Posted by Donna Louise on October 1, 2006, at 15:05:33
In reply to Re: discontonuimg Emsam, posted by SLS on October 1, 2006, at 1:27:57
> Hi Donna.
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> > I have never had the classice bipolar I mania so I don't know how that would effect my sleep. I imagine I would be up painting the garage or some other productive activity...
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> No, you'd be up painting all of your neighbors' houses red in lamb's blood after watching "The Ten Commandmants".
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> > I have just had this major agitation, irritablity, panic and rage one minute, then fine the next and then towards the end of my run with the patch I fell into a pretty serious depression.
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> What were you like immediately before starting the patch?
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> > We raised my lamictal to 200mg a few days before I quit the patch and I don't know which to credit for the cessation of my bipolar type symptoms.
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> Lamictal can work fast as an antidepressant when you increase the dosage. I don't know so much about manic symptoms.
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> > Either it was drug induced or the lamictal is working really really well for me. Or reboudn as we talked about before. Whatever, I am going to run with it as long as it lasts. BTW, I had much more subtle symptoms of soft bipolar before I started the patch, the patch just seemed to bring it to the surface. Probably any type of peripherally active stimulant would do the same thing. I won't be finding out, not going there, no siree.
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> Any family history? How old were you when you first displayed any kind of mood or anxiety symptoms?
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> - ScottI just typed a long and fascinating reply, hit some button or other and it went to some cyber grave. I can't do it again. Abbreviated version. Adopted, anxiety since I can remember, got really bad when I was 9 and that was when the migraines started. I self medicated from 13-30 so I don't know what the natural course would have been. All that I know is I sure added some fuel to the kindling fire. (oh, how clever of me).
i was feeling alright, stable before the patch as i was on effexor. we had been waiting 4 years for the patch in hopes it would solve the side effect problems of sri's and since i have hepatitis the bypass would be a blessing for my poor liver. I think I felt pretty good on the patch at first because of all the effexor still in my system. I only did a 10 day washout directly from 75mg. (I must love pain and agony..actually i like to just get it over with).
I would paint my garage first before I started on the neighbors house by the way.
poster:Donna Louise
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