Posted by ace on February 3, 2004, at 19:55:55
In reply to Please give advice, any advice would help!, posted by Gisele on February 3, 2004, at 19:45:37
> I posted already on a different thread. Sorry!
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> I was just diagnosed with bi polar 2. Several years ago I was diagnosed with moderate depression with an axiety component. They put me on Prozac and it seemed to help. But not all that much. I still am off the wall with emotion.
>Forget diagnosis. Worry about the symptoms. At what dose did Prozac help? Explain your emotional state to me as best as possible...
> So now I'm re-diagnosed and wondering if this dx is wrong? Whatever.Again, diagnosis, really isn't important. Psychiatry has no evisence of ant psychiatric illness, so syptoms are so much more helpful...thinking diagnosis all the time will trap you and make your probs worse...
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> Now I am faced with the huge decision of adding or changing meds.It doesn't have to be huge. If you cannot settle down consider a regime of Xanax or Valium, while you "get yourelve together"...
> Are there any alternative therapies "E power"??? some pig farmer found something..... I don't know much about it but it's supposed to be good for mood disorders.
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Dont understand...> Does prozac make the bipolar worse?
Not always...depends on the person...
> Do you get off prozac and switch to a mood stabilizer?
A mood stabilizer seems like a good choice for you- probably with an AD
> Side effects scare the crap out of me.Start at a very low dose and gradually raise...
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> Any advice?
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> Sorry for being all over the place. I'm having a hard time collecting my thoughts.
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> Sincerely,
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> GiselePlease explain your symptoms more clearly....
Ace.
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