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hi there. yea im on neurontin as a mood stabilizer. xanax for anxiety(i have it badly) and zyprexa to chill me out from leaping off tall buildings at a single bound. you have a good xmas too! harp

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> thanks.i will do my best.so far so good. > and i have been on zoloft for a number of years now with good results. > of course they could be better. > im on 200 mgs a day. > whats ther highest dosage they can use??? > harp > as far as i know the highest dose for sertraline hydrochloride is > 250mg… 200 is the standard highest dose though. it makes sense if > you’re on that much that it would be very painful for you cutting > down… i was on 150mg but it aggravated my hypomania so i cut back to > 100mg… that was very hard though, i had a big depressive reaction even > though i did it in small stages, i actually split the pills in half for > a week and took 125mg… i do think its good stuff…. it keeps me > balanced enough while i’m working on the deep things and long-term > solutions with my therapist. yeah, i couldbe better too… maybe adding > a mood stabiliser would be a good idea… do you take a MS ? > hope you’re feeling more stable now, and that you can enjoy a peaceful > day tomorrow, > take care > m > — > ~~~~~>><:>~~~~~ > iriXx > www.iriXx.org > "… faith is being sure of what we hope for, > and certain of what we cannot see"

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> thanks.i will do my best.so far so good. > and i have been on zoloft for a number of years now with good results. > of course they could be better. > im on 200 mgs a day. > whats ther highest dosage they can use??? > harp

as far as i know the highest dose for sertraline hydrochloride is 250mg… 200 is the standard highest dose though. it makes sense if you’re on that much that it would be very painful for you cutting down… i was on 150mg but it aggravated my hypomania so i cut back to 100mg… that was very hard though, i had a big depressive reaction even though i did it in small stages, i actually split the pills in half for a week and took 125mg… i do think its good stuff…. it keeps me balanced enough while i’m working on the deep things and long-term solutions with my therapist. yeah, i couldbe better too… maybe adding a mood stabiliser would be a good idea… do you take a MS ? hope you’re feeling more stable now, and that you can enjoy a peaceful day tomorrow, take care m — ~~~~~>><:>~~~~~ iriXx www.iriXx.org "… faith is being sure of what we hope for, and certain of what we cannot see"

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thanks.i will do my best.so far so good. and i have been on zoloft for a number of years now with good results. of course they could be better. im on 200 mgs a day. whats ther highest dosage they can use??? harp

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> thanks A BUNCH! > im stayin on it. > i havent seen the new pdoc yet so i dont know what he will want.im sure if > im(reasonably) stable he will keep me on what i take. > my recently"dismissed" pdoc wanted me off all meds. > she was terrible! > harpy > yes, that does sound terrible. i sacked one of my p-docs who decided to > mess with my meds and put me on reboxetine which gave me a terrible > anxiety reaction :o (((. then he tried to blame it on me cos "im ill, i > cant possibly know"… i thought those sorta doctors werent around any > more… but ho hum… anyhow after him i saw my current p-doc. she just > wanted to make sure i was stable because that incident messed me up so > much. i am really glad of this, she doesnt even want to try me on a mood > stabiliser yet, even though its gonna be the next logical thing, because > she thinks i need time just being stable on what im on. i think thats > really important – always remember that its your choice in the end, and > the doctor is there for you (and not the other way round, the way some > of them seem to like to think! ;o))) > i would think if you are stable he would be happy to keep you on zoloft. > it has a good reputation for being calming too, which im sure has a > slight calming effect on my hypomania as well as helping lots with my > depression. just make it clear to him you want to stay stable, im sure > he will be happy to keep you on it :o )))). yeah, stay on it until you > see him too… coming off any AD is hard work… and there’s no harm you > can do in taking it, its not like its addictive or anything…. > hope you can have some peace of mind this xmas :o ))) > take care > m > — > ~~~~~>><:>~~~~~ > iriXx > "… faith is being sure of what we hope for, > and certain of what we cannot see"

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> thanks A BUNCH! > im stayin on it. > i havent seen the new pdoc yet so i dont know what he will want.im sure if > im(reasonably) stable he will keep me on what i take. > my recently"dismissed" pdoc wanted me off all meds. > she was terrible! > harpy

yes, that does sound terrible. i sacked one of my p-docs who decided to mess with my meds and put me on reboxetine which gave me a terrible anxiety reaction :o (((. then he tried to blame it on me cos "im ill, i cant possibly know"… i thought those sorta doctors werent around any more… but ho hum… anyhow after him i saw my current p-doc. she just wanted to make sure i was stable because that incident messed me up so much. i am really glad of this, she doesnt even want to try me on a mood stabiliser yet, even though its gonna be the next logical thing, because she thinks i need time just being stable on what im on. i think thats really important – always remember that its your choice in the end, and the doctor is there for you (and not the other way round, the way some of them seem to like to think! ;o))) i would think if you are stable he would be happy to keep you on zoloft. it has a good reputation for being calming too, which im sure has a slight calming effect on my hypomania as well as helping lots with my depression. just make it clear to him you want to stay stable, im sure he will be happy to keep you on it :o )))). yeah, stay on it until you see him too… coming off any AD is hard work… and there’s no harm you can do in taking it, its not like its addictive or anything…. hope you can have some peace of mind this xmas :o ))) take care m — ~~~~~>><:>~~~~~ iriXx "… faith is being sure of what we hope for, and certain of what we cannot see"

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thanks A BUNCH! im stayin on it. i havent seen the new pdoc yet so i dont know what he will want.im sure if im(reasonably) stable he will keep me on what i take. my recently"dismissed" pdoc wanted me off all meds. she was terrible! harpy

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> yes, it does… i take zoloft and i find if i miss a dose , i’ll be a > weepy wreck by the evening. im on 100mg. > my pdoc has always said to me if it helps being on it then i should stay > on it… we’ve talked about the alternative of switching me to a MS, but > she doesnt want to do that just because stability is so important to me > right now. i reckon you could make that point to your p-doc as well, > that being stable is what you need…. is he trying to take you off it? > i’d suggest dont worry about decreasing it right yet…. just try to > keep stable, and raise the point with him if and when he suggests coming > off it… sometimes you might need to be on them for some time (im > thinking maybe i might need to be on them for life or at least another > few years…) > take care and i hope you feel better soon > ((((((((((((((harpy)))))))))))))))) > m > does it exist? sure feels like it when i try to get off it no matter how > little i decrease it. > i dont WANNA  get off it but it would be good to have something concrete to > take to my new pdoc should he try and get me off the med. > my head feels like a damned baloon when i try and come off that stuff and i > cant think or function. > but it helps me tenfold being on it. > any good advice on this is welcome or input. > thanks > harpy > — > ~~~~~>><:>~~~~ > iriXx > www.iriXx.org > "…faith is being sure of what we hope for, >   and certain of what we cannot see"

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thanks jim.yep..those are the bad effects described to a tee. im staying on it thats for sure!!! harp

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I took Zoloft for about a year and then the pdoc changed me over to > wellbutrin SR 300MG.  I experienced a lot of headaches and malaise during > that time but she still changed it.  I hope you can persuade him to keep you > on it if it works for you. > Jim > does it exist? sure feels like it when i try to get off it no matter how > little i decrease it. > i dont WANNA  get off it but it would be good to have something concrete > to > take to my new pdoc should he try and get me off the med. > my head feels like a damned baloon when i try and come off that stuff and > i > cant think or function. > but it helps me tenfold being on it. > any good advice on this is welcome or input. > thanks > harpy

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yes, it does… i take zoloft and i find if i miss a dose , i’ll be a weepy wreck by the evening. im on 100mg. my pdoc has always said to me if it helps being on it then i should stay on it… we’ve talked about the alternative of switching me to a MS, but she doesnt want to do that just because stability is so important to me right now. i reckon you could make that point to your p-doc as well, that being stable is what you need…. is he trying to take you off it? i’d suggest dont worry about decreasing it right yet…. just try to keep stable, and raise the point with him if and when he suggests coming off it… sometimes you might need to be on them for some time (im thinking maybe i might need to be on them for life or at least another few years…) take care and i hope you feel better soon ((((((((((((((harpy)))))))))))))))) m > does it exist? sure feels like it when i try to get off it no matter how > little i decrease it. > i dont WANNA  get off it but it would be good to have something concrete to > take to my new pdoc should he try and get me off the med. > my head feels like a damned baloon when i try and come off that stuff and i > cant think or function. > but it helps me tenfold being on it. > any good advice on this is welcome or input. > thanks > harpy

– ~~~~~>><:>~~~~ iriXx www.iriXx.org "…faith is being sure of what we hope for,   and certain of what we cannot see"

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does it exist? sure feels like it when i try to get off it no matter how little i decrease it. i dont WANNA  get off it but it would be good to have something concrete to take to my new pdoc should he try and get me off the med. my head feels like a damned baloon when i try and come off that stuff and i cant think or function. but it helps me tenfold being on it. any good advice on this is welcome or input. thanks harpy

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I took Zoloft for about a year and then the pdoc changed me over to wellbutrin SR 300MG.  I experienced a lot of headaches and malaise during that time but she still changed it.  I hope you can persuade him to keep you on it if it works for you. Jim

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> does it exist? sure feels like it when i try to get off it no matter how > little i decrease it. > i dont WANNA  get off it but it would be good to have something concrete to > take to my new pdoc should he try and get me off the med. > my head feels like a damned baloon when i try and come off that stuff and i > cant think or function. > but it helps me tenfold being on it. > any good advice on this is welcome or input. > thanks > harpy

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