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I Got The Medication Blues

I hate the roll-a-coaster ride that you sometimes have when you have to try a new combination of medications due to either one of the ones your on isn’t as effective as it used to be or as in my case, long term side effects were not good and either a new medication had to be found or the offender has to be weaned off. This time is was the coaster with all the loop-d-loops and, by the way, did I mention that I detest roll-a-coasters?

I have just had 2 weeks with the following:

Heightened Anxiety
Jitters
Insomnia – with anxiety why the hell not?
Poor Concentration – see above
Poor Coordination – once again, see above
Lack of Libido – no sh*t!
Cognitive Problems – no, no, not good
Pediatric Dosage – do not want adult dose!!!

Needless to say, the doctor and I had a conversation about this medication and I am happy to report, I am no longer taking this *%$$##%%%* thing. We have decided to wean me off of the offending medication and see if I do okay and hopefully don’t need a replacement.

For those of you reading this that have done this little dance you know how frustrating this can be. Depression, bipolar, schizophrenia, etc. is not like having something simple where they can prescribe one medication and Bingo you’re cured. Doesn’t even come close. The best you can usually hope for is that through a lot of trial and error they will find a combination of medications that keep you fairly stable allowing you to live a fairly “normal” life. If you are one of the lucky ones that is, some aren’t that lucky.

Even finding a workable combination doesn’t ensure how long it will work or whether or not, as in my case, long term side effects may cause a re-evaluation of what you have to take. And then begins your little dance in hell or you may be lucky and have no problems at all with the new combinations, we just never know until we have to do it.

Thank you to the people in our lives that love us enough to see us through times like this because it just proves that they are the best and damn, they really love us.