Posted by Maxime on June 5, 2005, at 21:37:17
In reply to Re: BP II and dep? » Maxime, posted by fires on June 5, 2005, at 20:59:45
Hi again. Well many, if not most, mood stabilisers do make you tired to a certain degree. You might want to try Trileptal. I'm just worried if you go back on Effexor your hypomanic episode will be more frequent without the aid of a mood stabiliser. So maybe you could give that a go? I take Trileptal and it was only sedating the first week or so and only slightly.
Maxime
> > Effexor makes a lot of people hypomanic, even those who are not BP2. What makes you think you are BP2? And can you take the Effexor and add a mood stabiliser to it?
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> My neurologist thought so when I described some of the typical symptoms. I tried Lamictal with Effexor for increased antiD activity, but it just made me tired.
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> I'm worried about ending up severely depressed again. Effexor worked about 17 months ago, so I think I might want to start it again, in case buproprion isn't providing "protection".
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> If you start, or switch meds when you aren't severely depressed, it can be hard to judge just how well the med is working. That's what happened to me while on Remeron --- I was so-so -- then suddenly got much worse. (I'm one of those who believes that I need to be on an antiD for the rest of my life -- unless there's some medical breakthroughs).
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