Lamictal/Zoloft Bipolar 1/Borderline Personality Disorder
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January 9, 2017 - 10:58 pm
Hello. I'm on medications listed of for the disorders listed above. I noticed I'm tired a majority of the time. I do think sleep through the nights anymore like I used to, waking up multiple times a night. I once took my meds in the evening by accident and I felt more up the next day. Has anyone taken these medications together. Also taken these meds in the evening versus the morning? Does it really matter what time I take them as long as I take them? I only take the Vistaril occasionally
Was on Prozac and had a lot of behaviors, mood swings, suicidal ideations, and attempted suicide. Needless to say I'm off it.
Dosage:
Lamictal- 200mg daily
Zoloft- 100mg daily
Vistiril- 25mg/50mg as needed for anxiety
Was on Prozac and had a lot of behaviors, mood swings, suicidal ideations, and attempted suicide. Needless to say I'm off it.
Dosage:
Lamictal- 200mg daily
Zoloft- 100mg daily
Vistiril- 25mg/50mg as needed for anxiety
Hello. I'm on medications listed of for the disorders listed above. I noticed I'm tired a majority of the time. I do think sleep through the nights anymore like I used to, waking up multiple times a night. I once took my meds in the evening by accident and I felt more up the next day. Has anyone taken these medications together. Also taken these meds in the evening versus the morning? Does it really matter what time I take them as long as I take them? I only take the Vistaril occasionally
Was on Prozac and had a lot of behaviors, mood swings, suicidal ideations, and attempted suicide. Needless to say I'm off it.
Dosage:
Lamictal- 200mg daily
Zoloft- 100mg daily
Vistiril- 25mg/50mg as needed for anxiety
Was on Prozac and had a lot of behaviors, mood swings, suicidal ideations, and attempted suicide. Needless to say I'm off it.
Dosage:
Lamictal- 200mg daily
Zoloft- 100mg daily
Vistiril- 25mg/50mg as needed for anxiety
January 13, 2017 - 3:40 am
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Hi Ix,
I have worked with 5 or 6 prescribing mental health professionals since having been diagnosed with mood spectrum disorder 7 yrs ago - back then though my diagnosis (dx) was Bipolar type 1 predominantly manic with a great deal of variety in the intensity and duration of my episodes. My depressive episodes were far less frequent AND shorter in duration: rarely lasting more than 3 days BUT they tended to be very severe in their intensity. Every time a new DSM gets approved and goes into print they change names of illnesses. E.g; the term 'addiction' has been replaced w/Substance Use Disorder.
Anyway, everyone of those prescribing docs I saw I asked which meds were better to take in morning and which at night. Across the board their main concern was being consistent with the time I took them on a daily basis AND I've always had some to take specifically in the morning and some to take shortly before retiring for the night. I do not do well w/having more than two times in a day to take meds EVEN if the third is like my lunch time. Of course I know several people who have to take meds four or more different times a day and most end up having to use some kind of alarm system to remind them if they hope to have any consistency...
I don't take nearly as many medications as I had to in the beginning bc I have gone to therapy for the past seven years as well. I needed to be on a lot of medictions to start out treating my illness or else I would not have been receptive to therapeutic intervention. Of course health insurance companies would rather have their clients only take medications sans conjunctive therapy. I feel sad for the folks I know who would rather go to their p -doc for 15 mins once every three months for scripts to be filled once a month or less at the pharmacy. Most of them really believe they are 'saving time' and/or not wasting money. I try to get them to realize that practically every single medication is created for the sole purpose of treating (by diminishing or alleviating) harmful, unwanted and dangerous symptoms.
I had a hard time coming to terms with the notion I may have to be on medications to treat my mental health (MI) issues for the rest of my life, but I eventually came to accept it as fact. So I'm extremely grateful I decided to commit to therapy for a year (maybe it was 2) as part of the process. Now it's been seven! Once a month instead of twice a week but I can't imagine NOT going anymore. Seemed like a slow and frustrating process for six to nine months. Then I suddenly became aware of the fact I was making lifestyle changes and using coping skills that had a more permanent curative effect. So worth it! Less than two years I was off the psych meds which I had gained over 80 lbs over that time. I hate that I still have to take Adderral but every time I stop taking it w/in ten days something disastrous happens, like not realizing I'm going 60 mph in the 25 mph zone last time!
OMGosh! I must apologize realizing I've gone off on a tangent in what may as well be another universe as it relates to your question...
I have worked with 5 or 6 prescribing mental health professionals since having been diagnosed with mood spectrum disorder 7 yrs ago - back then though my diagnosis (dx) was Bipolar type 1 predominantly manic with a great deal of variety in the intensity and duration of my episodes. My depressive episodes were far less frequent AND shorter in duration: rarely lasting more than 3 days BUT they tended to be very severe in their intensity. Every time a new DSM gets approved and goes into print they change names of illnesses. E.g; the term 'addiction' has been replaced w/Substance Use Disorder.
Anyway, everyone of those prescribing docs I saw I asked which meds were better to take in morning and which at night. Across the board their main concern was being consistent with the time I took them on a daily basis AND I've always had some to take specifically in the morning and some to take shortly before retiring for the night. I do not do well w/having more than two times in a day to take meds EVEN if the third is like my lunch time. Of course I know several people who have to take meds four or more different times a day and most end up having to use some kind of alarm system to remind them if they hope to have any consistency...
I don't take nearly as many medications as I had to in the beginning bc I have gone to therapy for the past seven years as well. I needed to be on a lot of medictions to start out treating my illness or else I would not have been receptive to therapeutic intervention. Of course health insurance companies would rather have their clients only take medications sans conjunctive therapy. I feel sad for the folks I know who would rather go to their p -doc for 15 mins once every three months for scripts to be filled once a month or less at the pharmacy. Most of them really believe they are 'saving time' and/or not wasting money. I try to get them to realize that practically every single medication is created for the sole purpose of treating (by diminishing or alleviating) harmful, unwanted and dangerous symptoms.
I had a hard time coming to terms with the notion I may have to be on medications to treat my mental health (MI) issues for the rest of my life, but I eventually came to accept it as fact. So I'm extremely grateful I decided to commit to therapy for a year (maybe it was 2) as part of the process. Now it's been seven! Once a month instead of twice a week but I can't imagine NOT going anymore. Seemed like a slow and frustrating process for six to nine months. Then I suddenly became aware of the fact I was making lifestyle changes and using coping skills that had a more permanent curative effect. So worth it! Less than two years I was off the psych meds which I had gained over 80 lbs over that time. I hate that I still have to take Adderral but every time I stop taking it w/in ten days something disastrous happens, like not realizing I'm going 60 mph in the 25 mph zone last time!
OMGosh! I must apologize realizing I've gone off on a tangent in what may as well be another universe as it relates to your question...
Hi Ix,
I have worked with 5 or 6 prescribing mental health professionals since having been diagnosed with mood spectrum disorder 7 yrs ago - back then though my diagnosis (dx) was Bipolar type 1 predominantly manic with a great deal of variety in the intensity and duration of my episodes. My depressive episodes were far less frequent AND shorter in duration: rarely lasting more than 3 days BUT they tended to be very severe in their intensity. Every time a new DSM gets approved and goes into print they change names of illnesses. E.g; the term 'addiction' has been replaced w/Substance Use Disorder.
Anyway, everyone of those prescribing docs I saw I asked which meds were better to take in morning and which at night. Across the board their main concern was being consistent with the time I took them on a daily basis AND I've always had some to take specifically in the morning and some to take shortly before retiring for the night. I do not do well w/having more than two times in a day to take meds EVEN if the third is like my lunch time. Of course I know several people who have to take meds four or more different times a day and most end up having to use some kind of alarm system to remind them if they hope to have any consistency...
I don't take nearly as many medications as I had to in the beginning bc I have gone to therapy for the past seven years as well. I needed to be on a lot of medictions to start out treating my illness or else I would not have been receptive to therapeutic intervention. Of course health insurance companies would rather have their clients only take medications sans conjunctive therapy. I feel sad for the folks I know who would rather go to their p -doc for 15 mins once every three months for scripts to be filled once a month or less at the pharmacy. Most of them really believe they are 'saving time' and/or not wasting money. I try to get them to realize that practically every single medication is created for the sole purpose of treating (by diminishing or alleviating) harmful, unwanted and dangerous symptoms.
I had a hard time coming to terms with the notion I may have to be on medications to treat my mental health (MI) issues for the rest of my life, but I eventually came to accept it as fact. So I'm extremely grateful I decided to commit to therapy for a year (maybe it was 2) as part of the process. Now it's been seven! Once a month instead of twice a week but I can't imagine NOT going anymore. Seemed like a slow and frustrating process for six to nine months. Then I suddenly became aware of the fact I was making lifestyle changes and using coping skills that had a more permanent curative effect. So worth it! Less than two years I was off the psych meds which I had gained over 80 lbs over that time. I hate that I still have to take Adderral but every time I stop taking it w/in ten days something disastrous happens, like not realizing I'm going 60 mph in the 25 mph zone last time!
OMGosh! I must apologize realizing I've gone off on a tangent in what may as well be another universe as it relates to your question...
I have worked with 5 or 6 prescribing mental health professionals since having been diagnosed with mood spectrum disorder 7 yrs ago - back then though my diagnosis (dx) was Bipolar type 1 predominantly manic with a great deal of variety in the intensity and duration of my episodes. My depressive episodes were far less frequent AND shorter in duration: rarely lasting more than 3 days BUT they tended to be very severe in their intensity. Every time a new DSM gets approved and goes into print they change names of illnesses. E.g; the term 'addiction' has been replaced w/Substance Use Disorder.
Anyway, everyone of those prescribing docs I saw I asked which meds were better to take in morning and which at night. Across the board their main concern was being consistent with the time I took them on a daily basis AND I've always had some to take specifically in the morning and some to take shortly before retiring for the night. I do not do well w/having more than two times in a day to take meds EVEN if the third is like my lunch time. Of course I know several people who have to take meds four or more different times a day and most end up having to use some kind of alarm system to remind them if they hope to have any consistency...
I don't take nearly as many medications as I had to in the beginning bc I have gone to therapy for the past seven years as well. I needed to be on a lot of medictions to start out treating my illness or else I would not have been receptive to therapeutic intervention. Of course health insurance companies would rather have their clients only take medications sans conjunctive therapy. I feel sad for the folks I know who would rather go to their p -doc for 15 mins once every three months for scripts to be filled once a month or less at the pharmacy. Most of them really believe they are 'saving time' and/or not wasting money. I try to get them to realize that practically every single medication is created for the sole purpose of treating (by diminishing or alleviating) harmful, unwanted and dangerous symptoms.
I had a hard time coming to terms with the notion I may have to be on medications to treat my mental health (MI) issues for the rest of my life, but I eventually came to accept it as fact. So I'm extremely grateful I decided to commit to therapy for a year (maybe it was 2) as part of the process. Now it's been seven! Once a month instead of twice a week but I can't imagine NOT going anymore. Seemed like a slow and frustrating process for six to nine months. Then I suddenly became aware of the fact I was making lifestyle changes and using coping skills that had a more permanent curative effect. So worth it! Less than two years I was off the psych meds which I had gained over 80 lbs over that time. I hate that I still have to take Adderral but every time I stop taking it w/in ten days something disastrous happens, like not realizing I'm going 60 mph in the 25 mph zone last time!
OMGosh! I must apologize realizing I've gone off on a tangent in what may as well be another universe as it relates to your question...
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