User talk:BlueSelene

I have been taking alprazolam for 20 years now. My dosage is 1 mg. four times daily. I started with a .25 mg and it was prescribed "as needed." I found that I NEEDED it more and more frequently. I continued to see a therapist for my depression and a psychiatrist for prescribing my medications. The medications included an antidepressant (tried most all on the market) and alprazolam. I found that all the side effects from the various antidepressants were similar - they all made me feel more depressed and lethargic. I have just been prescribed Lamotrigine 25 mg. daily for two weeks and then 2 tablets every day. I have read information about this drug and have decided that it is not worth the risk. I am going to stay on a more alternative approach to my psychiatric problems/depression. I have started taking 5HTP 40 mg. You can take it up to 4 times per day. The 5HTP has already improved my mood, energy level, and ability to sleep a full 8 hours. --BlueSelene (talk) 17:35, 18 March 2014 (UTC)