am taking the zoloft in 25 mgs (very low for me) but this is because I had such horrible post partum depression with my last baby, I have to prevent it in all ways this time.

I have taken Lithium, effexor, paxil, and celexa. I really liked the celexa and I like it better than the zoloft.

Zencat · 02-19-2008, 07:21 PM

Cymbalta, Strattra, Inderal, Buspar and Trazadone. Saw the psych doc today and he looks at my med chart, shakes his head and said your on too many...lol

Rowan · 02-19-2008, 07:44 PM

Celexa 60 mgs and Wellbutrin 150 mgs - good combination for me - minimal side effects.

eastcoastscott · 02-24-2008, 01:50 PM

Rowan. Kinda personal but here goes. My doc put me on Celexa for depression, I lost my sex drive completely. I switched to Welbutrin, back on track now, lol

Anybody hear similar stories?

grateful2b · 02-24-2008, 01:58 PM

Lithium...150 megs
trazadon...100 megs
respiradone....05 megs once in a blue moon

eastcoast scott...my daughter complained bitterly about that side effect with Effexor...that was her main excuse for not taking any meds...sheesh...

Easeful · 02-24-2008, 03:27 PM

My son is on zyprexa, propananol, lithium and paxil.

One of his Dr.'s wants to switch the paxil for wellbutrin. After polling other bp family members, it seems that wellbutrin has worked best for the majority and apparently there's some correlation between people with the same genetic background and what meds work well.

Since his onset at Christmas he's been on (excuse spellings) in different combinations..... geodon, prozac, haldol, propananol, depakote, risperdal, seroquel, abilify and the new ones listed above.

***Freedom1990*** · 02-25-2008, 12:22 PM

I started on Cymbalta around July of last year, and maintained at 60 mg for several months. I've battled chronic clinical depression for many years, and started up some therapy again in December. I've since started seeing a psychiatrist for medication evaluation, and I'm up to 90 mg on the Cymbalta now.

I've been through a variety of antidepressants over the years, including Effexor (which I had horrible side effects from), and Paxil was the latest but seemed to stop working after about 4 years, so I was switched to the Cymbalta.

I'm also considering starting back on the Topamax for migraines. I'll be talking to the psychiatrist about that tomorrow.

Paulos · 02-26-2008, 10:30 AM

I WAS on Seroquel but it made me gain weight and didn't help me, so I went off it. Uhh... I'm on <for now> Lamictal 75mg I think my doctor wants to ween me off it someday when I get over these withdrawal issues of mine, also on my newest med that my doctor insists on, Invega 6mg.... sigh, life sux:wtf2.

01-31-2008, 06:30 PM	#1 (permalink)
knittinggal Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: New Jersey Posts: 15	What meds are you on? Just wondering what meds ya'll are on. I was on Geodon and lexapro before I got pg with my last baby, and now that she's over a year old, I switched psychiatrists and now I'm on lamictal, seroquel and lexpro. Seems to be working good.

01-31-2008, 06:38 PM	#2 (permalink)
*nandm* Life the gift of recovery! Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Home is where the heart is Posts: 6,579	Welcome to SR. I am on Cymbalta, Lamictal, and Klonopin as needed. __________________ NOTE: All BB quotes are from the 1st Edition of the Big Book Depression is not a sign of weakness. It is a sign of being too strong for too long.

01-31-2008, 11:42 PM	#4 (permalink)
barb dwyer same planet...different world Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: butte mt Posts: 10,933 Blog Entries: 7	nothing. came off lexapro - going to doc for 'suprising new whatever' next monday - LOL __________________ Knowledge is knowing that tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in fruit salad.

02-01-2008, 12:45 PM	#5 (permalink)
Dr. Snow Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: GA Posts: 91	Lamictal, 300 mg. My psychiatrist keeps increasing my dosage--evidently, I'm not where I should be. I have another appointment in about a month. The last session was supposed to be an introduction to CBT, which only served to transform me into the Tasmanian Devil for the next 3 days!! I think somebody here has described the same experience already... Anyway, getting stabilized is taking a lot longer than I thought it would--6 months and counting. Also, Lamictal is very expensive. I'm almost spending more for this one med than I was for the mass quantities of alcohol I was consuming. Nevertheless, I am determined to remain sober... __________________ I'm a good sponge and so are you.

02-01-2008, 01:19 PM	#6 (permalink)
reader Alcohol is a cruel mistress!!! Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: crownpoint newyork Posts: 814	Lamictal 200mg, effexor xr 300mg, seroquel 50 mg. Just starting topamax last night. __________________ Kerry __________Don't Tread On Me______________________ To Thine Own Self Be True!!!!

01-31-2008, 08:33 PM	#3 (permalink)
Flood Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: amarillo Posts: 37	Paxil 20mgs.

02-01-2008, 07:37 PM	#7 (permalink)
shutterbug A picture's worth a 1000 words Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: With any luck, I'm lost in a view finder Posts: 2,947 Blog Entries: 5	I use to be on Lamictal and thought it worked well, but it made my acne much, much worse. Now I'm on Topamax - then for anti-d's I'm on Effexor and Wellbutrin ---- I hated Lexapro and haven't heard much good about it either. I HATED Seraquel and have heard many others had similar problems as i did. I'm really surprized at how many are on Lamictal....seems the docs are starting to see how nicely it works for so many. I'm new to the Topamax so I don't know anything about it, but I seemed to have been doing okay on it (I think). Nice thread idea Knittinggal! __________________ I'M FINE!! Fanatically Insecure Neuratic & Emotional Bipolar/Depression support: 1-800-950-NAMI(6264).

02-19-2008, 08:19 AM	#8 (permalink)
knittinggal Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: New Jersey Posts: 15	The lamictal seems to work really well for me. The cocktail of meds I'm on really makes me feel as though I'm on nothing. I need the seroquel to sleep. I have to call my pdoc because he keeps giving me samples of that. Thank goodness for insurance as I need a script. I'm going to run out before my next appt.

02-19-2008, 10:37 AM	#9 (permalink)
TiredMama Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 536	Oh man. Let's see... lol Ok, I am pregnant right now so I am not taking what I am supposed to be taking but this is my regular routine : Gabitril, Depakote, and Zoloft. I am taking the zoloft in 25 mgs (very low for me) but this is because I had such horrible post partum depression with my last baby, I have to prevent it in all ways this time. I have taken Lithium, effexor, paxil, and celexa. I really liked the celexa and I like it better than the zoloft.

02-19-2008, 07:21 PM	#10 (permalink)
Zencat ٩(-̮̮̃•̃)۶ Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ventura Co. California USA Posts: 5,980 Blog Entries: 9	Cymbalta, Strattra, Inderal, Buspar and Trazadone. Saw the psych doc today and he looks at my med chart, shakes his head and said your on too many...lol

02-19-2008, 07:44 PM	#11 (permalink)
Rowan Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 12,138	Celexa 60 mgs and Wellbutrin 150 mgs - good combination for me - minimal side effects.

02-24-2008, 01:50 PM	#12 (permalink)
eastcoastscott Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Nova Scotia, Canada Posts: 22	Rowan. Kinda personal but here goes. My doc put me on Celexa for depression, I lost my sex drive completely. I switched to Welbutrin, back on track now, lol Anybody hear similar stories? __________________ "The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, not to worry about the future but to live the present moment wisely and earnestly" ~The Buddha

02-24-2008, 01:58 PM	#13 (permalink)
grateful2b Leap of Faith Survivor Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 4,556	Lithium...150 megs trazadon...100 megs respiradone....05 megs once in a blue moon eastcoast scott...my daughter complained bitterly about that side effect with Effexor...that was her main excuse for not taking any meds...sheesh... __________________ You need to give up the life you have in order to have the life that is waiting for you.

02-24-2008, 03:27 PM	#14 (permalink)
Easeful Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nearby Posts: 231	My son is on zyprexa, propananol, lithium and paxil. One of his Dr.'s wants to switch the paxil for wellbutrin. After polling other bp family members, it seems that wellbutrin has worked best for the majority and apparently there's some correlation between people with the same genetic background and what meds work well. Since his onset at Christmas he's been on (excuse spellings) in different combinations..... geodon, prozac, haldol, propananol, depakote, risperdal, seroquel, abilify and the new ones listed above.

02-25-2008, 12:22 PM	#15 (permalink)
*Freedom1990* Wesley Employee Extraordinaire Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Kansas Posts: 9,340	I started on Cymbalta around July of last year, and maintained at 60 mg for several months. I've battled chronic clinical depression for many years, and started up some therapy again in December. I've since started seeing a psychiatrist for medication evaluation, and I'm up to 90 mg on the Cymbalta now. I've been through a variety of antidepressants over the years, including Effexor (which I had horrible side effects from), and Paxil was the latest but seemed to stop working after about 4 years, so I was switched to the Cymbalta. I'm also considering starting back on the Topamax for migraines. I'll be talking to the psychiatrist about that tomorrow.

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02-26-2008, 10:30 AM	#16 (permalink)
Paulos Member Bat & Mouse 2 Champion! Classic Frogger Champion! Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: USA Posts: 1,013 Blog Entries: 4	I WAS on Seroquel but it made me gain weight and didn't help me, so I went off it. Uhh... I'm on <for now> Lamictal 75mg I think my doctor wants to ween me off it someday when I get over these withdrawal issues of mine, also on my newest med that my doctor insists on, Invega 6mg.... sigh, life sux:wtf2. __________________ "Make a joke and I will sigh, and you will laugh, and I will cry. Happiness I can not feel, and love to me is so unreal." Loony from Rings of Power

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