Starting at 10.5? MDD, OCD, and GAD - Advice please
Hello Friends, I am a 61 year old woman with a long history of MDD, OCD, and GAD from a traumatic childhood that included sexual abuse.
Most of my life have been on SSRI's - since my 20's, and those have gotten me by, but lately the constant anxiety, dread, and underlying depression are getting to me. I am having trouble sleeping, and taking 50 mg Trazodone for that, but it's not helping. If I take any more, it affects my memory. I am also on 20 mg of Lexapro, which is helping with motivation and energy. However, I feel anxiety and depression every moment.
I have already been on Paxil, Prozac, Trintellix, Viibryd, Zoloft, and short trials of Latuda and Abilify as augmentation. Paxil, Prozac, and Zoloft each worked for years, but then pooped out. Trintellix and Viibryd greatly increased my insomnia and anxiety. Ability worked for a while, like 2 months, and then pooped out. I also spent a lot of money I should not have in those 2 months. Latuda helped until I had a breast lump, and the breast doctor said I had to go off it because it increases Prolactin, a risk for breast cancer.
My question is has Caplyta helped you with any of the above diagnoses? And has anyone been able to stay at 10.5 of 21 mg longterm? I hate high doses of medications.
Any advice or support would be greatly appreciated. Sometimes I wonder who I would be if I had a normal childhood, but I know there is no point in thinking that way. Meds, sigh.