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Help! Need med ideas to sleep
Iceberg replied to CeremonyNewOrder's topic in Sleep Disorders - Perchance to Dream
Dayvigo too which is pretty new and has a similar mechanism of action as belsomra. Probably expensive as hell though -
Help! Need med ideas to sleep
Iceberg replied to CeremonyNewOrder's topic in Sleep Disorders - Perchance to Dream
I don’t blame you for not wanting to take it, just wondering since you’ve take. Lots of other stuff.... sonata? That’s the only other one that comes to mind easily -
Help! Need med ideas to sleep
Iceberg replied to CeremonyNewOrder's topic in Sleep Disorders - Perchance to Dream
Have u ever tried restoril or ambien? (On a phone sorry of repeat) -
Help! Need med ideas to sleep
Iceberg replied to CeremonyNewOrder's topic in Sleep Disorders - Perchance to Dream
Waking up early, not falling asleep or both? -
From my experiences with psych classes/programs academically (this obviously Doesn’t mean I am right) the designation “holistic” often is a way to indicate that a practitioner is not just treating a patient with meds but also with other modalities ... though as you said there isn’t a set formula @Fluent In Silence I agree- when everyone starts to use a “keyword” what’s the point... sorry for both quoting and mentioning that was an accident
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I think I should add that “holistic care” is often a positive thing not necessarily related to having a specific med strategy. Holistic (as they teach it academically in many places) means supplementing a med approach with other stuff (like therapy, family counseling, exercise plans, nutrition .... blah blah.) so to me you can have a pdoc who is somewhat aggressive with meds but also promotes holistic cate
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Unfortunately, in looking for a family member I realized that most private docs are slammed right now, so I don’t think that is a representative sample of what’s out there, just a symptom of pandemic plus mental health crisis. I’ve had 3 docs Since turning 16, none were benzo phobic even when I was an adolescent
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Well I was using them for bipolar, so I’m not sure my experience exactly aligns with your situation. I was in horrible shape when I tried abilify and I don’t think anything would have worked. Rexulti lifted me a little after starting for bipolar depression. There is definitely evidence for using them as a “next step” in depression when the first line tries dont work. Abilify and rexulti are the ones I’d look at first, but there are others like seroquel and some used off label less frequently (like Vraylar) curious- I know you said all the SSRI and SNRI but does that include bupropion, mi
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mildly mixed?
Iceberg replied to dancesintherain's topic in Bipolar Spectrum Disorder - The Pole Dance
To me it just came off as being prevailingly short tempered -
To clarify @Will I wasn’t trying to challenge your earlier statement I just thought it was a relevant story