Posted by Mr.Scott on November 10, 2004, at 1:20:44
In reply to Lamictal question, posted by woolav on November 9, 2004, at 18:35:27
Hi I'm like you in many ways,
My thoughts are that just because a med is approved and marketed for a given condition and it works for you, that does not in and of itself mean you have the condition it's approved and marketed for. There is so much that is not understood about these psychological maladies, the circuitry of the brain, and the chemicals prescribed in an attempt to help. The latest thing is bipolar disorder. Suddenly everyone has a version of it and not coincidentally a large variety of newly patented anticonvulsants are now available to treat it. If you can get help from these meds without too many side effects thats great, but I wouldn't put a whole lot of weight in the labels. In 10 years the DSM will have a new category for us and the pharmaceutical industry will have a whole new group of meds to treat us.
Sorry for the rant. May I ask what your diagnosis and med regimen are? I thought I saw earlier you mentioned anxiety and benzos?
I am a primarily depressed, anxious, obsessive individual who occassionally gets angry, goofy, and aggressive. I've told I am likely bpII, but I'm not entirely convinced. I also am very med sensitive. I currently take 50mg Lamictal, .5mg klonopin, 5mg prozac daily.Scott
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