Posted by jodie on February 6, 2003, at 21:12:55
In reply to Re: Best Mood Stabilizer?, posted by ricardo on February 6, 2003, at 19:48:49
> Interesting... I had never heard about mood stabilizers until yesterday, when my doctor (who put me on Tofranil after bad experiences with Paxil and Wellbutrin) said I might need one of those after my depression is totally under control. What exactly do they do, and how do they differ from AD's? Should they be taken together with the regular AD or alone?
>
> thanks,
> Ric
***********************************************************Ric,
A mood stabilizer is a medication to stabilize your mood. It is commonly used for people who have bipolar disorder (manic-depression). People who are bipolar have problems with hypomania, mania, and depression. Some describe it as an emotional roller coaster.
AD's help to elevate your mood, get rid of depression. Mood stabilizers keep a person kind of "stable" so there are no severe ups and downs. Actually if one is bipolar, an AD alone can trigger mania.
Someone else may be able to describe what a mood stabilizer is better than me. Sorry if this wasn't much help.
Jodie
poster:jodie
thread:139738
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20030204/msgs/139875.html