Posted by momandwife on May 11, 2015, at 13:28:49
In reply to Re: Bipolar depression - need med suggestions, posted by Christ_empowered on May 11, 2015, at 7:07:05
Thank you for all of your suggestions. To give a little more info:
He has had two trials of Abilify. At first it was a miracle....but then the muscle twitches started and rapidly moved to large involuntary movements. Also he had to take Cogentin with it just to get past the anxiety.
He tried Deplin - no reaction whatsoever.
Vitamin D - he was very low for years...do you think it would be worth just stopping it for a time to see what happens? I don't remember any great reaction when he started it...just that the doc (at the time) said he needed it due to his levels being so low.
He tried Lamictal at 300 - interfered with sleep and just didn't seem to do much so we reduced it back down.
He was on Pristiq for a long time and was stable ....but then plunged in to a deep depression so the doc stopped it thinking it may be doing more harm than good.
He hasn't tried any of the MOAI's or Wellbutrin, so we'll discuss those at his next appt.
Seroquel replaced Latuda since Latuda at any dose higher than 20 was causing anger issues.
Right now he functions but that is it. I am so worried. The "flatness" is scarier than anger.
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