Have you taken the drugs. lamictal, zoloft, lithium, or seroquel?

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I was on it for awhile, and the first two weeks it was great. I was on it for depression and suicidal tendencies (the symptoms, not the musical group). Then it aggravated my RLS. I finally told my shrink that I didn’t want to take it anymore, as I felt that it wasn’t the right drug for me. It made me feel overdosed. The bad thing about it is that you start out on small doses and then you soon are taking more and more as time goes by, and I don’t like being on high doses of anything. It was also very expensive, and even with insurance, it cost me well over a hundred bucks for the first starter kit. Too much $$$ for me. There are cheaper drugs that do the same thing and have fewer side effects. Now I am on Xanax for anxiety and Prozac for the depression. Way cheaper, safer, and they work for my particular needs.

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