Posted by SLS on August 12, 2015, at 5:48:26
In reply to Re: Vortioxetine in depression: No hint of added benef, posted by PeterMartin on August 11, 2015, at 17:58:33
> Overall definitely good - just a bit bumpy (string of good days then a couple down days).....but I am BP1 afterall so.
I forgot to ask - were you ever an ultra-rapid cycler?
I was an ultra-rapid cycler for at least 3 years before the additon of lithium stopped the cycling. Unfortunately, doing this left me in a state of chronic depression. Previously, I had a cycle of exactly 11 days - 8 days of depression followed by 3 days of euthymia. I never reached a state of mania during this time, so it looked more like unipolar depression than bipolar depression. Even though I don't cycle dramatically anymore, I will still have 3 consecutive days when my depression worsens.
If the depression becomes problematic, you might want to try taking Lamictal. It is known to help with the depressive symptoms of bipolar disorder. Some researchers have suggested that Lamictal will even help reduce or abolish ultra-rapid cycling, but it can take 6 months for it to penetrate the cycle.
Have you ever tried Parnate or Nardil? If so, can you describe how you reacted to them?
Thank you.
- Scott
Some see things as they are and ask why.
I dream of things that never were and ask why not.- George Bernard Shaw
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