Bipolar and ADHD (HELP!)

Posted by Stacey fu on April 21, 2003, at 1:14:09

Hi everyone!
I have been recently diagnosed with Bipolar I and ADHD. I'm on 100 mg. of Zoloft, 200 mg. Topamax and 40 mg. of Strattera. I am basically a zombie. I know I need to manage my symptoms, but do I really have to live like this? I'm going to call my psychiatrist tomorrow to see if he will switch me to Effexor, since I heard it's less sedating than Zoloft. The only problem is, Strattera is a norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor, and Effexor is acting on serotonin AND norepinephrine. Isn't that somewhat of a dangerous combo? Or am I mistaken? (I should mention that I also smoke a pack a day.) I'm a little uneasy about starting a new medication, but I don't want to drag myself around anymore, either. Can anybody give me advice?

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