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Meditation and Medication Times
C. Rezza · 07/18/03 at 12:49 ET
During last fifteen years my diagnosis has evolved from panic disorder to anxiety to major depression to ADD to Bipolar II, plus throughout I've been a recovering or relapsed compulsive binge eater. I've intermittantly been on medications and in therapy (mostly with grad. students as I am one myself with less than stellar insurance)and have learned many cognitive and behavioral techniques (the trick has been applying them).
Question: Do I meditate before or after taking psychopharmacological medications?
I've begun attending a small zendo and have sat mornings for four weeks now. I'm currently sitting twenty-five minutes and have also just begun evening zazen. Various symptoms have flared-up and then subsided as I've continued to sit (except sleep onset insomnia--which is not going away).
Currently I'm on a cocktail of Lamictal and Effexor in AM, Lamictal in the afternoon, and then Celexa (pms), Klonapin (anxiety), Vicodin (restless legs), and Trazodone (insomnia) two-three hours before bedtime to let sedation kick in. Hoping meditation will lead to a decrease in my personal pharmacy! Does it matter if I meditate before or after I take the morning meds? When do I meditate in the evening? Right before bed I'm sleepy from the meds (once I get in bed I wake right up); should I meditate then or right before I take the meds, before or after dinner, etc? Looking forward to replies. Thank you.
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