Posted by karel on July 2, 2000, at 14:14:39
In reply to Re: bipolar disorder and adrafinil, posted by shellie on July 2, 2000, at 10:01:30
first, thanks for the responses. this was my first time posting, and i didn't know what to expect. i have an appointment with a psychopharmacologist in a few weeks, and after that, hopefully, i'll start adrafinil. i'm reluctant to start it on my own because i know it can cause liver complications and i'm currently on depakote, which can also damage the liver.
for mood stabilizers, i've tried lithium (no effect), depakote (best of the bunch, but far from 100% effective), tegretol and topomax (cognitive side effects were intolerable), and lamictal. i haven't tried lamictal with an antidepressant, but on its own, the lamictal didn't help with the depression. i've also tried risperidal and zyprexa, but they really made me feel numb, nothing. oh yeah, gabapentin, also. no side effects, but once i started with the antidepressants, the hypomania came back.
anyway, sorry for the long post, and i'll write about my (hopefully) sucessful trial on adrafinil in a few weeks.thanks,
karel
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