Posted by JayBTV2 on February 11, 2010, at 17:21:39
In reply to What do I do about my mood?, posted by Phidippus on February 11, 2010, at 13:51:27
> I am in the dumps. I just switched from Geodon to Zyprexa and added Prozac. I am bipolar and want to know if Prozac will help me out of this depression. Are SSRIs efficacious in treating Bipolar depression?
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> Here's my cocktail: Keppra 2000 mg, Lithium 1200 mg, Memantine 10 mg, Prozac 20 mg, Zyprexa 10 mg.
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> IF any of you have suggestions I'd appreciate it.Have you tried Lamictal? That's worked well for depression for me and I'm Bipolar 1. I wasn't particularly motivated though so after 2 years (and a few recent hospitalizations) I'm trying Parnate (MAOi) w/ Lamictal and Lithium since I've tried most everything else.
BTW I saw your post below this regarding opiates for OCD. While to me that's _very_ off label if you do start taking opiates you'll probably find a quick lift from depression.
But there's addiction/withdrawl issues there so I don't think that's the best course of action....
Good luck!
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