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I take 300mg of lamictal. It's not great, but it works for the most part. I am reluctant to try something else because this is one of the few that has (as far as I can tell) no side effects. Even at 300 I still get some mad swings if I'm under a lot of stress. I had a bad run with anti depressants last year, after which my meds got bumped to the 300, but I'm still not at a point where I can keep a job. Hell, I don't think I could be trusted to even keep a pet. Lately I've been focusing on getting healthy again. Running, weight training, better diet; theoretically sleep, too, but that's been proving to be a huge challenge. I've had a few people mention meditation to me. Maybe I'll try it one of these days.
I definitely feel you on the alcohol. Though, that's another thing I've been cutting back on. It usually ends up being either 1 pint, or several - no in between.
Anyways, I seriously doubt I'd survive for long if I weren't on meds. Even just the thought of going to some of those dark places freaks me out a little.
So are you on no meds, then? What all have you tried?
[–] Rakosman [S] 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
I take 300mg of lamictal. It's not great, but it works for the most part. I am reluctant to try something else because this is one of the few that has (as far as I can tell) no side effects. Even at 300 I still get some mad swings if I'm under a lot of stress. I had a bad run with anti depressants last year, after which my meds got bumped to the 300, but I'm still not at a point where I can keep a job. Hell, I don't think I could be trusted to even keep a pet. Lately I've been focusing on getting healthy again. Running, weight training, better diet; theoretically sleep, too, but that's been proving to be a huge challenge. I've had a few people mention meditation to me. Maybe I'll try it one of these days.
I definitely feel you on the alcohol. Though, that's another thing I've been cutting back on. It usually ends up being either 1 pint, or several - no in between.
Anyways, I seriously doubt I'd survive for long if I weren't on meds. Even just the thought of going to some of those dark places freaks me out a little.
So are you on no meds, then? What all have you tried?
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