Posted by Maxime on April 11, 2005, at 22:17:57
In reply to Frustrated w/Mood Stabilizers!, posted by TrishP on April 11, 2005, at 17:42:04
Lithium? You don't really a lot of weight on this med. Now depakote is another matter. You gain big time.
Some people use Neurontin as a mood stabliser. It's approved as one, but it works for some people.
For me clonazapam works well. But the Trileptal helped with the irritability.
You might want to go to the Alternative board. There are many vitamins and minerals and fish oil etc. that can help.
I guess since you had the weird reaction to Trileptal you won't want to try Tegretol.
Verapamil has a low side effect profile.
Here is a site that might give you some ideas.
http://home.comcast.net/~pmbrig/BP_pharm.html
BWT, Niacin is very helpful for irritability.
Maxime
> Ugh! I don't know what to take anymore. I've been taking Wellbutrin XL and like it accept that it sometimes makes me feel agressive. My Pdoc says I need a mood stabilizer.
>
> I've tried Lamectil - made my mouth break out in blisters
> Tried Geodon - couldn't orgasim, made me hyper
> Tried Topamax - hurt my bladder
> Tried Abilify - made me mean and agitated
> Tried Trileptal - made me bleed all month - couldn't take birth control with it.
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> I don't know what to do. I don't want to take anything that will make me gain weight. Maybe I should switch to Effexor? Any ideas on mood stabilizers?
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