Posted by Blue Cheer 1 on January 23, 2002, at 0:34:05
In reply to Slight side Note, posted by Mr. Scott on January 22, 2002, at 23:59:53
> I think this whole issue is still very controversial and individual. Despite the latest theories I have never meet a single person who was chronically and seriously depressed (BPII) who responded soley to mood stabilizers.. particularly Depakote.
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> Please share with me experience to the contrary if I'm dead wrong.Lamictal has been used as monotherapy, but the message from Dr. Ghaemi and other experts is to use extreme caution when using ADs in bipolar disorder (no matter the type), and to discontinue them as soon as the depressive episode has resolved. Amsterdam et al. have studied Effexor and Prozac as monotherapy for bipolar depression (type II), but the studies were methodologically flawed, in my opinion, and short-term as well.
Blue
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