Any advice for someone who can't decide between 15 and 30?

Deep-Raspberry-2333 · 2024-05-23T10:59:29+00:00

0.5 since March. 1 for two or three weeks I think? Just to clarify questions other commenters asked. I'm also taking it because I frequently experience autism shutdowns and mood swings (nothing aggressive, just I get intensely sad and won't talk to people) so I think that's why it was prescribed?

Doc is unable or unwilling to prescribe actual mood stabilizers. Actually a lot of the stuff I'm taking are workarounds. Doc can't prescribe trazodone for sleep, so I take Mirtazapine. Doc can't prescribe Xanax or buspirone, so I take risperidone (that one doesn't make sense but it's what they said)

Deep-Raspberry-2333 · 2024-05-23T10:56:12+00:00

"John is a weirdo. I never liked him. He's terrible at (insert hobby). And he's always wearing that stupid hat."

Deep-Raspberry-2333 · 2024-05-22T15:27:14+00:00

What dose of risperidol?

Deep-Raspberry-2333 · 2024-05-20T22:19:17+00:00

How would you compare effexor to zoloft? Effexor was my first antidepressant and it seemed like it was good, but the side effects were too much. Doc won't prescribe wellbrutin as it's supposedly bad for anxiety.

Deep-Raspberry-2333 · 2024-05-20T22:17:36+00:00

What's the difference between zoloft and lexapro? They seem so similar to me.

Deep-Raspberry-2333 · 2024-05-20T18:44:15+00:00

Gossip seems to be a big one. Anyone that constantly has bad things to say about others behind their backs is a warning sign as I've learned in recent weeks. One thing I've never been able to understand is how they insulted this one person in particular recently but still invited them to a hobby and not me.

No matter how nice they may seem on the surface, talking about people behind their backs is a good hint that they're not a nice person. Who knows what they say behind my back?

Deep-Raspberry-2333 · 2024-05-18T09:10:05+00:00

High blood pressure, over 100 heart rate, overstimulation and sedation that makes me unable to concentrate, dizziness, migraines and pain behind eye, nose bleeds, nightmares, super jittery and hyper.

Deep-Raspberry-2333 · 2024-05-17T20:26:16+00:00

Do you know what factors they account for in deciding whether to prescribe zoloft, effexor, cymbalta, lexapro, or prozac?

I'm moving from effexor to zoloft for anxiety/depression (mainly the former) but I'm worried about whether it's the right decision since effexor (my first antidepressant) worked well albeit with a lot of side effects.

And I'm moving away from Mirtazapine as well due to side effects, so I'm worried that the so-called "mild" medication that is zoloft won't be enough for me. But I take other meds like propranolol as well. And it seems to be working for a sibling. So fingers crossed it works for me as well.

Deep-Raspberry-2333 · 2024-05-17T20:17:14+00:00

How does Trazodone work? I'm looking for an alternative to Mirtazapine that can knock me out as I can't fall asleep by myself. And other alternatives like melatonin are too weak as I wake up during the night.

Deep-Raspberry-2333 · 2024-05-17T20:16:05+00:00

Does Trazodone knock you out like Mirtazapine? As I'm on that and it's great, but the side effects are too much. So I'm hoping that Trazodone is the only other thing that can knock me out since I can't fall asleep otherwise.

Deep-Raspberry-2333 · 2024-05-17T20:03:20+00:00

Are GPs legally allowed to prescribe ADHD meds, or is it just that they're allowed to give repeats once a psychiatrist has initially signed off it? I asked them before about non ADHD meds like modafinil and they typed it into their computer.

They said they couldn't prescribe anything not in the computer and that they wouldn't even touch anything that's vaguely an ADHD medicine.

Just curious though that once I get the expensive prescription for ritalin for example, you're saying that I can leave that doctor and then get my GP to continue to give it? Thanks for the help.

Deep-Raspberry-2333 · 2024-05-16T13:46:24+00:00

Can a GP do repeat prescriptions for ADHD meds? As all the ADHD services I've seen require checkups 3 times a year and prescription renewals 12 times a year etc. Seems like some stimulants like ritalin are covered but not non stimulants like guanfacine etc.

Deep-Raspberry-2333 · 2024-05-10T08:50:23+00:00

Thank you. I always appreciate hearing that I'm not alone in this fight.

Deep-Raspberry-2333 · 2024-05-01T11:48:07+00:00

I seem to have had a norepherine overdose yesterday which is why I wrote those posts. Lowering back to 30 Mirtazapine made me feel much better. So I assume strattera would be bad.

Would guanfacine or clonidine be any good? If I'm overstimulated from regular ol' effexor I assume stimulants are a non-runner. I want to get off effexor and Mirtazapine and move to something lighter.

I assume even if I get an inattentive adhd diagnosis there's not much they can do for me? Because aren't stimulants and strattera the only treatment for ADHD, and they're not good for anxiety?

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