Posted by JohnX2 on October 26, 2001, at 22:24:58
In reply to Re: Moclobemide for bipolar? » JohnX2, posted by adamie on October 26, 2001, at 22:16:21
Ok, so if you are bipolar, then you have been
barking down the wrong routes. Its unlikely for
a bipolar to do well an a stand-alone anti-depressant.
You need to be an some sort of stabilizer (depakote,
lamictal,lithium or a low dose anti-psychotic like
zyprexa,geodon), before adding an AD. Otherwise
the AD will give "unpredictable" reactions. Such
is the nature of bipolar. With a mood stabilizer,
the add on of the AD could give drastically different
results than you have seen.good luck,
johh>
> haven't tried anything except AD's so far. And i deffinetly dont want to try any more AD's except the non usual stuff like maybe remeron.
>
> >
> > Ps, have you tried Lamictal?
> > Very tolerable and effective for treatment
> > refractory bp.
> > Can toss AD's on top if the Lamictal
> > doesn't pay the bill.
> >
> > -john
> >
> >
> > >
> > > hi. Since all the AD's I've tried made my depression worse and in some cases even caused me to become suicidal I have learned that it may be because I am really bipolar. I am hoping to try a mood stabilizer soon but tomorrow I will be getting moclobemide. Can this reversible MAOI help someone with bipolar disorder? Or just like the usual AD's is it only for depression? I am hoping since it's supossed to work very differently from the usual AD's that I will not suffer from a worsening effect.
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