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Kevin Bailey2 said:Is anyone else taking antipsychotics or anything with a sedative effect during the day?
I’m specifically asking about Seroquel.
Benjamin Robinson3 said:Covering both the A and B lists? How do I pull that off? Can we chat via DM?
restlesstrucker15 said:Regarding Seroquel, we have already covered how that process works.
The copays aren't being reimbursed.
On a separate note, regarding medication copays... If you are already paying for supplemental coverage through Medicare, why not just cancel that and switch to a private insurance provider instead? For the exact same monthly premium, you could get a plan that covers all those additional costs for medications on the B-list; you would simply swipe your card at the pharmacy.
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Michael Hill2 said:That’s exactly what I wanted to talk to someone about. For instance, I’m on Fevarin right now and it’s been great—it pretty much wiped out my anxiety completely. I feel awesome.
My doctor wants to taper me off after a year, and I'm wondering: am I going to slide back into my old ways, or will this positive shift actually stick to some degree?
Btw, I’m starting psychotherapy too. 😉
Gregory Jackson3 said:Much appreciated.
It strikes me as rather odd that even our pharmacists don't bother to mention such things... 👎
If I may, I have a follow-up question.
Regarding Lexapro—does it require a certain number of days to reach its full therapeutic effect,
or is it one of those "instant" medications where the very first dose represents the ceiling of what it can offer?
crimsongardener18 said:What kind of interview? Psychotherapy? Finding the root cause doesn't cure anyone. You have to treat the symptoms.
Gregory Jackson3 said:So, I’m talking about the entire 50mg tablet
as far as I can tell from the "official instructions," that is actually considered the minimum recommended dose
but fine, I’ll take your advice, because what I’m experiencing right now is just completely surreal...
Gregory Jackson3;51844955 said:
My doctor prescribed this as an alternative to Luvoxbecause insurance covers Luvox but they won't touch Luvox
Quote:How long have you been taking Luvox? It’s clearly just a generic—the original is Zoloft. This version is what you call a "booster"—it wakes you up and gives you a real kick; I took 5 mg and felt great.
Since when did that happen—good grief. I have to say I'm pretty disappointed, even though today was only day one
but this Luvox just has me shaking like I'm hooked up to an electric chair
I don't know, I'll see if it stays this way for the next 4 days, but if it does, I'm done with it,
because I'm losing feeling in my hands, legs, and jaw from this crazy pill.
Zoloft
Maria Price3 said:Honestly, mine was great too—maybe a little too much, if I'm being real. 😍
I ended up losing it on him because of my temper—which, honestly, wasn't my finest moment—but looking back, there were plenty of other reasons why I actually enjoyed being on it. I don't know, though; I just couldn't seem to stick to the prescribed dosage. Eventually, I developed this intense, visceral loathing for the stuff once I finally stopped taking it. It’s just... I guess it’s incredibly hard to break free from that kind of cycle.
Joseph Jackson9 said:She didn't actually explain anything to you—she just started rambling some vague nonsense to dodge the point and leave everything up in the air.
jadehawk8 said:I'm on day 9 of Prozac and everything’s been fine so far—no major side effects yet. But tonight, I'm feeling this weird pressure in my chest, and when I check my pulse, it feels like it's skipping beats. Is that normal? Did any of you guys deal with this? Should I be worried?
Maria Price3 said:😲
God, give me that Clonazepam needs to be outlawed by federal law at this point. Honestly, I’d love to sue the doctor who put me on it. It didn't take long at all to go from half a pill to five, just because I got addicted to that weird sensation where it feels like my blood is turning into water. But once I realized where that road leads, I quit—though I still have one tucked away in a bottle, and there isn't a day goes by where I don't find myself holding it. I think about that damn Clonazepam several times every single day; I can't even believe it, considering it's been over a month since my last dose. At the end of the day, the drug is total garbage, and I wouldn't recommend it to anyone if there's any other option out there.
shadowbear9 said:Don't worry, I didn't experience any actual side effects... it’s just that eventually, taking one, two, three, or even four pills isn't enough to actually knock you out. It basically just puts you into this sort of trance state. Then, I'll wake up only to realize I've taken ten of them; I suppose my subconscious was just desperately screaming for sleep while I was hallucinating from exhaustion, so I kept swallowing them until I finally passed out—though even then, it rarely worked. There were times, maybe once in a blue moon, when I actually managed to get some sleep... but those were rare exceptions.
That is exactly why I have decided to take a break from everything my body has become accustomed to...
I suppose I’m hoping I won't end up becoming dependent on Seroquel... does anyone here have actual experience with this? Is it truly as safe as I’m telling myself it is, or am I just being naive for having taken less than two pills?
Brenda Lee9 said:So, I started taking this Zoloft... weird ad, but here we are. I take it in the morning and things seem fine for a while, but by the evening? The side effects hit—hard. It’s disgusting. Zero sleep... and the headaches are absolutely killing me... which is why I've been popping Advil just to cope. Just a heads up, I'm only on day three at the 0.25 dose... What am I in for? Honestly, I'm terrified.
Michael Hill2 said:From what I can dig up online, it's the exact same active ingredient in the same format (quetiapine fumarate). The only real difference is which company manufactured it.😉
Michael Hill2 said:The main thing is just getting some sleep. If you haven't lived through chronic insomnia or surviving on two hours of shut-eye a night, you honestly can't grasp how much of a nightmare it actually is.😉
Michael Hill2 said:I wouldn't know, honestly, but right now you can't really tell which side effect is coming from the Prozac and which is from the Quetiapine.
The only thing I remember seeing online while looking for insomnia fixes was that people take 25 mg of Quetiapine for sleep, and then you supposedly scale up. I have no idea why your doctor jumped straight to such a high dose; maybe that's what's causing the agitation.
You'd be better off asking someone who's actually used Q-pin for insomnia—like, half the people on these therapy subreddits. 😁
And hey, if you're crazy, you'll still be crazy on Prozac. Don't worry about it. You're alright. 😍
driftingtrucker3 said:What a useless forum if you can't even get a layperson's opinion on a topic.