Posted by SirIsaacNippington on July 26, 2014, at 19:15:59
In reply to Re: Even more disorganized with meds..... » SirIsaacNippington, posted by phidippus on July 26, 2014, at 18:40:20
> > all the meds I've tried for bipolar hypomania, impulsivity, etc have had either extreme weight gain and metabolic syndrome, or akithesia....
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> It drives me nuts when people with bipolar disorder don't treat with a mood stabilizer. To put it simply, neurotransmission is greatly enhanced in those with mood disorders and mood stabilizers work to slow that transmission. Antipsychotics do not slow transmission between neurons in the brain - they only block dopamine. Perphanazine is a piss poor mood stabilizer and is probably not the most effective way to treat your hypomania. Have you tried all the mood stabilizers?
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> Trileptal
> Tegretol
> Depakote
> Lithium
> Lyrica
> Gabapentin
> Lamictal
> Keppra
> Topomax
> Zonegran
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> The right mood stabilizer will treat your hypomania more effectively than any antipsychotic.
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> Eric
>Thanks Eric. Did you mean "being treated with?" I mean, I'm not treating myself, I'm taking what a doctor prescribed.
As to your list, yes I have tried most of them, with the exception of Lyrica, Keppra which I know little about, but now I will research them.
Thanks again for your input,
S
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