Posted by Dr. Bob on December 14, 2013, at 0:43:01
In reply to success stories, posted by Dr. Bob on May 23, 2013, at 5:05:42
> I've had major depressions with psychosis, dysthymia lasting months and hypomanias. There are several periods in my adult life that I don't like to think about. Lots of lost time. But I have found a combo of a mood stabilizer and an antipsychotic that works very well for me. It is actually low doses of lamictal and risperdal. I feel better than I have in years and I'm out of therapy and only see the pdoc four times a year. Thus is a pretty substantial improvement from even two years ago. I feel like the biggest difference was having some goals in my life like returning to school and looking for a better job.
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> I also started eating a completely whole food no processed diet and it has made an incredible impact on my mood. Far more than any med or therapy I would say.
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> So that's the long answer. The short answer is that mood stabilizers are what saved me. I rapid cycled for years on every AD both SRI and NRI. I finally said to hell with it and we took another approach. Sorry for the ramble but my point is that recovery is possible and mood stabilizers provide a great benefit with less side effects in my case.
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