Posted by Sheilac on September 5, 2015, at 15:36:35
In reply to Re: AAPs as mood stabilizers/failed traditional » Sheilac, posted by phidippus on September 5, 2015, at 14:44:34
Are there any other meds I should look at?
I have a terrible bladder issue call interstitial cystitis (very painful bladder, urinary frequency, etc.) some of the medications I've tried have side effects of cystitis, like Depakote or Topamax.
Trileptal just causes painful, stiff muscles & joints. I can take small doses and it works great for anxiety, but higher doses are painful.
Both Depakote & Topamax worked great for me mentally, but caused terrible cystitis. Lamictal & Wellbutrin made me manic. Lamictal also caused ulcers in my mouth & on my gums. It was terrible. Lithium caused a thyroid nodule to grow (which had to be biopsied).
I'm kinda hard to treat. For some reason Geodon is awesome for me. No side effects. Abilify made me fat, risperdal caused rediculous swelling.
I feel like I've tried everything, but that can't be possible. I will mention Keppra, but I'm interested in anything else that might be an option.
Thanks for your brain power!
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