Posted by theo on April 18, 2005, at 7:01:03
In reply to Re: Is Lithium the only true Mood Stabilizer? » theo, posted by ace on April 17, 2005, at 21:03:33
> > I'm curious because Lamictal does nothing for mania, I haven't tried Depakote but hear it's only for mania.
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> Try Tegretol.
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> > I know there's others but really, should one just try Lithium initially and then go with the anticonvulsants if Lithium doesn't work?
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> Give Lithium a go. But if there is no or minimal relief of symptoms switch ASAP///
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>I was actually thinking about a low dose of Depakote just to see if I get in AD effects.
Why Tegretol? Is it suppose to have AD effects and control mania, in my case anxiety.
Here is where it gets dicey. My pdoc who knew me all of one hour thought I might be possibly mild BPII just based off of little input of my family history, alcoholism.
After being off SSRI's, I've noticed they helped with depression but completely stunted my emotional growth, and have noticed my GAD is gone and now just get anxiety in certain situations. So all these years, I was trying to treat anxiety that was mainly a side effect of SSRI's!
Right now I'm giving Concerta a try just to see how my body reacts to stims, which was another suprise because it didn't produce anxiety so maybe I'm a little ADD. Only problem is that I need a stable lift out of my lifeless chronic feelings of doom and gloom. I can't even get enough motivation up to find a career and knowing I need to be makes it all that more frustrating.
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