will I ever feel normal again?

[greyartist]

I stopped my medication for a while because it makes me drousy and I needed to be alert at work, boss in from out of state. But the DDs came back so strong I couldn't stop long enought to fall alseep. So back on the med, only woke up 3 times last night but so sleepy this morning. So I take a Xanax to calm the restlessness/anxiety side effect of the Abilify then take a caffine pill to be able to function enough to get to work. God I just want to feel normal again!

[greyartist]

Hi Angie, I wrote this post back last November. Not long after that I just stopped taking everything. I had gotten to the point of not wanting to continue if that was the way it was going to be. I didn't want to die, but I didn't want to live. If that makes sense. I know it was the meds. After getting it all out of my system I started to feel better. My GYN put me on a low dose estrigine, (b-control pill) and it has helped me calm down and sleep better. The DDs came back strong as ever. I am still looking for a solution but medicine doesn't seem to be it for me.

[Annie]

Wow! Your on a work load. Xanax, abilify, and caffine pills. I was thinking on taking abilify as well but now that you say it makes you drowsy I'm not sure but i really want to be able to stop the daydreaming so bad.

 

I was put on Prozac for a while too. It didnt really helped with the daydreaming it instead made me really sleepy and i didnt like that because now was i not only sluggish blob but i wasnt even tryingg to stop the daydreaming at all!   My doctor thought i had anxiety even if i told her i didnt, so i was upped the dose each month till 60mg then is stopped it as it was making me all moody and like prone toimpulsive behavior to the point she wanted me to be hospitalized, needless to say i never checked in and escaped when she wasnt looking, I was freaked out!!! o_O

 

Anyways, yeah i drrink alot of coffee. And I mean ALOT,ALOT! Its the only thing that keeps me awake and a little concentrated.  But it also gives me like these rollercoaster energy swings from good to tired,exhausted. I have been looking for every possible med that is over the counter but no success, nothing works :(

 

I'm planning on trying a antiphycotic drug(i dont know if i spelled that right?) since ssri dont work for me....have you found anything yet?

[sasi]

Sounds really frustrating.Can you tail down the doses of the meds to reduce the side effects?