Trying to do a cost benefit on the different options of drug combinations I have.
read moreCurrent:
- 15mg Remron (night)
- 150mg Wellbutrin (morning)
- 0.5mg Ativan (early morning)
Option A:
- Increase to 300mg Wellbutrin (7-10 days)
- Then taper off of Ativan
Option B:
- Maintain current.
- Start tapering off Ativan, instead of going cold
Option C:
- 15mg Remron (night)
- 150mg Wellbutrin (morning) (temporary)
- 10-40mg of Prozac (morning)
- 0.5mg Ativan (early morning) (temporary)
Option A:
- Pro: probably won't cause stomach issues.
- Pro: have been on this drug before
- Con: may not resolve the stomach issues/anxiety I was experiencing
- Con: may not help with the obsessiveness which has been hindering my recovery
- Con: may cause insomnia, which is going to really mess with my sleep
Option B:
- Pro: fastest way off of medications
- Con: not solving whatever underlying issues were there
Option C:
- Pro: may resolve stomach issues and depression
- Pro: may resolve anxiety
- Pro: may help with obsessive behavior
- Con: may seriously upset stomach
- Con: will take a long time to implement
Going with Option A first.
Why?
Because all as things were standing today, even though I had no reason to be depressed, I felt depressed. So depression is there, and needs to be treated, which means we need an increase in the dosage. I was feeling depressed in the morning. Months ago, I was feeling depressed.