Trintellix Experiences?

[3BirdLover]

I would like to hear thoughts from other people who are currently on Trintellix. How long have you been on it? Is it working for you? What are your side affects, if any? Thanks so much!

[MrsMapdog]

I've been thinking about you and praying ever since we wrote to each other in private. Are you still having trouble when walking by water and thinking if you had seen a body? I've never been on Trintellex. I'm still having some struggles after deep brain surgery. I just started therapy and it's been tough.

[3BirdLover in reply to MrsMapdog]

Hi. I've been doing well. I have to admit, that I tend to avoid (sometimes) looking at water, although most of the time I am able to without an issue. What art you doing with therapy....? are you doing ERP? I'm thinking about whether to start ERP therapy while I'm in a "good state" in case I regress again. I asked on the OCD webinar, and was encouraged to do so. One of my issues is feeling a little "guilty" about using insurance money to get therapy when I feel I'm doing "OK". It's one of my "things". It's one of those things that I don't know whether it is legitamite (spelling?) or whether its OCD. UGH!

[MrsMapdog in reply to 3BirdLover]

"Guilt" that's my middle name. Ugh!

I've only done 3 sessions of therapy at this time. This past Wednesday she told me I really needed to start a journal. So I started right after the session was over. What a mistake! It snowballed on me and I started to have so many intrusive thoughts. I will have to tell her that method doesnt work.

Right now im having trouble sleeping. I don't know if it's the depakote that I've been on for almost a year. I am weaning off of it but we will see when I get off of it, if it was the cause.

The past almost 2 years have been horrible on me and my husband. Im ready to off this roller coaster!

[3BirdLover in reply to MrsMapdog]

That is what I'm afraid of starting ERP. My intrusive thoughts are right now under control, but I'm afraid of digging up old stuff again. A couple of weeks ago I watched one of the National OCD webinars on "intrusive thoughts" and it triggered me off a bit, so i decided I have to let that particular topic alone. I can watch other webinars they have and find great information, but that one wasn't good for me. If I was already in a bad state with intrusive thoughts, I know I would have to face them

I take a very light dose of Lorazapam (.5 mg) to help me sleep at night. It does a great job...no side affects, no drowsiness in the mornings, or anything. You might find out about that. It CAN become addictive so you should be aware of that, but I'd rather sleep well and since it's a light dose, I'm personally not concerned. Working with my doctor on that.

Don't know anything about depakote. Haven't really heard of that before. Is insomnia a side affect? Maybe you need a change of med....2 years on it should be showing whether it's going to work or not.

[MrsMapdog in reply to 3BirdLover]

I don't know if depakote causes insomnia. I asked the question on this forum but nobody answered.

It didn't matter though. It didn't help with my ocd so with the dr's approval I'm weaning off. I was on it for a year.

I was on klonopin but got off because your body gets dependent on it and you need more to sleep. I am trying magnesium tonight because I read that it may help if you are having trouble sleeping. So we will see

[3BirdLover in reply to MrsMapdog]

I tried melotonin but that did not do anything. Let me know about the magnesium. I know you said you were weening off the depakote. However are you on something else then?

[MrsMapdog in reply to 3BirdLover]

I'm on buspar and that's it. I was on luvox for over 20 years and it never helped with my ocd. The psychiatrist I was seeing at the time told me in his opinion I should stay on it long term or the rest of my life. He scared me so I just remained on it but continued to struggle. Then I went to paxil and after the surgery I got off that because it didn't help either. At the end of May my new doctor will tweak my pacemaker again.

[3BirdLover]

I understand that erp is supposed to be the most helpful. I know it's hard to face these things!!!!