Tuesday, October 24

The next 3 weeks

Saw the psychiatrist today.

I asked to reduce my Xanax XR dosage, she said no. Surprise! I am being taken off Emsam, like I wanted to. I did, happily, get my Ambien CR doubled again, because of the severe lack of sleep I've been having on the MAOI. One week on the 6mg/24hr Emsam dosage, and then 2 weeks of washing out. No antidepressants. I'll also be doing a one week taper down from Lamictal 300mg to 200mg. I get to drop the lithium next month, and we're going to start Topomax for my non-psychiatric problems mainly, and see if it might help as a lithium replacement since they do that fun sodium stuff. We're going old school and deciding to try Zoloft, and do a slow, very slow, taper up to the max over many months and see how it goes. If needed we'll increase the Adderall (I asked to be taken off it - she said no), and we'll add in a TCA if needed too.

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