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Too many med changes too quickly?

Depression & Anxiety | Last Active: Jul 21, 2023 | Replies (6)

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@gingerw

@caggmb Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect! Good for you for reaching out to a crisis center when you felt the need to do that, and I commend you on that move.

Gosh, having that many medication changes in a short time would have me anxious and concerned, without any additional issues, to be sure! Our bodies need time to get used to things, and to respond to medication changes. Having a medical professional we feel comfortable with, is critical. My own opinion, would be to take this list of what you have done in the past weeks, and show her. Tell her how it has made you feel. I know for me, it has taken time for my body to respond/react to changes, and I would be concerned the movements in types of meds and prescribed amounts. Imagining it would be confusing to our brain.

Paxil is an SSRI. From Drugs.com: https://www.drugs.com/paxil.html#:~:text=Paxil%20is%20an%20antidepressant%20that,depression%2C%20including%20major%20depressive%20disorder.
Sertraline is also an SSRI From WebMD: https://www.webmd.com/drugs/2/drug-1/sertraline-oral/details
Buspirone From drugs.com also: https://www.drugs.com/buspirone.html

I am looking forward to you letting us know how your appointment goes with the new psychiatrist, her thoughts on your treatment plan and how she will support you.
Ginger

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Replies to "@caggmb Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect! Good for you for reaching out to a crisis center..."

Thanks for your response and your kindness. I have not felt better, but after all the changes in meds, my brain is probably confused. When I saw the psychiatrist today, she thought the buspirone wasn't working for me, so that's discontinued. I told her the as needed 0.5mg lorazepam didn't help much. She replaced lorazepam with as needed Seroquil for now. I think she wants to up the sertraline from 100mg to 150. I don't think I want to do that, but I'll see how I feel when we meet in two weeks. I did give her a list of all the dates and med changes. She asked to keep it. My PCP hadn't included thyroid bloodwork, so I got that done today.
Thank you!