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Bluelighter
People of Bluelight, what medications do you take? And what do you take them for? Are you prescribed them, or do you get them elsewhere?
I know for a fact I'm not the only crazy kook on this board who's on meds...
For me, I take 300mg Gabapentin (Neurontin) 3X daily for anxiety and as a mood stabilizer (total of 900mg per day). I was originally prescribed 2700mg daily for dealing with the aftereffects of coming off of benzos, which I took daily for about 3 years. I was successfully able to taper off of benzos using diazepam but the PAWS were absolute hell and seemed like they would never end. I tapered my way down from 2700mg to 900mg, and while I might taper farther I'm pretty happy with this dose. I'm comfortable on it, and I don't really want to rock that boat. As far as helping my anxiety and mood, it's been an absolute miracle.
I'm also prescribed 150mg Nuvigil (Armodafinil) daily for ADHD but truthfully I only take it once or twice a week. Maybe three times if I have a lot of work to do but I don't always take the full 150mg either. I like the stuff but I'm taking it very carefully, I don't think the long term effects are well known and psychological addiction has definitely been reported. But all evidence seems to suggest that Armodafinil (and Modafinil and the like) are safer alternatives to amphetamines and other stims commonly prescribed for ADHD. I was prescribed Adderall and Dexedrine for years but I stopped taking them because I didn't like the side effects. To me this contains all the benefits I was looking for when I first started taking stims (increased focus, concentration, productivity) without the negative side effects (jaw clenching, muscle tension, anxiety, the dreaded crash, etc.) It helps a lot on days where I have a lot of work to get done, but I want to make sure to not become dependent on it.
So TL;DR 900mg Gabapentin (300mgX3 daily) and 150mg Armodafinil (1-3X weekly as needed) oh and I smoke cannabis every night because fuck yeah weed (pretty stoned right now lol)
I know for a fact I'm not the only crazy kook on this board who's on meds...
For me, I take 300mg Gabapentin (Neurontin) 3X daily for anxiety and as a mood stabilizer (total of 900mg per day). I was originally prescribed 2700mg daily for dealing with the aftereffects of coming off of benzos, which I took daily for about 3 years. I was successfully able to taper off of benzos using diazepam but the PAWS were absolute hell and seemed like they would never end. I tapered my way down from 2700mg to 900mg, and while I might taper farther I'm pretty happy with this dose. I'm comfortable on it, and I don't really want to rock that boat. As far as helping my anxiety and mood, it's been an absolute miracle.
I'm also prescribed 150mg Nuvigil (Armodafinil) daily for ADHD but truthfully I only take it once or twice a week. Maybe three times if I have a lot of work to do but I don't always take the full 150mg either. I like the stuff but I'm taking it very carefully, I don't think the long term effects are well known and psychological addiction has definitely been reported. But all evidence seems to suggest that Armodafinil (and Modafinil and the like) are safer alternatives to amphetamines and other stims commonly prescribed for ADHD. I was prescribed Adderall and Dexedrine for years but I stopped taking them because I didn't like the side effects. To me this contains all the benefits I was looking for when I first started taking stims (increased focus, concentration, productivity) without the negative side effects (jaw clenching, muscle tension, anxiety, the dreaded crash, etc.) It helps a lot on days where I have a lot of work to get done, but I want to make sure to not become dependent on it.
So TL;DR 900mg Gabapentin (300mgX3 daily) and 150mg Armodafinil (1-3X weekly as needed) oh and I smoke cannabis every night because fuck yeah weed (pretty stoned right now lol)