Posted by Mania on August 27, 2000, at 22:39:37
In reply to Concerns about bipolar meds, posted by Denis H. Faucher on August 27, 2000, at 10:25:31
Hi...
I'm bipolar just like you. When I started my treatment with Lithium I felt grey. I was not depressed but everything went boring.
I missed my "normally" mood, europhia... For me it was what I thougt the normal mood.
After a mounth I became depressed and my psych, gave me a low dose of SSRI.
It made me fly up to a psychotic mania after only thre days. I had to stay in the hospital for a mounth. I was horrible. I even manipulated the stuff.
Then I went down over a day. You know how it feels. Depressed and all the feelings of shame.
After that I've got antiepileptica to combinate with the Lithium.
I felt exactly like you. I was always tired. I forgot everything about my educating in webdeveloping. I was scared because I was one of the best student in my class...
All that through me away back to hell again.
I lost the hope to come back to a normal life again.
My doctor gave me Remeron and I felt better for a week, down again...
Even my doctor started to become worried for me.
We tried sceptical to put me on SSRI in the mornings again.
This time it worked but I was still very tired.
Then we exprimented with my four "lifesavers" and took slowly away as much as we could.
Surprise... I've got my memory back, my happiness for life, a god normal feeling without hypomania.
No more grey or restless feelings.
I tell you all this because there is a hope even for you.
I think you need something to get you up again and maybe reduse the "dummydrugs".I hope you feel better soon.
Mania
(Not so god at the English language...)
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