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Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Carmel, IN
Posts: 467
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Member
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Carmel, IN
Posts: 467
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Originally Posted by Galaxy1012
Hello everyone,
2. SSRIs or Nortriptyline HCL 25mg?
3. Regardless of any depressant I take, is it safe to take a B12 suppliment(Mecobalamin 1.5mg, AlphaLipoic Acid 100mg, Folic Acid1.5mg, Pyridoxine HCl 3mg) and a fishoil suppliment along with antidepressants?
I have given up searching for a right doctor who will understand me. Maybe I can get some advice from the people on here who understand me. Any other advice will be appreciated Thanks
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SSRI's are a touchy subject here... I personally like them... I have a need for them and use Lexapro. Yes, there are side effects, mostly sexual... however... the benefit of Lexapro and my lack of ups and downs and the fact that I do not need a xanax 2-3 times a day outweigh the risks...
As for the supplements... take them... they are not hurting anything.. if you feel that there is a positive reaction with them... continue!
As for a doctor... at times I get very frustrated with my neuro and the "time is the best prescription" line I keep getting fed... however last month she saw a change that was alarming to her... and she was on it like white on rice! She has become very aggressive to find out what happened and how we can fix it... so I look at it this way... Had I jumped ship and gone with another doctor, would he or she have noticed the change and been as aggressive? Just a thought...
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The Start: MVA, t-boned, on 1-12-14 (my sons 5th birthday) and did not think anything of it.. my back hurt on site but everything else seemed ok. Lost about 10-12 hours from about 3 hours after the accident to the next day...Experienced terrible brain fog for over a month, plus intense headaches, nausea, dizziness, cognitive difficulties, disorientation, no short term memory, depression and just an overall hangover feeling daily.
Current Situation: I'm about 7 months in and my local neurologist has waived her white flag and therefore I am headed to Dallas to be seen (I have family there). The headaches are still daily. I have nausea, dizziness as well.
Drugs I have been on- Vicodin (off), Naproxen (off), proanolol (off), topamax (off), cataflam (off), Midrin (off), Flexeril (off) and now Namenda XR (off), Nortrptylin (off), Verapamil (off)
Therapy- Osteopath, Vestibular and balance therapy, fuzion/soft tissue massage, acupuncture
Drs- ER (no help), GP, Chiropractor, Neurologist and Osteopath
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