I thought inquiring minds would like to know about all the medications I’ve been on and how they worked, and what the side effects were.
Antidepressants:
Prozac – helped my depression but sent me into a hypomanic state with aggression when dosage was increased.
Zoloft – seemed to work fine in my early 20s, but made me sleepy. [...]
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Ritalin isn’t as good as Concerta. I’m on extended release, but it’s still wearing off after about 5 hours and then I feel tired again. I am thinking of splitting it in half, taking one half in the morning and one at noon like my son does with his Adderoll.
Still annoyed with husband. We talked [...]
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My medication is working – finally – with minimal side effects.
I’m taking:
6 mg of Invega each night to stabilize moods
1 mg of Klonopin each night to sleep
32 mg of Concerta each morning for ADD
It seems to be working. The Invega makes me tired but not tired enough to sleep. That’s where the Klonopin comes in. [...]
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I took the full prescribed amount of Invega last night and boy did it knock me out. I was groggy until about 12pm today, and after that I was fine. At least the anxiety is gone now. I will just keep all the meds the same and not make anymore changes – Invega at night, [...]
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I looked up the side effects and anxiety is one of them. Also tightness of chest which I’ve been having. I get this every afternoon no matter what happens. When my husband or my mother irritates me, it gets worse.
I also found that Concerta can be used in treating depression, which is kind of cool [...]
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YAY!
I start on Sept 15th. It will be a week of training and then I start work. I forgot to ask if they pay for the training or not. It’s in a group home of disabled adults. I’ll basically be doing what I’m doing now, only I’ll be caring for 4 people instead of 1. [...]
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My doctor put me on Concerta because I described my memory problems to him and he thinks it’s ADD. He says it is not from the seizures, and that seizures do not cause brain damage. So what I read on the internet about seizures and brain damage is wrong.
I started the Concerta today. I felt [...]
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