Posted by Sigolene on December 10, 2000, at 9:11:05
In reply to Re: Maintaining Hypomania, posted by JohnL on December 10, 2000, at 5:46:35
Sometimes i feel hypomanic with anticholinergic tricyclic drugs like Surmontil Ludiomil and i love it ! But it never lasts long enough...
Sigolène
> > Lately I've seen evidence that leads me to believe I'm a mild bipolar II. The Wellbutrin I took sent me into a hypomanic episode which was great, except for the depression afterwards. Klonopin has helped stabilize me.
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> > How can I achieve that same hypomania from the Wellbutrin again (Possibly for a long time)? What med combos would you recommend to keep me on that high?
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> You're too funny! lol. My pdoc once said he wished he knew how he could get me into that good kind of hypomania and keep me there! The 'manic advantage', they call it. Of course, other types of hypomania are not desirable or pleasant, but I am familiar with the good kind you are referring to.
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> In my experience the tricyclics have an amazing ability to spark hypomania, much more so than other antidepressant. Desipramine in particular seems very prone to doing this. Adrafinil for me has done the same thing. Stopping and starting St Johnswort has done the same thing for me, though continuous use doesn't. If I want to spark hypomanic mood for a few days, I can do it by taking SJW for a couple days and then stop.
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> Seriously though, achieving constant hypomania is not a good goal. Because unless one is darn sure he/she can maintain it, there is always the inevitable plummet off the cliff into a deeper depression than previously. But if one really wanted to play with the brain and moods, one could play with Desipramine, Adrafinil, or SJW and see what happens. These, for me anyway, have shown the ability to spark the good kind of hypomania, though short-lived.
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> Adrafinil+Amisulpride for me works so well that sometimes I'm not sure if I'm feeling normal or whether I'm actually just a bit hypomanic. The cool thing is that it seems constant and steady with no mood swings. It's a massive shame these drugs are not household names in the USA. They put SSRIs to shame.
> John
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