Posted by linkadge on August 21, 2019, at 12:10:25
In reply to Re: Do Antidepressants worked for bipolar 2?, posted by Christ_empowered on August 21, 2019, at 9:13:48
Short answer is yes, but not for all individuals. Some people with bipolar II do well on antidepressants alone. Some do well on antidepressants + mood stabilizers and some need all mood stabilizer.
I (may) have bipolar II. I currently take effexor 37.5mg, Remeron 7.5mg and lithium 300mg. For me, sleep is the key. If I can sleep for 9 hours a day, then I mostly operate on a mildly depressed, but stable level. I can handle mild depression with portioned levels of coffee.
Abilify is an effective mood stabilizer, but it can cause insomnia (perhaps more as a start-up effect). You may need to take it earlier in the day, and/or reduce the dose for now. If the insomnia continues, I would switch to something like Seroquel.
I find too, that DHA helps stabilize me.
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