Posted by crittercuddler on December 13, 2008, at 14:45:05
In reply to Re: Sick newbie w/ bad OCDcan't tolerate an SSRI. HELP » crittercuddler, posted by llurpsienoodle on December 13, 2008, at 8:45:54
Oops I didn't finish.
I have tried to get on Lamictal several times, but I never can make it past 50mg without getting scared because it makes me feel odd. On my last trial it was making it hard for me to remember words and articulate myself on 25mg for 9 days. I was taking it by itself. I was having sporadic sleep on it a well. Some nights I slept good, others it was awful. I was also concerned to just be on Lamictal at 25mg and going up slowly and not an anti-depressant of some sort because I am so unstable. That is another reason I stopped it. The other times I tried Lamictal before that I just remember I would feel something that scared me off of it when I hit 50mg. I never had the word thing before, but I was on Klonopin for all of the other trials, so I don't know.
My psychiatrist's theory is that putting me on a seizure med, like Lamictal, will help calm my nervous system down so I can take an SSRI again. However, I haven't been able to take any I have tried for more than a few weeks because I get so scared of the side effects. Gabapentin made me feel drunk and blank at 300mg twice a day. ( I stuck that one out a few weeks) Trileptal made me feel really odd (tried that one day). And well, I just told you about Lamictal.
My OCD makes taking medications difficult because I obsess so bad over any side effect, especially if it cognitive, with the nature of my OCD fears. Now, I NEED TO CLARIFY that not being able to tolerate an SSRI is not because of my OCD fears. I will admit however that many other meds I could have likely tried for longer than I have. It is a catch 22. Need the meds to help me, but without being stable on a med I can't seem to take a med. It is driving me out of my mind.
Wellbutrin- haven't really tried
Thank you for your suggestions. :-)
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