My currect medication cocktail:
800mg Lithium (Priadel)
125mg Lamotrigine
300mg Buproprion (Zyban)
Buproprion Hydrocloride is very commonly used in the US, under the name Wellbutrin. In the UK however, Buproprion is only licensed as an aid to smoking cessation (under the name Zyban). This means that it is rarely prescribed, as doctors have to prescribe off label, and […]
For my Man’s Birthday, I wanted to make him a cake. The question is, what cake do you make for a through and through geek? The answer came in the form of a computer game called Portal. Now, I have played very little of the game, but I do know two things about it.
Everyone who […]
In response to my complete lack of posting recently (Had too much else to worry about) comes a round-up post to bring everything back up to date.
Firstly, I am no longer a student. After five years I am now the proud holder of a 3yr BSc in Biochemistry, 2:2. It’s not the greatest result ever, […]
Ok, so I never know what my boyfriend’s doing, and mostly he doesn’t either, but he does use these calandar applications, so I’m looking for one that I can use to put what I’m doing in, and be able to also see his. He uses iCal.
The problem is that I’m fussy. I have a lot […]
Appologies for the lack of updates for the past few months. I’ve been having a fairly terrible time with the depression, and that kinda saps your enthusiasm for pretty much everything else.
So here’s a quick update on the medication situation.
After coming off the olanzepine, we increased the dose of clomipramine to 60mg
Since this didn’t help […]
My mood is up and down at the moment like the proverbial yo-yo, and as a result my consultant has asked me to increase my olanzepine dose to 5mg daily. We’re trying to prove that it won’t help so we can abandon it for good. Of course, it might help, so we’ll have to see.
On […]
For the first time in forever, I am happy. Something in my drug combination has kicked in (Lithium, Clomipramine and olanzepine) and I’m happy. I have energy, I have concentration, although it’s still a bit below normal, and I have motivation.
So things are currently rosy in the Jo camp at the moment. Lets all pray […]