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Replying to: please help john how long ago did you stop the pain medications. you are not taking that much pristiq so i cannot see any problem coming off of it. why (pray tell) are you stopping it anyway? give the meds another day. try and go through as much of a normal day as you can. get yourself up and moving around unless you feel muscle weakness too. do let it get you down. ...

Replying to: Meds juanita am almost wondering if your home situation has changed. i am not that good with antidepressants.(which is which, names and the like). i am taking prozac which helps in some ways but it is hard because i have bipolar so some days (or part of the days) i am up and others i am down. there are others on the board here that may help as well so have some patience....

Replying to: Someone please help me! are you sure you are being treated for the right symptoms? i was treated for 20 years for depression but later found out that i have bipolar. you really need to get to a psych-doc to get a good diagnosis if you haven't already. ask your doctor for a referral and go from there. see if that doesn't help. good luck david

I used Zoloft (100mg) for about 15 months for postpartum depression. My doctor and I both agreed it was time for me to discontinue the Zoloft. We used a very specific weaning plan - I would reduce the medication by 25mg until off of the medication (3 weeks time for each reduction). I suffered through many side effects each time I reduced by 25mg and continue to suffer from them since being ...

I notice some people are on neurontin when they have bipolar or anxiety, etc. I am already on Lamictal 200mg but I am having a terrible time coming off Klonopin (I had an addiction issue) and my doc said we could add neurontin maybe. I am waiting for her to call back.

My boyfriend has BPD. It has become very hard on our relationship. He is hesitant to go get help b/c counselors haven't helped in the past. Has anyone out there had any positive effects with any kind of treatment? Any info/experiences would help. Thanks! I can use any info anyone has.

Hi, My doctor just added Prozac 10mg to my Wellbutrin 100 mg. I had been experiencing exreme fatigue that we think is relaed to me being sick, but I got very depressed and weepy in the meantime. Anyway, within hours of taking the first dose of Prozac I felt anxious and hyper. I know that these drugs aren't supposed to hit that fast (esp. Prozac) but it did. I called and she told me to stop ...

I'm weaning off of Prozac (with my doc's approval) and am feeling really bad. I'm very dizzy, irritable and tired. I took my last pill last week. How long will this last for and is there anything I can do to help it? I feel so sick- I hate it! Any advice or info will be greatly appreciated!!!!!

Okay. I need help. I have always had mood swings that were pretty bad. So I started taking celexa 15 months ago. I think it helps, but it never made my mood swings go away all the way. I have 3 kids and I feel this is a problem. They do the smallest thing and I start screaming and yelling. I do not spank my kids, but I do smack them on the butt for serious things. Now I find myself ...

What a journey Ive had this past month,for those who dont know me Ive been through around 7 different meds in the past 4yrs.Theres been good times and bad times(but mostly bad) and now Im finally (fingers crossed) going to have a good one. Its taken over 3wks to get the cymbalta out of my system,and yes the withdrawal was soooooo bad! from mood swings to hot flushes,nausea and empending doom,...

My boyfriend has BPD. It has become very hard on our relationship. He is hesitant to go get help b/c counselors haven't helped in the past. Has anyone out there had any positive effects with any kind of treatment? Any info/experiences would help. Thanks! I can use any info anyone has.

I notice some people are on neurontin when they have bipolar or anxiety, etc. I am already on Lamictal 200mg but I am having a terrible time coming off Klonopin (I had an addiction issue) and my doc said we could add neurontin maybe. I am waiting for her to call back.

Replying to: any way to ease the side effects of hello roquelaure, I don't know of anything that will easy your side effects unfortunately. You should call the md asap! Don't wait until your appt next week. You could be having very serious side effects that need to be addressed as soon as possible. If unable to reach your md then you should go to the er. Hope you will be feeling better ...

Replying to: Depressed You may wish to contact the Covenant House Crisis Counseling Center at 1-800-999-9999 if in the United States, or at 01-753-53713 outside the U.S. Another option is the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK. Also, WebMD offers an extended list of crisis resources on our site. Please click or paste the following URL into your browser's address ...

Replying to: zoloft I am currently on 100mgs of Zoloft...and I believe it dulls me out quite a bit.... So i would say yes.. Trista

Replying to: Someone please help me! are you sure you are being treated for the right symptoms? i was treated for 20 years for depression but later found out that i have bipolar. you really need to get to a psych-doc to get a good diagnosis if you haven't already. ask your doctor for a referral and go from there. see if that doesn't help. good luck david

What a journey Ive had this past month,for those who dont know me Ive been through around 7 different meds in the past 4yrs.Theres been good times and bad times(but mostly bad) and now Im finally (fingers crossed) going to have a good one. Its taken over 3wks to get the cymbalta out of my system,and yes the withdrawal was soooooo bad! from mood swings to hot flushes,nausea and empending doom,...

Replying to: Meds juanita am almost wondering if your home situation has changed. i am not that good with antidepressants.(which is which, names and the like). i am taking prozac which helps in some ways but it is hard because i have bipolar so some days (or part of the days) i am up and others i am down. there are others on the board here that may help as well so have some patience....

Replying to: please help john how long ago did you stop the pain medications. you are not taking that much pristiq so i cannot see any problem coming off of it. why (pray tell) are you stopping it anyway? give the meds another day. try and go through as much of a normal day as you can. get yourself up and moving around unless you feel muscle weakness too. do let it get you down. ...

Anyone taking lamictal?i have been on it for 6 weeks now without improvement for mdd.The doc has suggested adding pristiq,a new antidepressant.Has anyone else tried this combo with success or is pristiq just like all the rest of the snri drugs?Please respond.Thanks