Posted by barbaracat on August 4, 2005, at 23:02:01
In reply to Re: What to try next for stubborn Biplar?, posted by holymama on August 3, 2005, at 20:44:44
I'm bipolar and have suffered holy hell for years before I was dx'd as not just unipolar depression. Lithium at 750mg saved my life but I was still depressed. Scared to retry ADs because of bad experiences with SSRIs sans lithium, I finally resorted to very low microdosing of Cymbalta.
The 30mg standard starting dose made me psychedelic in a bad way. Now I open the capsule and take 8mg. It's helped immensely. I really need an AD because when I don't the depression is always in the background. Now I look forward to life. As long as you're taking a stabilizine amount of an effective mood stabilizer, an AD shouldn't be a problem in small doses, especially since lithium potentiates the effect. I'd stay away from Effexor or Paxil. Too hard to withdraw. Zoloft is a good one. I found Wellbutrin to be way too edgy for me.
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