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meds and fatigue

cristledreamz
cristledreamz
is it guaranteed that if ur own meds that u'll be exhausted every day? every time they get me on enough meds that i'm not profoundly depressed and suicidal, i'm exhausted. right now i'm on abilify 10mg, buspar 15 mg 3x daily, and a beta blocker. i've also taken paxil, zoloft, lamictal, and have a xanax prn script. any suggestions would be appreciated.
deleted_user
deleted_user
i always found meds gave me fatigue, but i get alot of fatigue anyway so dunno. abilify always made me drowsey. worked though so dunno.
cristledreamz
cristledreamz
yeah, the abilify works....just making me so tired. my blood work shows i'm not low in vitamins and my thyroid is fine so it's gotta be the meds...
deleted_user
deleted_user
How well does Buspar work for you? My doctor suggested it, and I might start using it after I see him this week. It's for anxiety, right?
cristledreamz
cristledreamz
the buspar really helps my anxiety. it doesn't seem to have many side effects either. w/the buspar i take xanax about 2x month. w/o it i need the xanax daily.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Awesome! I hope I can try it and I hope it helps! Thanks!
cristledreamz
cristledreamz
good luck, hope it helps u!
deleted_user
deleted_user
Thank you again!

Also, in response to your original post, I am always tired. I don't know if it's because of the poor sleep I get, or because of the medications. I'm on Klonopin which causes drowsiness. I take one in the AM for the day for anxiety and one before bed for sleep. So it's hard to say which medications are causing me to be tired. Plus, I'm on about 12 different medications.

I'm sorry I really can't answer your question. I hope you find the answers you are looking for.
cristledreamz
cristledreamz
thanks rengen
typically
typically
I can empathise but not help I'm afraid..
Always so tired and weak with low motivation,so know what you mean.x
reddog201
reddog201
abilify was one of the worst for me at least. to be honest any antidepressant med . gave me so much fatigue and weight gain. i am taking myself off of them on my own. i feel better in that area at least. i do not feel they helped very much anyway.
cristledreamz
cristledreamz
yeah, i tried getting off all the meds last year. i had energy but i was such a mess! it's not an option for me anymore, i need the meds..
gramybear
gramybear
I am on quite a few medications as well and I guess I got use to them because even my doctor said you can't tell I'm on medication. He said most of his patients look like they are high but I never do. I already have Chronic Fatigue and Anemia and even with that, I just don't show it for some reason. Maybe after awhile you will stop feeling drowsy or a different prescription will work better for you and it won't make you sleepy. I take Prozac for my depression and it actually helps with fatigue and hunger. They are all so different Good luck in finding something that works well for you.
cristledreamz
cristledreamz
thanks, it helps to know i'm not alone