granted, this is not recreational, but does anyone have any experience with trazadone? this is the first time i've been prescribed anything but birth control or antibiotics, and as i'm battling anxiety, i really wonder if this anti-depressant is the right drug for me. all my doctor has to say is it will help me sleep (it has), and the only references to it being used as an anti-anxiety med run along the lines of 'may also be used as an anti-anxiety med' as an afterthought in any related articles.

thanks ahead of time for any info!

So I was just prescribed some Xanax for flying anxiety. I have a flight to Arizona on Wednesday...well actually two flights. My doctor told me to take 1 or 2 and I should be fine, but I am so scared that it won't work. How many would be safe to take if the 1 or 2 don't work?

I've took 2 last night to see how they would make me feel and they made me pretty calm and then I slept really well, but I'm just scared that I'll be so hopped up on the plane that they won't work.

Thanks!

Since I've been taking adderall, I've been so worried that ADHD has been in my head, and if I really tried...I could focus. But quitting it-seems like a bad choice. Going back to the confused...easily distracted, and non productive way of life just doesn't seem worth it. Does adderall help people focus, even the ones that don't have ADHD? I just wanna make sure I am not taking speed :(

I'm taking 5mg Abilify (aripiprazole), 300mg Wellbutrin, and 60mg generic Ritalin, for ADHD, anxiety, depression, eating disorder, and "potential to become psychotic," whatever that means.

I've never been one to dream much (and my dreams tend to be pretty boring), but lately I've been dreaming more often, more vividly, and having a lot of trouble telling the difference between the dream and reality upon waking up. I imagine it's normal to be half-awake and unable to figure out if things in the dream are true, but it's unusual for me. Last night I was talking out loud, half-awake, thinking dream-people were in the room with me. While walking to the bathroom, I had to think very hard to try to remember if some blatantly crazy dream-thing had really happened.

I don't really mind; it's interesting. Has anyone experienced this too?

I was wondering if anyone ever took seroquel simply for treating insomnia and difficulty falling asleep at night. what dosage were you on? Was it helpful and were there any side effects?

my pdoc just wrote me an Rx for it b/c Ambien makes me hallucinate, and Lunesta made me go nuts and Tylenol PM gives me a hangover. He wrote me an Rx for 50 mg, and told me start with 25mg and see how that works.

Im also on Lamictal, Pristiq, and Vyvanse XR. Im diagnosed as Bipolar Type 2 and ADHD.

Thanks. Happy Thanksgiving.

-Alexx

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I am wondering if anyone has taken Zoloft during their third trimester of pregnancy. My psychiatrist is putting me on it, starting out at 25mg, but I'm 24 weeks pregnant and worried about possible side effects for me or the baby. I know he chose it because it's the least likely to transfer over into breastmilk, but I'm worried because I read studies where babies had withdrawal symptoms or heart problems when their mothers were in the third trimester.

I was on 60mg of Prozac & 15 mg Buspar a day pre-pregnancy, for depression & anxiety, but the doctor discontinued them both when I found out I was pregnant. I was doing OK for a few weeks, then had some major ups and downs, with bad depression and suicidal thoughts, and have been having more anxiety attacks especially lately. I guess I probably should be on something, but I'm worried about anything that may harm the baby, and wondering if I should "tough it out" until March instead of starting the Zoloft now.

I'm currently taking:
- 300mg lithium, twice a day
- 20mg prozac, once a day
- 60mg vyvanse, once a day
- 900mg trileptal, once a day
- 1.5mg klonopin, once a day
- 5mg ambien, once a day

Since I've started taking these meds, I've noticed that I often feel really weak, dizzy, shaky, and have blurry vision. I also have an eating disorder. Could these symptoms be from one or more of the new medications or is it from my eating disorder or is it a combination of the two?

I know that probably sounds like a stupid question but I want to know what's causing it so I can attempt to change it.

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I have ADHD with depression as a co-morbid add on and I'm currently taking 25mg of adderall xr and 15mg of lexapro.

Up until a few months ago, I was doing fairly well on both. I was feeling and eating well and excersizing almost daily. But ever since it's gotten cold, I've been feeling much worse than I usually get around this time of year. I checked with my physician a few weeks ago and she said that everything is normal. I'm thinking it's a depression med problem, which would be fairly easy to handle. Unfortunately, I'm horribly sensitive to SSRIs, so any more than 15mg of lexapro has me keeling over from nausea. I don't know enough about other kinds of antidepressants to be comfortable making a decision with my psychiatrist.

Does anyone know about depression treatment options other than SSRIs?

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I have a question. I'm on a cocktail of the following meds:

Tegretol: 200mg (3x day)
Prolixin: 3mg (2x day)
Trazodone: 100mg (once daily)
Cogentin: 1mg (once daily)
Ativan: 2mg (PRN)

I just started a new job a couple of months back, and I've noticed that I just keep making stupid mistakes, mistakes that I never would have made before. I've noticed that I'm forgetting things a lot, too- like I can barely remember any directions someone says to me (and don't even TRY asking me about something that I did yesterday). Is a little slowing down to be expected with these meds, or have I just become an idiot? Or am I just so used to how things used to go when I was manic, that now I'm no longer manic, I'm seeing that I actually am and idiot? I try going a little bit more slowly, but I keep effing up. It's getting so frustrating that I'm starting to have psychotic/depressive meltdowns.

Also, I'm just about to add Prozac to the mix. Any side effects I should expect from that?

Also also, any psych recommendations in St. Petersburg, FL? I currently hate mine.

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this has happened with zoloft as well as wellbutrin...after I stopped taking zoloft, I felt SO good for a few days...and I didnt take wellbutrin today and my concentration was soooo good. what is this a sign of? do i just need to take less of the medicine? i take 50 mg of zoloft, and 150 of wellbutrin