Posted by Mr.Scott on December 20, 2002, at 1:59:06
I have bipolar II, some ADHD, and anxiety spectrum disorders. I'm primarily depressed, but bipolar/temporal lobe seizure tendencies emerge upon taking virtually any antidepressant. These tendencies can get pretty wild and range from increased distractibility to anxiety and agitation to aggression impulsiveness and rage if the wrong combination of stuff is going down (environmental and or chemical). Enough Prozac and Wellbutrin in combination will cause me to go completely mad. I can induce mixed and rapid cycling predictably with these two meds in combo at standard doses. Yet no AD at all and I'm ready to accept my death by my own hand.I can probably 'get by' in this lifetime with a pinch of AD (pretty much any SSRI or Effexor) combined with a benzo. But I worry that I should be hunting for a more legitimate anticonvulsant regimen that will endure, or even ditching the AD's all together and going ALL anticonvulsant in accordance with the latest theories on bipolar. My doctor is light years behind me on this stuff and wants to discuss 'psychology' each week.
I want the perfect anticonvulsant cocktail, not to discuss my dysfunctional family. Where is my logic twisted?
Scott
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