I’ve read that about the melatonin as well. I can’t find anything online from others with that weird sedation conflict. Also, I take lamictal to counteract the TD geodon has given me, and it’s supposed to also ward off manic episodes. Well they increased mine earlier this year and guess what, I went hypo manic for months. Every month I checked in saying I was worse and they would bump it up again. I kept asking for more geodon. Finally after 4 months she agreed and I came down. Last month she let me bring the lamicatal. Never again. It was the first time I ever got so mouthy and bold at work that I was teetering on getting fired. I’m almost 50, for perspective.
Huh, I was on Lamictal and it didn’t make me manic. It was working pretty well but I had missed a few doses once, and when I started taking it again I didn’t taper up like you should. Well, I ended up getting a nasty rash on my hands, fingers, legs and feet. I stopped taking it immediately once I realized what was doing it. It might not have been The Rash, but my psych didn’t want to risk me rechallenging the drug.
You’re probably lucky not to have gotten fired over your behavior. Is your boss an understanding person?
My main problem when working was the anxiety and paranoid thoughts about the people around me. Neverending mental noise made it nearly impossible to keep my cool. Plus, low/high energy, of course.
I’m nearing the half century mark myself, though probably a couple years behind you. I look at my unmedicated self sometimes and cringe and shake my head in shame. (I did what at my age?) But life moves forward, so no use dwelling on things I can’t change. Just focusing on making better choices (:
I’ve read that about the melatonin as well. I can’t find anything online from others with that weird sedation conflict. Also, I take lamictal to counteract the TD geodon has given me, and it’s supposed to also ward off manic episodes. Well they increased mine earlier this year and guess what, I went hypo manic for months. Every month I checked in saying I was worse and they would bump it up again. I kept asking for more geodon. Finally after 4 months she agreed and I came down. Last month she let me bring the lamicatal. Never again. It was the first time I ever got so mouthy and bold at work that I was teetering on getting fired. I’m almost 50, for perspective.
Huh, I was on Lamictal and it didn’t make me manic. It was working pretty well but I had missed a few doses once, and when I started taking it again I didn’t taper up like you should. Well, I ended up getting a nasty rash on my hands, fingers, legs and feet. I stopped taking it immediately once I realized what was doing it. It might not have been The Rash, but my psych didn’t want to risk me rechallenging the drug.
You’re probably lucky not to have gotten fired over your behavior. Is your boss an understanding person?
My main problem when working was the anxiety and paranoid thoughts about the people around me. Neverending mental noise made it nearly impossible to keep my cool. Plus, low/high energy, of course.
I’m nearing the half century mark myself, though probably a couple years behind you. I look at my unmedicated self sometimes and cringe and shake my head in shame. (I did what at my age?) But life moves forward, so no use dwelling on things I can’t change. Just focusing on making better choices (: