Doctor Part II.

I take a cocktail of powerful psychotropic drugs:

Lithium Carbonate (Mood stabilizer): 600 mg twice daily
Xanax (Benzodiazepine): 1 mg thrice daily.
Zyprexa (Atypical Antipsychotic): 15mg once near bedtime.

I take drugs for my stomach and other assorted things, but these are the only ones that matter here.

I can tell you right off the bat that I need more Lithium, provided my latest bloodwork level gives my doctor some space to work with. I sense that it does. I remember how great I once felt at a higher dose, and I long for that feeling again. It works great wonders on symptoms of depression.

If no new Lithium is advised, I'd like to see another mood stabilizer added to the mix.

The Xanax works wonders for anxiety, but the effect tapers off between doses, which is something that I can feel and notice. Maybe he would be willing to increase this.

The Zyprexa has proven to be the biggest problem.
The drug is used often in patients with a Schizophrenia or Bipolar Disorder. It is extremely sedative.
Not as sedative as Seroquel, but it's fairly close.

I've complained to my doctor that it makes getting up at the buttcrack of dawn extremely difficult.
I'll even deactivate my alarm in my sleep without remembering a thing.

These problems can be mitigated somewhat by taking the medicine at an earlier hour, but it's nothing guaranteed. It makes you want to sleep a full twelve hours.

My doctor was hesitant (see: resistant) to lower my dose the last time around, probably because he thought I was losing it.

Maybe this time I can convince him to switch me to an Antipsychotic (Maybe Seroquel XR? I've used it before.) that I can take during the day and put me on something a bit lighter for sleep problems.

That's what I am hoping for.
That and something new for this ADD.
Lord knows I need it.