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wigglydude

Updated 4mo ago

Struggling with Medication Comedown: Seeking Advice

Does anyone else experience a massive drop in motivation and alertness once their meds wear off? Currently, I am working with my psychiatrist to soften the comedown. So far over the past six months, we have tried increasing my antipsychotic dosage and decreasing my mood stabilizer, then after than we decreased the antipsychotic back to normal. So far, nothing has worked. How do you cope with that jarring drop in productivity?

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MadHattie

4mo

I have over 10 years on vyvanse and have similar co-meds. The trick I found to help was to find the minimum effective stimulant dosage, then the comedown isn’t as severe. Hope that helps

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