Posted by delna on March 20, 2004, at 7:22:21
hi
i have bipolar II with very bad depressive periods lasting months.A combination of effexor 75, wellbutrin 150, and lamotogine 200mg is great and helps me alot. I am no longer depressive
However my mood still swings and is blatantly linked to my period and no medication has been able to help that part of things. my pdoc just gave me abilify - an antipsychotic to take all month round.
i wondered how appropriate this is?? it doesnt make much sense to me.
I have awful pmt. it starts 10-12 days in advance and i have physical symptoms as well as some awful mental ones. lately my periods have become a bit irreguluar and i have been getting a bit too low and also became a bit delusional- i saw mysef as really hideous last time. so much so that i could not leave the houseTaking an antisychotic seems strange/ i know he is trying to stabalize me more but that monthly low seems to be inevetible whatever i am taking.
has anyone tried antipsychotics for this???it seems an odd thing to take for this.
but more importantly has anyone had any experiences with the pill and pmt/worsening of existing mental probs??thanks so much
d
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