Posted by polarbear206 on November 6, 2006, at 10:59:11
In reply to I need help immediately!!!!, posted by john anderton on November 5, 2006, at 19:44:27
John,
It appears to me your doctor is on the right track with a diagnosis of bipolar. You should be able to introduce back and AD now that your on a mood stabilizer. Start low and slow. With bipolar, if an AD is required, you shouold get a good response now that your on a mood stabilizer. It can be frustrating to find the right combination of drugs to work for you. Many of us have "been there and done that." Hang in there!!
Polarbear
Lamictal 200mg (my miricle drug)
Effexor 300mgGo to psycheducation.org for bipolar II diagnosis and treatment info.
> Guys:
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> Im about to put my fist threw a wall!!! I have been on a med wheel of SSRI's for the past ten years. Tried them all except prozac and luvox. They seemed to be somewhat effective but I would have continuous breakthrough
> depression/anxiety/agitation about every 2-4 months while on them. Once I got well again I would go from 6-12 months of feeling well before slipping back into depression. This past spring I went onto Effexor monotherapy. It blasted me out of my depression. I honestly thought I had found a miracle cure! Then after two months I am back into a very agitated and depressed state. So I quit the Effexor cold turkey, which made me suicidally depressed and manic. After further investigating this with my pdoc, I was diagnosed with Bipolar. I am not sure if this is correct as my switching seems to only occur when I am on AD's. My depressions do come back when I go off of AD's but not with the associated mixed states. Now I am on 200 mg's of Lamictal. I have been on it for three months and have been at the full dose for almost a month. It has helped somewhat, but certainly not amazing. I have attemtped to add zyprexa and seroquel. Both zombified me. Now I have just added Abilify 2mg's. It makes me feel kinda dead inside, nausea, ahches, kind of fluish etc. Also, when I take my lamictal a little bit after the Abilify, I go into a an extreme agitated state. Not a whole lot of fun!!! Right now I am looking for suggestions about what I can do or bring up with my doc!! Please help!
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