Posted by inanimate peanut on June 25, 2010, at 1:16:24
Hi all,
That's it. I think I've tried everything that's likely to work and am on so many drugs that i'm one giant side effect (I think I will go off the zyprexa, but the others all play a role and need to stay). I know this post is long but please take time to read and advise. I'm not changing from parnate so that limits things. My diagnosis is Bipolar I, Mixed Type although I've only had one mixed phase in the past 2 years as this is easily controlled by the Geodon. My major problem is bipolar depression. I'm listing below all the meds I've tried (except anti-depressants, as that obviously doesn't matter since I'm on parnate and not switching). Please read through and let me know anything else I might try. I am really desperate for help and would really appreciate it!!
Meds/supplements I'm on:
Geodon
Lamictal
Topamax
Zyprexa
Mirapex
Parnate
Levothyroxine
Phenerzine (sleep)
Ambien
Yasmin (BC)
Fish Oil
N-Acetyl Cysteine
Co-Q 10
Multivitamin
Protein ShakeI've tried (either never worked or stopped working):
ANTIPSYCHOTICS
abilify
risperdal
SeroquelANTICONVULSANTS
DepakoteSIMULANTS
Provigil
Ritalin
CaffieneP.S. I thought about trying Neurontin but the doc in Stanford said only depakote and i think tegretol were the only 2 shown to work in bipolar depression (and I think tegretol may conflict with my meds). I also thought about Nortriptyline but my doc won't go for it and about T3 supplementation but neither my pdoc nor my endo will go for that.
poster:inanimate peanut
thread:952109
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