Posted by Maxime on May 24, 2005, at 20:33:10
In reply to Depression-Bipolar II, posted by Trish44 on May 21, 2005, at 11:47:51
Lamictal made me more depressed and I had to stop the med. It does happen.
As for AD, MAOIs are good for people with bipolar 2 because they have a good track record of not triggering mania. I take Parnate, but it might too stimulating for you. Have you thought about Nardil?
MAxime
> After battling depression/anxiety for years and trying every antidepressant out there (SSRI's, Wellbutrin, etc.) and feeling tired and agitated on them, (at the same time)and suffering side effects from them I would try to go off them and get hypomanic and then drop into depression again. I finally went to a psychiatrist who diagnosed me with Bipolar II. He started me on Lamictal and am now taking 100-150 mg at night. It has really helped me with the anxiety and social phobia but I still feel depressed. I don't know if this is due to the extreme fatigue I feel that hits me around 7:00 PM and sleeping so much. Has anyone else suffered fatigue and memory problems with this med?
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