Posted by KarenK on May 5, 2001, at 14:11:36
In reply to Topomax, Just out of the Hospital, and Bipolar, posted by alexa on May 2, 2001, at 3:16:53
Dear Alexa,
My teenage son has bipolar and hates it every bit as much as you do. Every bit as much as I do. It is absolute hell. And normal looks better than normal should look.
After looking at your meds, it doesn't look like your pdoc has a plan. You said you were on depakote and zyprexa so I'm guessing you gained weight and then came the topamax so you could lose the weight. Now you were also complaining of being too groggy from the depakote, maybe even depressed, so you get the effexor. Trade in the depakote/zyprexa combo for seroquel but it's not always enough to counteract the edginess you feel from the effexor so now you have to take klonopin PRN. With bp in a crisis mode unfortunately this happens. You don't have time to plan. But if things are quiet now, it might be time to review what each drug is there for and if your meds can be simplified. You should really have a mood stabilizer in there. The basic three are depakote, lithium, or tegretol.
You didn't say where you are in California but there are experts in bipolar at Stanford University. One name I've heard is Dr. Chang.
I wish you the very best of luck and send you cyber hugs
KarenK
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