Posted by blueberry1 on February 4, 2007, at 13:52:39
In reply to Re: Forgot to mention....for above post., posted by laima on February 4, 2007, at 10:37:08
Geodon...no. Too much noradrenergic action, bad for me. Too many bad reports about this drug.
Abilify...thought about it. I seem extremely sensitive to anxiety/akathesia/restlessness, so this one scares me.
Seroquel...tried it for a week. Extremely depressing. Had me on my knees in tears.
Depakote...tried it a month at 500mg. The first 2 days I could definitely tell this was a good one. After that it seemed invisible. Didn't seem to do anything good or bad. Studies show that when combined with atypical antipsychotics, depakote increases dopamine release. I think that is what I felt. I also experienced what felt like a dopamine crash when I stopped it. Recently tried it again. First couple hours felt decent improvement. Then invisible the rest of the day. Second day, same. Third day, depression getting a lot worse. Fourth day, depression definitely a lot worse. Something about depakote plus zyprexa is a lot different than just depakote by itself.
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> Blueberry, have you tried, would it make sense to try something very similar to zyprexa which might be kinder in terms of side effects? Something like geodon, abilify, seroquel? And while not in the same class, a researcher I had a consultation with tossed out the idea of depakote as a zyprexa substitute when I myself complained about zyprexa. He talked about recent research (not sure if published yet) about low-dose depakote being effective for some tough cases of anxiety/depression. I never did try that route, but I thought I'd toss the idea out for your possible examination.
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