Posted by jay_theoriginal1 on October 27, 2016, at 21:37:59
In reply to Many Trials, Always Relapse, posted by Tabitha on August 22, 2016, at 12:29:42
> So my dx is bipolar II. In the last few years I've done this:
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> From this I've concluded I really need a serotonin drug. The lamictal + lithium just doesn't cut it for me. My concern though is that I always relapse with depression. I've tried every flavor of AD (except MAOI), I've responded to all of them, but none last more than 6 months to a year.
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> Has anyone else had this pattern? Did you find a solution? I wondered if just swapping different ADs every six months would help.Well, I think you need a good SNRI. I don't know which one is best. I will say after just using SSRI's and flooding my brain with serotonin for the past 6 months, I have become a numb monk. Sex drive, what is that? lol. I have become Autistic-like, disliking showers and brushing my teeth and shaving. Sure beats anxiety, but still have weird sensory problems. I gulp back clonazepam. I am hoping a trial of Pristiq goes well, as like you, at the start it is always kinda good. Cymbalta and Clomipramine failed me. I am trying to give my norepinephrine system a gentile kick in the butt, with some grace, though
lol. Fatzima is my next to-try drug if Pristiq fails completely. But, I am really going to give it the benefit of the doubt, since I did ao well on Effexor for years. And I too am so tired of the switching game between drugs. Good luck and best wishes...:)Jay
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