Posted by Ron Hill on January 24, 2001, at 11:18:19
In reply to To Ted and Phillybob about Lamictal, posted by judy1 on January 23, 2001, at 16:27:13
Judy,
I am a new kid on the block on this site, and I don't know you very well. At the same time, however, I care about you as a fellow traveler on this road of life. As such, please accept my genuine concern regarding your hypomanic (manic?) condition.
I am BP II currently taking Lithobid, Prozac, and Wellbutrin and my meds are currently working well. However, I was initially misdiagnosed as ADHD and prescribed Ritalin. The Ritalin pushed me into mania big time. But the mania felt so good that I could not be convinced by the people around me that something was wrong. And my ex-pdoc did not recognize my mania but instead kept writing scripts for Ritalin (can you say malpractice?).
To make a long story short, I lost my job as an environmental engineer, ran up $70K of credit card debt, cashed in and spent my retirement account, etc. The thing about mania (hypomania) is that these actions actually seemed logical at the time.
My point is, please be careful. Listen to Scott. He knows a lot about meds. I took Lamitcal for a while and I liked it. It helped my hypomania. I had to quit due to rash problems. However, I agree with Scott, perhaps you need an additional anti-manic medication at least in the short term.
Please note that several people who care about your well being are taking the time to write stating concern about what may be mania. Is the whole world wrong?
Best Wishes,
Ron
-------------------------------------------> Hi Guys!!!
> I am so hyperthymic- read shrink saying hypomanic and us having DISCUSSIONS about that old 1-10 scale me saying 6 and he's saying 7 and climbing oh where was I- oh yes meds- lamicatal 100mgs just say NO to depakote (a ploy to keep you down) and still 6 mgs of klonopin but stopped the risperdal because I'm better than fine- and why mess with that??? Dx: Panic Manic (Bipolar 1), spending a lot but feel lucky and stopped for speeding but NO TICKET because of my incredibly sexy charming self. Good luck!!!! Judy
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