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Posted by TommyTommy on February 23, 2003, at 0:51:36
I have been taking 1500mg of Depakote for about 6 weeks now and I have no physical sensations of emotion. When I know I should be mad I'm just not mad as in I don't feel the physical sensations of being mad. I've felt like this before and I think that mood stabilizers must be the culprit. I am also taking 10mg of Lexapro a day and maybe that indeed could be what is causing this. Anyhow, it is not good and it is definitely not a natural feeling. I always feel the same physical sensations no matter how angry or happy I am and it is making me mad mentally but not physically of coarse. If anybody can comment on this I would appreciate it. I took Effexor before and was able to experience more physical sensations than on the Lexapro.
Thanks,
Tommy
Posted by Rainbowlight on February 23, 2003, at 0:59:41
In reply to Do Mood Stabilizers make you Tranquilized, posted by TommyTommy on February 23, 2003, at 0:51:36
I know some of the meds do this more than others. I think it is different for everyone. I know Lithium made me really numb (like you describe).
Posted by linkadge on February 23, 2003, at 6:35:43
In reply to Re: Do Mood Stabilizers make you Tranquilized, posted by Rainbowlight on February 23, 2003, at 0:59:41
Celexa made me a zomby. I was happy all the time. But a unihappy. Never getting any sence of awe or mysical feelings, enchantment, sad, inspired motivated. Now although I am zombified to a degee by lithium, I still feel like the full range of emotion is acessable.
Linkadge
Posted by Lawrence S. on February 23, 2003, at 23:18:02
In reply to More emotions on Lithium than Celexa, posted by linkadge on February 23, 2003, at 6:35:43
Tommy Tommy, I have tried a variety of mood stabilizers. Every one of them produce the feeling you described. The way I could best describe it to me would be anesthetised or vegetized. These are strong words and I'm sorry if I upset anyone out there. I felt numb to any feelings of pleasure. Around people I could not carry on a conversation. I could not formulate anything amusing or spontaneous to say. This aggravated my social anxiety disorder and sent me on a downward spiral from which I am still trying to recover.
I'm telling you this in the hopes that you, health care proffesionals and other people considering these meds. are aware of what they are getting into. On the other hand lexapro and all the other AD's had just the opposite effect. They sometimes made me talk too much, (a lot less unpleasant side effect than the mood stabilizers). Fish Oil is a subtle mood stabilizer. I am currently taking fish oil and it does'nt seem to have the same flattening feeling. Good luck to you!
Posted by Hattree on February 24, 2003, at 11:57:38
In reply to Do Mood Stabilizers make you Tranquilized, posted by TommyTommy on February 23, 2003, at 0:51:36
Try Lamictal.
Posted by KrissyP on March 1, 2003, at 1:15:04
In reply to Re: Do Mood Stabilizers make you Tranquilized, posted by Hattree on February 24, 2003, at 11:57:38
Yes try Lamictal:)
Kristen> Try Lamictal.
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