Posted by letterbox on September 25, 2009, at 2:24:10
I have recently been diagnosed with Bipolar II. I am still on Effexor from a previous diagnosis of depression and anxiety, but I am now see a Psychiatrist who diagnosed me as Bipoloar II. She has put me on 3 mg of Invega. Next week I will also start taking Lamotrigine. Eventually I will taper off Effexor but she didn't want to take me off it right away because my symptoms are too severe. I mostly get severe depression with some hypomania in between. After hypomania, I crash with a severe panic attack and am exhausted for a week.
Anyone else take Invega? Problems, benefits? I know tapering off Effexor is hell. I also take Clonazepam each night. I am trying to beat this - getting out for walks etc, but it sure is hard some days!
-LB
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