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Posted by Christ_empowered on July 14, 2014, at 8:13:25
not incapacitated, but...wow. I take Abilify 30 Lamictal 100 Trileptal 1200.
I was thinking night time amoxapine?
Posted by Phillipa on July 14, 2014, at 9:36:48
In reply to depressed :-(, posted by Christ_empowered on July 14, 2014, at 8:13:25
I'm so tired of meds. Give me a back and legs that don't pain every time I walk, so I can do things and taste and smell. And my health back and I'd be a pretty happy camper. My routine has changed I just fall asleep granted still take the benzos but fear stops me from taking them and no support at all just a partner that yells at me and criticizes me. Sorry for the rant. Phillipa
Posted by Christ_empowered on July 14, 2014, at 10:31:38
In reply to Re: depressed :-( » Christ_empowered, posted by Phillipa on July 14, 2014, at 9:36:48
oh, phillipa...I'm sorry!
I'm sick of meds, too. All shrinks offer are pills. Then, you need more pills. And different pills. Maybe ECT? Maybe a hospital, dearie?
Such nonsense.
Posted by herpills on July 14, 2014, at 13:20:27
In reply to depressed :-(, posted by Christ_empowered on July 14, 2014, at 8:13:25
Mood stabilizers generally aren't enough for me to deal with symptoms of depression. Lamictal is supposed to be "great" for bipolar depression, but it's really not that strong of a med, if you have depression (unipolar or bipolar) you really should try antidepressant therapy. But I know it's hard to find an antidepressant that doesn't have a lot of crappy side effects. I'm not familiar with the med you mentioned...I've been having really good success with mirtazapine lately...it doesn't have the side effects like the SSRIs do...
Some pdocs think antidepressants are bad to use in bipolar patients...but what else are you supposed to do if the mood stabilizers aren't enough? Is there even a mood stabilizer that exists that works really good on depression? Seroquel maybe?
I think Lamictal+antidepressant is a good combo, for unipolar or bipolar... herpills
Posted by herpills on July 14, 2014, at 13:25:09
In reply to Re: depressed :-( » Christ_empowered, posted by Phillipa on July 14, 2014, at 9:36:48
Phillipa, do you feel like you currently have adequate pain management for your back/legs? Chronic pain can make depression/anxiety a lot worse, at least in my experience. herpills
Posted by linkadge on July 14, 2014, at 20:24:15
In reply to depressed :-(, posted by Christ_empowered on July 14, 2014, at 8:13:25
I would definitely lighten up a bit on the anticonvulsants (and perhaps the supplements). Amoxapine might be worth a try - supposedly a better antidepressant than antipsychotic though.
Coffee? Cocoa powder really helps me.
Depression specific supplements (EPA, folic acid, b12)
Linkadge
Posted by Phillipa on July 14, 2014, at 20:52:58
In reply to Re: depressed :-( » Phillipa, posted by herpills on July 14, 2014, at 13:25:09
Hi I take nothing for it. Seriously what is the point. As what if I were to injure something I wouldn't know. Forgot to say add osteoporosis into the mix. What a pickle. And here I exercise all my life. Some times you have to wonder don't you? Phillipa
Posted by Beckett on July 18, 2014, at 13:28:18
In reply to depressed :-(, posted by Christ_empowered on July 14, 2014, at 8:13:25
After five months at full dose, I am not impressed by lamictal. I have been titrating down.
Posted by phidippus on July 19, 2014, at 12:16:56
In reply to depressed :-(, posted by Christ_empowered on July 14, 2014, at 8:13:25
no. bump up the lamictal.
Eric
Posted by Beckett on July 19, 2014, at 13:33:11
In reply to depressed :-(, posted by Christ_empowered on July 14, 2014, at 8:13:25
Well, I think it's true that effects of lamictal neg or pos do not begin to show up until about 200mg. It's worth a try since it's on board.
Posted by Lamdage22 on July 21, 2014, at 5:36:25
In reply to Re: depressed :-( » Christ_empowered, posted by Beckett on July 19, 2014, at 13:33:11
Lamictal does nothing for me..
Whats the scientific evidence?
Posted by SLS on July 21, 2014, at 11:21:18
In reply to Re: depressed :-(, posted by Lamdage22 on July 21, 2014, at 5:36:25
> Lamictal does nothing for me..
>
> Whats the scientific evidence?The early clinical trials using lamotrigine to treat bipolar depression observed that 200 mg/day was the most common optimal dosage. Unfortunately, lamotrigine is not a robust treatment as monotherapy.
- Scott
Posted by Lamdage22 on July 21, 2014, at 13:08:53
In reply to Re: depressed :-( » Lamdage22, posted by SLS on July 21, 2014, at 11:21:18
Hmm, it made me loose hair so i ditched it.
Metformin is causing me to get balder, too. But i find this the lesser evil of the two: Overweight - baldness.
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