Posted by Ron Hill on November 1, 2010, at 21:39:11
In reply to Re: ultra, ultra, and ultra rapid cycling » Ron Hill, posted by alchemy on November 1, 2010, at 15:52:14
> > Just a thought; I have a female friend with bipolar disorder that uses Zonegran (zonisamide) with success. The only AED that she uses is Zonegran. I have no idea if it would work for you. I tried it once, and I hated it.
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> Interesting. How did her doctor decide to try such an unusual approach? Especially for grand mal seizures. And she only has bipolar? What type of bipolar?
> I did order the Valdoxan. I like how it works on circadian rhythms. That may (please, please!) help my every few days and/or during the day switches.
> But I think these "waves" may be a separate issue. They are occassional, and began with Dexadrine. The benefits of dexadrine outweigh these feelings, I am just worried about the future. I think it could "possibly" be related in a round-about way to seizures. Although there is barely any similarity - just misfirings or something related to the electronic communication. They are hard to explain and they vary in intervals, but they do feel like my electrical impulses are no synchronized/screwy. I have read that post-ictal seizures can cause depression.
> Or of course, the dex is causing some nuerochemical imbalance.
> If you can tell me anymore about her experience on Zonisamide that would be great.
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Alchemy,I will try to answer your post in full, but first I have a few questions:
1) How much dex do you take per day?
2) Do you vary your dosage of dex from day to day depending on how you feel?
3) Do you take Dexedrine Spansule sustained-release capsules;
http://us.gsk.com/products/assets/us_dexedrine.pdf ,
or do you take non-controlled release Dexedrine tablets;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Dexamphetamine.jpg ?
4) Do you ever think that the 30 mg/day of Celexa might be contributing to your ultra rapid cycling? I'm not trying to say it does, I'm just asking the person who knows best; You.
5) Do you ever vary the dosage of your Celexa or any of your other meds, not including your benzodiazepine?
Alchemy, write back with your responses, and then let's talk about your most recent post.
Thanks.
-- Ron
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