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Mood stabilisers and depression in bipolar II

Posted by Basia on September 18, 2006, at 13:41:20

Hi

I have not been on this board for a while but just wanted to find out about success rates in withdrawing from certain meds after being on them for years (in my case 6/7).
I have been taking Sulpiride and Tegretol Retard ( a mood stabiliser) for 6 years and Lamictal for 2.5 years.
I seem to be getting more and more depressed though. I am thinking of changing AP as I have been put on HRT to restart my periods that stopped with the uses of sulpiride. This cannot be good :). I do not know if it's the HRT or the combo of meds that is causing my increasing low mood. I have not had hallucinations or psychosis for so long ( once or twice 5/6 years ago) and although I am bipolar II, I have only been hypomanic once. Since I am on two mood stabilisers, should I come off one of them? Lamictal helped me immensely, saved my life in fact, when I first started taking it, but it petered out after a year...I feel safe on the Sulpiride but wonder about the long term effects on my health. I would love any advice from users of the above drugs as I am not seeing a psychiatrist for ages - my old, trusty one left to become an academic and I have had a different one every time I go which is a bit of a pointless nightmare.. They have yet to employ a permanent staff member...Thanks :)


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