Posted by Maxime on January 12, 2004, at 16:45:18
In reply to Re: I think i might have bioplar what med shall i get?, posted by linkadge on January 11, 2004, at 17:04:40
Linkdage, you bring up SUCH an important point about tons of meds and the misdiagnosis of bipolar. I think this happens more often than not. I am always surprised to read on this board how quickly people jump from med to med without getting the first one out of their system.
CrazyChic, maybe it is a good thing that you have to wait before trying another med. Also, I would suggest starting a mood chart for both you and your doctor. There are a few ready made mood charts available. Just type in "mood chart" in google and you will come up with several. It sounds like you are rapid cycling right now so a mood would be really beneficial.
This site: http://www.psycheducation.org/depression/frameset.html
has a great explanation of the different types of bipolar.
http://home.comcast.net/~pmbrig/BP_pharm.html
This site is an excellent article on the "The Psychopharmacology of Bipolar Disorder" and it classifies several meds and explains the success rate and how they work.I hope this helps.
Maxime
> It is true that you may have bipolar, however sometimes, because of the rollercoaster of medications that a person has been on, (in addition to the activating effects of some medications) they may believe they have bipolar disorder.
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> For instance, I don't really have bipolar disorder but, I find that lithium is one of the only antidepressants (mood stabalizer) that I can tolerate.
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> For instance, both remeron and effexor made me very angry and irritable. Celexa works well however I can't get to therapudic doses because of the effect on my sleep.
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> Anyhow, if you do want to try lithium, it is a bit of a downer, but it also has some significant antidepressant properties. Antianxiety, antiagitation, antiagression. It does have the ability to raise serotonin.
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> I presume you have tried the SSRI's (for some people the norepinephrine medications can be very activating.
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> But, you know yourself better than anyone else. Lithium is worth a shot. By preventing the highs, one doesn't crash very easily.
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