Posted by CareBear04 on January 10, 2005, at 22:09:53
In reply to Bipolar ll: Tried it all! Nothing works-Need HELP, posted by Michelle123 on January 8, 2005, at 12:30:41
hi michelle,
i just read your post and haven't read any of the followups. i just wanted to say that i'm with you right now and understand how frustrating it is. i've been diagnosed as BPII, too, and i've been through all the meds. right now, my primary mood stabilizer is lamictal, 200mg, and i don't think it's a high enough dose, or else lamictal is just worthless. lithium has always worked really well for me, but in the past few months, i got really toxic over and over and my body keeps rejecting even small doses. i feel like i need to be back on it, though, because my mood is slipping fast right now, and i don't know of anything else that will help. i was in the hospital for my insurance-alloted 10 days in november. it was my third psych hospialization in two years, and all it did for me was affirm that no psych unit in the world can help me b/c i'm too strong-willed to be submissive and docile like they want you to be in the hospital, and i ask too many questions and have read too many books and stuff. i'm on a horrible mess of meds right now; i can't even remember them all-- lamictal, zoloft, prozac, haldol, percocet, ambien, klonopin, xanax, zofran, phenergan, adderall, and i'm sure i'm forgetting others. i'm restricted from taking courses until i get off the heavy-duty narcotics, and i have all these other restrictions on my life to the point that i feel tied up and stuck for both psych and physical reasons. like you, i need something that works. i'll try to catch up on the replies, and i hope people have been able to help you, but i just wanted to let you know that i'm frustrated, too, and you're not the only one. take care.
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