She is an NP :( Just a very stubborn one. Hi Q!
― Virginia Plain, Wednesday, 3 July 2019 18:08 (four years ago) link
Paxil seems like bad news, in a new way.
Coupland et al, 2019. Anticholinergic drug exposure and the risk of dementia: a nested case-control study. JAMA Int Med.
― despondently sipping tomato soup (Sanpaku), Wednesday, 3 July 2019 18:54 (four years ago) link
Hi VP! Sorry ‘bout your bad NP :(
― mom tossed in kimchee (quincie), Wednesday, 3 July 2019 19:01 (four years ago) link
^^ haha, I mentioned that study to my NP (I had read it in the NYT). She hadn't heard of it, but got very annoyed and said that she didn't know why Paxil should be linked to dementia, unless you ate so much that you got lethargic and didn't move around very much--hence leading to dementia.
― Virginia Plain, Wednesday, 3 July 2019 19:56 (four years ago) link
oof
― gbx, Wednesday, 3 July 2019 20:42 (four years ago) link
boy that is an unfathomably stupid response from a medical professional
― boobie, Wednesday, 3 July 2019 21:48 (four years ago) link
So the NP just called me bc my therapist tried to intervene on my behalf and she said, “So, I don’t want your therapy sessions to be taken over by discussing medication.”’ And then she said she would up the Paxil if that’s what I wanted and I said yes and then she said she was on the train and basically implied she was not available to discuss further so I said thank you. She has the worst bedside manner! Hopefully insurance will cover this latest dosage. I feel like she is threatened and angry that I am questioning her judgment. She said nothing about ifor when or how I should taper off the abilify.
― Virginia Plain, Monday, 8 July 2019 15:33 (four years ago) link
I have been taking sipralexa for years. Afraid to go off it. The issues which caused my anxiety have been solved (more or less) but I’m afraid to go off it. :-(((
― nathom, Tuesday, 9 July 2019 10:35 (four years ago) link
So I saw the psych nurse for the last time. I have an appointment with a doc who takes my insurance in a month. I stopped taking the Abilify due to side effects and now she recommends Lamictal and Ativan. Thoughts?
― Virginia Plain, Saturday, 17 August 2019 17:48 (four years ago) link
Careful with the ativan is my only thought. Benzo addiction is no joke.
― mom tossed in kimchee (quincie), Saturday, 17 August 2019 19:33 (four years ago) link
Good news for once: Met with a psych my coworker recommended who takes my insurance and he questioned everything the NP prescribed and told me stop taking the Lamictal and to start taking Wellbutrin on top of the Paxil and see how it goes. If it goes well he said we can lower the Paxil and up the Wellbutrin. He's still ok with me taking benzos to sleep, even though I asked him about the danger of it. Glad to be back in the land of on-label usage. The best part about it: my copay was $15. Hopefully my summer of experimentation with legal drugs is coming to a close. Good luck to everyone dealing with this bs! And thanks to those who listened to me whine and offered advice.
― Virginia Plain, Friday, 13 September 2019 18:09 (four years ago) link
Lexapro/Cipralex turning out to be utterly insufficient so far; I felt better for a few weeks and experienced some of the common side effects at the initial dose, but before long both side effects and intended ones fell away entirely. Got my dosage upped and felt no change. Took the step of upping it again and once again feel no different. (We're talking 10mg->15mg->20mg here.) I have a (virtual) consultation with a new doc next week, we'll see how it goes I guess. Did other folks experience a similar arc?
― brechtian social distancing (Simon H.), Sunday, 22 March 2020 16:12 (four years ago) link
(At that first uppage I asked my clinic doctor if my brain was simply "too powerful", which he did not seem to find amusing.)
― brechtian social distancing (Simon H.), Sunday, 22 March 2020 16:13 (four years ago) link
friendship ended w lexapro, now zoloft is my best friend*
*remains to be seen actually
― k*r*n koltrane (Simon H.), Wednesday, 15 April 2020 00:03 (four years ago) link
zoloft and i are currently friends with benefits, i also went to it as a rebound from my most recent breakup with lexapro
we're doing ok for now but navigating ltrs with antidepressants is really challenging, i just feel like a lot of them aren't able to make a long-term commitment
― Kate (rushomancy), Wednesday, 15 April 2020 00:07 (four years ago) link
as mentioned previously lexapro was nice for a bit but became both emotionally and physically absent very quickly, oh well
― k*r*n koltrane (Simon H.), Wednesday, 15 April 2020 00:10 (four years ago) link
time to find out if I get insomnia OR sleep like a log, I love brains
― k*r*n koltrane (Simon H.), Wednesday, 15 April 2020 00:11 (four years ago) link
Anybody ever get a feeling like you've missed a pill but you haven't? A few times in the last couple of weeks I've had a low level spacey, zappy feeling, just like I'd missed a day really. Just wondering if this is a thing?
― saigo no ice cream (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 22 October 2022 12:25 (one year ago) link
yes get that quite often, slightly wobbly in head. I got one of those pill dispensers with a different compartment for each day so that I can keep it straight (although other health problems contribute more to my day/time confusion)
― ( X '____' )/ (zappi), Saturday, 22 October 2022 13:19 (one year ago) link
I definitely took it this morning tho. I hear even a few hours can make a difference and tbh I may have a bug, can't tell what's physical and what's not at the moment
― saigo no ice cream (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 22 October 2022 13:51 (one year ago) link
oh I meant that I got the dispenser so I can tell that I did take it that morning even though I'm feeling the wobble. it tends to go away by the next day though. do you get it lasting more than a day?
― ( X '____' )/ (zappi), Saturday, 22 October 2022 13:59 (one year ago) link
Nah, just happening on odd days, maybe for a few hours
― saigo no ice cream (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 22 October 2022 14:16 (one year ago) link
I could use a dispenser like that
Yes, but as far as I can tell it’s totally random, no idea why it happens
― I am using your worlds, Saturday, 22 October 2022 15:30 (one year ago) link
That's why I asked really, not alarmed but good to know other people have experienced similar
― saigo no ice cream (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 22 October 2022 15:32 (one year ago) link
Yeah, I get that all the time. I can never remember if I actually did miss a day or not
― Nhex, Saturday, 22 October 2022 18:15 (one year ago) link
Same over here. My memory's so bad that I should probably start using my dispenser again but, er, I forget to fill it. (I always thought pill dispensers would make good band merch, I think at least a couple of people have done that but more people should do it.)
― emil.y, Saturday, 22 October 2022 18:21 (one year ago) link
I used to get pills with the days printed on the packet but thattlonh gone
― saigo no ice cream (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 22 October 2022 18:36 (one year ago) link