Posted by lattecrzy on September 11, 2001, at 4:49:50
In reply to Re: Any Success Stories? Plug for AC too, posted by Chris A. on September 10, 2001, at 14:09:20
I'm captivated by this discussion because I just was caught up in the whole process of the AD vs. AC dilema myself. As a matter of fact. I read this board often but have only posted a couple of times but about a few weeks ago, I was contemplating suicide because I felt so completely messed up and lost. This while on AC/AD cocktail. That is how that stuff works on me. I was diag. BP 2 a couple of years ago and when speaking to a doc reacently she mentioned that it was odd that a woman my age would be diagnosed with that (55). This is true, because since my early teens, I have been treated for depression. When given AD's, they never worked!!! Actually, most of the time, I got worse. Surprise, surprise. Which is what happened this time! Although I was on an AC cocktail of Topamax and Depakote, when my Pdoc thought I was getting more depressed, he upped the dose of my AD and I took a dive into hell. That was not a pleasant time. Fortunately, at the same time, he ramped up the dose of the Topamax to a higher dosage before he left for his vacation. After about five days of hell, I new it was the AD and decided to quit taking the pills. later I called his office so that they would tell the on call doc. I also followed up with my Pdoc who agreed to stop with the AD's. I can't say that I feel wonderful with the AC's. I'm sleepy some during the day, I have some memory problems, but on the whole, it sure beats the hell out of being brain dead like I was on both.
Thank you for allowing me to rant!
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