YOU ARE NOT ALONE - A companion online community discussion board for The Mental Illness Happy Hour podcast with Paul Gilmartin

Med change:
200mg lamotrigine
40mg propranolol for palpitations and anxiety
50mg zoloft

So as I've mentioned on here (I believe) I am currently doing cognitive behavioral therapy. Learning all sorts of coping techniques that I think will be really beneficial outside of therapy. I've been with my current therapist for about two months. But, I find it really odd that we have yet to ever ...

Hey Meh - Does the Wellbutrin work well for you? I just came off of it because my therapist thought it was contributing to my anxiety. Now I am just on Lamictal. We are discussing me going on a different SSRI or considering Benzos (take as I need). Trying to figure out what the best course of action...

Thank you Nikolasix. You're right, we aren't so very alone as we might feel sometimes. I appreciate your response.

Thanks, Dylan. I'm trying to stay aware of any returning symptoms for sure. The whole thing makes me nervous. I never want to go back to the hypomania (almost full blown mania) and then the deepest depression I've ever experienced like I did a year and half ago. I know on meds symptoms can still app...

My doctor is wanting me to slowly reduce my anti-depressant dosage until I am off of it completely so we can see how I do on just the lamictal. Has anyone done this before? Did it work out or did you end up back on a different anti-depressant? I am feeling really anxious about this. Just scared that...

Was not feeling the holiday spirit at all until today. Watching my daughter get excited about Santa coming tonight (she's 5 years old) was a happy moment for sure.

Happy holidays, MIHH community!

I'm thankful, too.
Happy holidays

I hope you are holding up and taking care of yourself.

Thank you, Manuel. The coworker I actually get along with the most called me a pill-popper. I know she was just sort of kidding, trying to lighten the mood, but it hurt. :| She knows I have anxiety and she even confided in me that she has anxiety and was thinking about talking to her doctor about it...