Posted by Tabitha on January 4, 2003, at 3:34:37
In reply to Re: Calling all bipolars! Any Of You? » Mr.Scott, posted by Ritch on December 31, 2002, at 9:07:20
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> Hi Scott, if I take *standard* doses of AD's I do get hypomanic and worsen. However, if I don't take any I might not have a job for very long. If I take "plenty" of mood stabilizer, so I approach a "standard" dose of antidepressant, then I can't function either (cognitively). So, I take just a little AD and it works fairly well. Finding methods to divide things that small is a real hassle however.Interesting. I've come to the same place. I can't get anywhere near a normal dose of mood stabiliser due to dizziness, stomach pain, and hypersomnia (with all that going on I barely notice the cognitive problems). Yet a normal does of AD makes me agitated and hypo. Right now I'm using a half-dose of celexa and a pinch of neurontin for sleep. I still get hypo in the summer, and was thinking I'd have to do another mood stabiliser trial. Perhaps I'll just chop the celexa into quarters instead.
My pdoc doesn't really accept this approach-- he keeps wanting to add more mood stabilisers on top of what I'm taking.
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