This is a promise with a catch

[erika]

So I feel really good today. Of course that's with about ... -calculates- twenty five dollars worth of medication! A day.

That means I'm choking down roughly 750 dollars worth of medication a month just to feel mildly interested in things and to have the ability to think optimistically. Sweet.

So my psychiatrist handed over the adderall and basically said "go nuts." (Note to doctors/lawyers/new people reading this journal: I exaggerate.) He prescribed 15 mgs 3 times a day and then said "and you have some of the 5 mgs pills left over, add those or not." Then he drew me a little chart, which I have attempted to reproduce here for you:



so I'm aiming for the middle hump. And apparently it takes quite a bit of Adderall to boost me there.

Comments

[silent-lorelei.livejournal.com]

Best chart ever.

[erika]

HERE THERE BE DRAGONS.

[nonelvis]

That chart made me laugh really hard this morning; I just haven't had time to comment since then. Glad you're feeling better.

[erika]

sooooooo much better it's ridiculous. Compared to before I'm practically living on Cloud 9.

meds

[(Anonymous)]

nice chart! i've just recently switched over to effexor. i'm liking it because i'm less despressed and do not get caught up in crazy thoughts of feeling like life is pointless and maybe i should just end it, which is great...but i keep fighting with my boyfriend...he says i'm talking in circles and not listening and angry...i had started on 75 mg, then went up to 150 after his complaints. I was feeling alot better, but then i grabbed the wrong bottle and had been on 75 mg again for a few days and didn't notice it. Yesterday, I switched back to the 150s and tonight we got in this huge stupid fight and he said i wasn't listening again...I think he's not being clear when he talks, but he gets so frustrated. Anyone ever been on effexor or had these similar side effects?? Ugh, what to do! I don't want to die anymore, but i'm ruining my relationship trying to fix my brain!!! ugh, ugh, ugh ~waves~