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Posted by Sigolène on November 14, 2001, at 10:46:01
Has someone already experience that ? mood stabilizers like lithium, clonazépam (a benzo.), tegretol making you more depressed ?
Sigolene
Posted by adamie on November 14, 2001, at 17:43:31
In reply to mood stabilizers are making me more depressed !, posted by Sigolène on November 14, 2001, at 10:46:01
> Has someone already experience that ? mood stabilizers like lithium, clonazépam (a benzo.), tegretol making you more depressed ?
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> Sigoleneno. But all AD's I've tried have made me more depressed. I have yet to try any mood stabilizers. Hopefully soon.
Posted by Dinah on November 14, 2001, at 18:33:13
In reply to mood stabilizers are making me more depressed !, posted by Sigolène on November 14, 2001, at 10:46:01
> Has someone already experience that ? mood stabilizers like lithium, clonazépam (a benzo.), tegretol making you more depressed ?
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> SigoleneYes, but I think it's because they remove the "covering" anxiety and allow me to experience the underlying depression.
Posted by Chloe on November 14, 2001, at 19:33:12
In reply to mood stabilizers are making me more depressed !, posted by Sigolène on November 14, 2001, at 10:46:01
Sigolene
In my experience it's not the "mood stabilizer" that makes me feel worse. It's the side effects. I feel great on Lithium, but I have such terrible skin and hair problems, that I have gotten very depressed. Tegretol did a fine job of smoothing out my highs and lows, but I physically felt awful. I had stomach pains, constipation, heartburn, headache, dry mouth. All those side effects made my life miserable. Hence I got depressed.I just wish I could find a damn mood stabilizer that did cause such painful side effects. I would have it made!
Good luck to you
Chloe> Has someone already experience that ? mood stabilizers like lithium, clonazépam (a benzo.), tegretol making you more depressed ?
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Posted by Sigolène on November 16, 2001, at 10:41:41
In reply to Re: mood stabilizers are making me more depressed ! » Sigolène, posted by Chloe on November 14, 2001, at 19:33:12
Hi Chloe
How long did it take with tegretol to stabilize you mood ? Did this med make you sleep better at nights ? and did it reduce you anxiety (if you have) ?
Thank you for giving me these informations.Sigolene
Posted by Chloe on November 16, 2001, at 18:17:21
In reply to Re: mood stabilizers are making me more depressed ! » Chloe, posted by Sigolène on November 16, 2001, at 10:41:41
Sigolene
> How long did it take with tegretol to stabilize you mood ?I would say about 14 days or so. It takes awhile for you body to adjust to this med, and to get to a level that will stabilize your moods. It's wise to go up slowly on tegretol so your body can acclimate to this med.
>Did this med make you sleep better at nights ? and did it reduce you anxiety (if you have) ?
I do think I slept better on this med. Primarily because I felt less anxious. Though it took a while to experience this. I think at first, I felt a little "off" or edgy, but that quickly went away with time. For me, Tegretol was calming. I just couldn't tolerate the gastrointestinal side effects after being on it for 2 years. I changed to Trileptal, the "cleaner" newer version of Tegretol.
Good luck
Chloe
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Posted by JohnX2 on November 18, 2001, at 13:38:18
In reply to mood stabilizers are making me more depressed !, posted by Sigolène on November 14, 2001, at 10:46:01
Clonazepam is a "downer" as well as an
anti-convulsant. It could certainly exacerbate
a depression. The others are less like to
do so.-john
> Has someone already experience that ? mood stabilizers like lithium, clonazépam (a benzo.), tegretol making you more depressed ?
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> Sigolene
Posted by adamie on November 20, 2001, at 1:01:40
In reply to Re: mood stabilizers are making me more depressed ! » Chloe, posted by Sigolène on November 16, 2001, at 10:41:41
> Hi Chloe
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> How long did it take with tegretol to stabilize you mood ? Did this med make you sleep better at nights ? and did it reduce you anxiety (if you have) ?
> Thank you for giving me these informations.
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> Sigolenethat is so cute how you say "informations"! super cute! sorry for the useless message :O
Posted by Cindylou on November 20, 2001, at 12:52:41
In reply to mood stabilizers are making me more depressed !, posted by Sigolène on November 14, 2001, at 10:46:01
Tried Lithium for ONE DAY and felt so horrible I could barely function.
I've been on Lamictal for about a month now, slowly working my way up to 100 mg. It did seem that after each time I increased the dosage I would feel worse -- more ups and downs. I thought it was my imagination! And things would level off after about a week. But when I got up to 50 mg, the anxiety and agitation was extremely severe.
I finally added Serzone (was trying to avoid it because I thought it would make me too fatigued). It has really helped; the anxiety is almost gone, and I am not any more tired than I was before.
Lamictal may be worth a try, and then add some kind of AD to it.
good luck,
cindy
> Has someone already experience that ? mood stabilizers like lithium, clonazépam (a benzo.), tegretol making you more depressed ?
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> Sigolene
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