I am currently on 20 mg Latuda, 5 mg lexapro, 300 mg Wellbutrin, 100 mg atenolol, and 10 mg evekeo, I want to ask my pdoc for a benzo to help with the after effects of the evekeo but I’m afraid it’ll be too much or that she’ll take me off the evekeo. Anyone on a lot of meds like this?
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Why are you in the evekeo? If you’re needing a benzo to deal with it you’re dose could be too high. It also could be causing your psychotic symptoms to be worse.
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Yeah I’m questioning why you are on an amphetamine.
This combined with the Antidepressant might be too much.
I would have a discussion with your doctor about it.
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I can tell that your dose of Latuda is really low, it is certainly not too much Latuda,
possibly too little.
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My doctor put me on Latuda but not taking it because it’s so expensive and my insurance does not cover it. But I take Clozaril, Busbar, and Clonazepam.
I’m on the evekeo to help me get through school, I like it it’s just at the end of the day I feel like a zombie. I haven’t had any psychotic symptoms since my episode this last September so so far so good. I am concerned that maybe the combo with evekeo is giving me the zombie feeling though
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I’m not familiar with evekeo, but I find it hard to understand why any doctor would prescribe a stimulant and on top of that, another med to counteract the effects.
To be honest, I would talk to your parents or another doctor or health-care professional.
That type of over-prescribing and overall carelessness seems to be a red flag that your current doctor is either incompetent or is simply not behaving in an appropriate manner for some unknown reason.
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5 meds is a lot. Consider switching one of your current meds. I read somewhere 5 is the limit, 3 meds is what typically people are on nowadays.
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That’s a very arbitrary number. Maybe 5 meds for the same condition is too many, but if you have multiple ailments, putting an arbitrary limit on the number of meds you should take could be dangerous.
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Sorry I wasn’t being specific. I meant 5 meds for one condition, not multiple.