Posted by karaS on October 3, 2004, at 3:04:27
In reply to Soft Bipolar, posted by anxiety_free on October 3, 2004, at 2:33:32
> Hey! I come from a family with weird, severe mood disorders...I've seen lithium make people gain lots of weight, lose hair, have skin problems...it IS an excellent drug, but most of the docs I've been to and/or know use it as second-line therapy;the side-effects can be awful. The Abilify worked for me, but its scary; when you get your Rx filled, your pharmacist will probably warn you to look out for signs of high blood sugar and to avoid overheating...antipsychotics decrease sweating, so you can have heat-related problems a lot sooner than if you didn't take them. They can also cause other problems...involuntary muscle movements, feelings of restlesness, etc. Anyway, trileptal is just the cleaned up sister of tegretal; researchers added an oxygen molecule, and most of tegretol's side effects went away. Anyway, I just think you should start with the SAFEST available treatment and take risks only when necessary...like if you go full-blown manic and require some thorazine. Anti-psychotics are designed for and primarily tested on the truly psychotic, not the neurotic. Sorry this was so long...I just think APs are overused a lot.
Thanks,
I wonder why my doctor didn't mention trileptal. Well, I'll try the Cymbalta first and maybe I won't need anything else.K
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