Posted by alathea on March 6, 2004, at 15:46:19
In reply to I'm rapid cycling and my pdoc added klonopine p.m., posted by hundredhugs on March 6, 2004, at 9:54:22
> I am so frustrated! I told my pdoc that I didn't think the klonpine (at night) would help with the cycling that I am having. I am rapid cycling during the day. My sleep is off but not as bad as it could be. I can cycle even if I am sleeping. She apparently didn't want to change anything. I am on lamical and topomax for mood stabilizers and I just don't feel like the combo is working for me. I AM SO TIRED OF CYCLING! I keep going up up up. I have periods of "normalcy" inbetween, then crash. It is exhausting me. I max out my prn's. The risperdal brings me down but I can't take anyone of it (maxed out). I have been occasionally forgetting my morning meds which is typical of me when I start to cycle and she does want me to have a risperdal shot. At first I was opposed, now I am for it. I have about crossed the line from hypomania to mania a few times and would prefer not to completly cross it. I am disappointed with my pdoc and don't know what to do. I am tempted to call her. She mentioned the visit before last putting me on lithium. I didn't want to do it. Now I am miserable to do it. I don't know if I should ride this out for 2 weeks or call her or pray for the best. I don't think she will put me on another new med without seeing me, and I just seen her on yesterday.
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> Sorry I am rambling, just looking for answers.
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> HundredhugsSounds exactly like me, but my understanding was that if your manic eposodes make you go psychotic (ever) then you are BP1. I would not resist the Lithium idea, since my pdoc (and my experience) have both told me that topomax is little help for anything besides wieght loss. I don't know, if you feel like you are going "up up up," just because you have never been psychotic before doesn't mean it can't happen. Riding it out when you could take lithium and get some relief seems unnecessary and dangerous. I take tegratol, which is great, and lithium when that isn't holding me (like, uh, now). Good luck
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