Posted by stargazer2 on October 10, 2010, at 19:27:20
In reply to going back to bipolar medications, posted by linkadge on October 10, 2010, at 18:29:52
Hi, I just started on Lithium and seroquel XR for my TRD MDD. Seroquel is now indicated for schizo, bipolar and MDD, and my doc thought Lithium is a good med for me even though I have never been dx'ed with bipolar.
Another med I have never tried but has been recommended is Depakote. I think perhaps my depression may have shades of bipolar but I've never had a manic episode except for the very first time I tried Lithium and a manic state was induced. The whole treatment of depression makes no sense to me and I have never had more than a year or two free of depression in the past 20 years.
My whole life is being sucked up by depression after believing that treatment was going to be helpful if I followed my docs advice. I am left with still thinking treatment is really just experimental. There are no guarantees with knowing what medication might help...so often, it is just wasted time.
I sure hope the combination of Lithium and Seroquel XR will help me. I also on occasion add Adderall-XR (INattentive ADD) and also DLPA. Hey why not try what 'might' be helpful from past trials. I have so many meds that I have taken in the past 6 months I could open a pharmacy.
Stargazer
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