Posted by lynn on January 30, 2000, at 19:37:31
I have posted here before (John L, how are you doing?), but lately have been so depressed that I hardly feel like I can talk to anyone, even through this medium. I am on Klonopin and Prozac, but my new pscyhiatrist (who I respect and trust) is thinking of adding a mood stabilizer because she notes a lot of cycling in my emotional state; the depressions I have are refractory and become much more severe each time they occur, and I am extremely polarized at times in my thinking. I am terrified of taking a mood stabilizer in some ways, because I consider myself a passionate person, and I abhored the apathy that the SSRIs induced in me. I have noticed that taking Klonopin has really been helping with some of my swings, but I feel like it has made me even more depressed. I guess I am asking for your (always SO helpful) feedback on the following:
1) what are the side effects of the mood stabilizers that some of you have tried?
2) are they numbing, or do they just quiet the pain?
3) has anyone who has found an ssri apathy-inducing tried a mood stabilizer?
4) Can Wellbutrin be mixed with a mood stabilizer?
5) Everything sedates me -- I feel my best when I have Klonopin, Prozac, and a heavy hit of caffeine in my system. Are all of the mood stabilizers sedating?
6) I can not tolerate blurred vision, even for a short time.Thank you so much for your help.
poster:lynn
thread:20137
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