Posted by JohnX2 on February 12, 2002, at 0:51:23
In reply to Re: hypomanic again ugh; Zyprexa/Neurontin Questions?, posted by Ritch on February 11, 2002, at 20:08:10
Hi Mitch,What leads you to believe the APs are destabilizing?
I really would love to drop my Zyprexa and Neurontin
and narrow my medicines down to Topamax + Lamictal.
Less is more. I was taking the Zyprexa before I found
the Topamax. The Neurontin is just short term to help with
Klonopin withdrawl.-John
> >
> > Well after my latest crash I got nervous and
> > decided to go back to my formula before I crashed
> > which meant dropping my Zyprexa dose to 10 mg from
> > 15 mg and restarting Neurontin 300 mg TID.
> > I was taking Neurontin to help with tingling from
> > Klonopin withdrawl, but now I'm thinking that maybe
> > it was having an anti-depressant boost too? Any thoughts
> > here?
> >
> > Anyways its 2 days later and I'm back on
> > Planet John (hypomanic). It could be the combo of
> > the 2 med changes plus my latest Klonopin drop. Ugh, I can't wait
> > for this Klonopin taper to end so I can see where
> > my brain's thermostat is really at.
> >
> > My pdoc wanted me to up the Zyprexa to 20 mg when I told him I was
> > depressed, but It made me nervous and I did the opposite (dropped
> > back to 10 mg, the old formula). Am I making a mistake.
> > I tend to scramble when I get depressed.
> > Can too much Zyprexa poo-poo the mood?
> >
> > -John
>
>
> Just an opinion, but I think for many bipolars the atypical AP's are destabilizing in the long run.
>
> Mitch
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