Posted by partlycloudy on August 3, 2005, at 17:38:45
In reply to What to try next for stubborn Biplar?, posted by holymama on August 3, 2005, at 16:19:56
Have you tried the SNRI's - Effexor, Cymbalta? I'm BP2 and do well on Cymbalta with Topamax as a mood stablizer.
I am depressive with mild and short manic episodes.
p.s. have you selected a new p-doc? Make sure you bring her/him a list of what you have tried, if you can remember. My memory has become rather muddy - thank goodness I have posted so often here and I can look posts up!And also - please remember that this is not an illness that we are able to attempt to completely recover from. The meds, when they work properly and allow us to function to the best of our abilities, are also what allow us to LIVE as normally as possible. It is such a mean trick that nature plays upon us when we take suitable medications and feel relatively normal. We can't rely on that feeling to carry on if we choose to stop taking the medications. That is what landed me in such dire depression, finally. I took AD's for months, until I felt well and my GP agreed I was well, then would taper off, only to crash. Increasingly the periods of being medication free and feeling well became shorter and shorter - and I do not blame my GP - or her Nurse Practioner - for not picking up on the clues. they were very subtle and slow in coming.
with best wishes,
partlycloudy
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