Posted by sam K on July 17, 2009, at 11:14:03
In reply to Re: a question about me, posted by SLS on July 17, 2009, at 6:37:42
i appreciate your response so much! Haha, no I havn't tried everything, but I have tried a lot. No exaggeration at all. I don't want to list. Adderall has helped my depression a lot, and generic lamotrigine is helping me too. Im on generic adderall and generic lamotrigine. The brand name gave me so really bad reaction. I felt like I was dying. Like that rash was in my lungs or something. It wasnt though, I tend to get weird feelings.
the Teva lamotrogine, I read that you are on is working fine for me in terms of efficinacy, but also has some side effects, some that I probably am going to have to accept. The lamotrigine is probably the only bipolar drug that doesnt effect my personality and slug me out. It just brings me more energy and nothing really changes except less mood swings from depression to hypomanias. So I have no choice but to stick with it.
And ive tried all the bipolar drugs, even the experimental/offlabel ones. except verampmil. But i doubt thatd work anyway. Gabapentin is okay.. but causes me more anxiety and too much appetite increase for now.
It seems teva is the best lamotrigine for me right now. Im going to sucker it out and give it along time.
And yes, I have been staying away from ssris. Not because the side effects, but they dont really help me get better. If they did Id take them.
Ive taken abilify a few times and it really give me strange feelings. As do all the APs. Plus I combined, stupidly, seroquel and abilify and I got this lip tremor. Very mild but scares me and I know if i go back on it, it could make it worse in the long term.
Im going to wait until the glycine APs come out. I think those wont have such a punch on me.
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