Posted by judy1 on November 14, 2001, at 16:18:54
In reply to Manic after Serzone, posted by Nigel on November 14, 2001, at 14:35:06
I really think you need a second opinion- since this is your only manic episode and it occurred after taking an AD, I would think stopping the AD rather than putting you on a fairly high dose (I don't know what your blood levels are?) of lithium makes more sense. Did they rule out any organic causes- EEG, MRI, etc. Depakote has a much lower side-effect profile than lithium if organic causes are ruled out and a bipolar specialist feels you need to be on a mood stabilizer (which would really shock me). Best of luck- judy
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