I am diagnosed with OCD and I totally agree with the diagnosis with that. I am also kinda diagnosed with bipolar, more the cyclothymic. My depression is very bad even with the tons of meds i take. I'm wanting an opinion on whether or not "you all" think I'm on too many meds and I think you probably will. I'll list them at the end. My ocd is mainly checking locks, etc. and very bad obsessive thinking. I see a therapist for behavior therapy and a psychiatrist for meds, i also do a tone of self help reading as I feel this is important and I help run a support group. My problem is that my psychiatrist costs $75 a session. I live with my mother because of my problems and also because of a messy divorce (because of my problems). I am fighting to get my disability back, it was taken away so she (my mom) pays for everything at the moment. i have baby step plans towards getting my life back together which i'm trying to work on doing. I don't know if I could afford a different psychiatrist. Is $75 pretty standard. I don't want to leave this doctor if finding another would mean a price hike on my mom either. I have fatigue a lot but that goes with depression too, could be all the drugs i'm on, it's hard to tell. I have problems with the ed stuff though I have a high sex drive. Sometimes I simply can't get it up and i never used to have that problem, even with being on a lot of meds. maybe one of the newer meds i'm on is causing the problem. Who knows. Anyway, i'm rambling, thanks for bearing with me and i will put my list on here:
Celexa - 20 mg. -once daily
Cymbalta - 60 mg, once daily
Lamictal - 200 mg, once daily
Lorazepam - 1 mg, 2-3 times daily, usually 2
Anafranil - 150 mg, once at night
LIthium - 600 mg - once daily
with all this my obsessive thinking is still really bad/racy mind/worry
i get by but could i be feeling better is what i wonder. thankx