Natural ability symptoms and conditions

I've been on Lamictal 200mg for a couple of months and let me tell you, I haven't had a f^@#!&g good night sleep since! I am a 33 y.o. male with Bipolar Disorder (hate that label) and I have a "slight" case of paranoia. The drug has allowed me to refrain from acting out on certain impulses, but not suicidal tendencies. OK... now I do have fully functioning parts (one in particular) which worked fine before this drug (you see where I'm going with this?). It SUCKS!!! Let's just say that there are certain things I'd rather not have happen prematurely (I am not laughing). I do happen to be great in that particular category, yet this strips me of any natural ability to fully indulge in such activities. Uuggghhhh... Give me my mojo back or just shoot me!

I just wanted to thank all of you for your comments. I have been battling with myself for the past year feeling quilty for not putting my child on singulair, when my son's pediatrician advised me rudely that I should. I was told that he was asthmatic due to his allergies and that he needed this medication. I decided to no longer see that pediatrician. I then took him to an Ear Nose and Throat specialest who told me he was not asthmatic and that he did not need to be put on a daily medication for the rest of his life for a condition he gets 6 times a year. This appt was over a year ago. Connor my son has now been sent home from his new daycare for congestion and cough that he gets from his allergies. I was feeling guilty and set up another appt with the ENT Dr, just so he could make sure I am not endangering my child and so the new daycare will let me bring him back. I was thinking am I a bad parent for not putting him on this medication. The director of the daycare exclaimed proudly that her child had great help with Singulair. I thought maybe I will ask for it today from the ENT DR. Now after reading these responses I will not feel guilty nor will I think twice about putting him on this medication. He is in the prime learning stage of his life. Neurology studies have shown children learn more and easier between the ages of 2-5. The better baby institute has many articles on this. Why in the prime years of learning would I put my 3 year old on a medication that will make him grogy, tired and uninterested in activites. I also know once a child's body gets used to taking this medication that the body's natural ability to fight allergies is very diminihed and will require the medication for the rest of his life. Long term effects of Singulair are not available but I would be willing to bet it is definately not healthy on the liver our body's detoxifying organ.

READ THIS!!! 5 YEARS OF ADDERALL ----I dont really know why I am doing this, because I am not really sure how often this website even gets looked at - but the danger of adderall is something that needs to be talked about.. I am a female, and am going to be a senior in college this year, and have taken adderall for 5 years. I take 30 mg a day, and throughout those 5 years I have gone about 3 weeks TOTAL of not taking the drug. In the beginning I thought adderall was the best thing in the world. I was diagnosed with ADHD - but it wasnt that severe, I was always a very energetic kid and was always happy and healthy. I did fairly well in school, but the doctor thought adderall would help me more. When I took adderall for the first time, all of my senses were hightened, everything was SOOO wonderful - so much easier, focusing in class, doing homework - adderall, really, is just a pill that gives you motivation and makes you feel like you could accomplish ANYTHING - sounds great right? Well 5 years later, I have realized now that I am so screwed. I have tried cutting back, but I cant.. I am SO dependant on it, and CAN NOT function whatsoever without it. I cant even get out of bed, or hold my arm in the air without taking it.. I am so weak, I feel like my normal self(without adderall) is like a vegitable. I feel like I have no desire to do ANYTHING, i just want to lay in bed all day and sleep. But when I take it in the morning, my heart POUNDS in my chest, my mouth is so dry, i get headaches, and my eyes feel like they are fuzzy - but i still cant stop taking it. I am 100% addicted, and I hate it. I am trying my hardest to cut down because eventually I want this to be out of my system.. Adderal replaces your brains natural ability to motivate, it replaces all the natural ways that your brain works to produce happiness, it trains your brain to work ONLY when the drug is present - and the longer you take the drug, the less of a chance your brain has to ever function normally by itself..Anyway, the point is - if you or your child is thinking about taking adderall - really evaluate their degree of ADD or ADHD, because if it is not too bad then DONT TAKE IT - its not worth it!!.. OR if your child REALLLLY does need it, make sure they take it only when it is important - for school, and not on the weekends - make sure it doesnt become a routine thing where he/she takes it eveyday.. ok, thats it...

My daughter started taking Singulair at age 10 - four years ago. She also started taking Carbatrol for supposed petit mal seizures (I say supposed because her last EEG read inconclusive) at the same time. Over the last four years she slowly became a different person - introverted, anxious, clinically depressed with paranoid/psychotic features and suicidal thoughts. After four years on these meds, and after a two-week stay in the hospital, I started researching the meds she was on. Discovered that Carbatrol blocks the body's natural ability to absorb vitamins and nutrients. That was a revelation to me. Then, on a whim just today, I decided to investigate Singulair's side effects and found this message board/website. (I never researched Singulair before now because for some reason I assumed it was a pretty benign drug - yikes.) All these posts confirm to me and my husband that most likely we have not only Carbatrol but Singulair as well to thank for our daughter's emotional decline and delicate mental state. I can't stress enough how vital it is to read about side effects (and NOT just the drug's official website, which is NOT going to have a complete list of possible side effects) BEFORE starting your child (or yourself) on any medication.

She has recently been weaned off her meds (Carbatrol, Effexor, Risperdal, Cogentin), and has just today begun taking the supplement Empowerplus through the Truehope.com website. I have every reason to believe this is going to be the answer - I know that these heavy-duty drugs certainly have NOT done her any favors.