Posted by brussell on January 10, 2004, at 20:27:40
In reply to Re: For many people ... Parnate}} Brusell, posted by Maxime on January 10, 2004, at 19:56:04
> Brusell - I know isn't it interesting. It has a very short half life so I suspect that is part of the reason. What I like about Parnate is that because I am bipolar, if I feel a manic episode coming on I can decrease the Parnate and I know that the decrease will have an immediate effect. It has stopped me from going into full blown mania on two occasions by doing this. No other AD will do this.
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> Maxime
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>Wow! That's VERY interesting. I don't have any experience dealing with manic phases.
I always thought the idea with mood-stabilizers was to keep bipolar people around the "center" of their mood spectrum, which hopefully was more or less normal mood.
In my case, lamictal alone just stabilized me in a dysthemic state. I really needed a strong AD, and setting off mania was never an issue.
Do mood stabilizers work as antidepressants for people with BPI and II? What do people with Bipolar Disorder do when deeply depressed? Are lithium and Depakote the only options?
Thanks a lot for any answers you can give me.
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