Posted by bob on January 27, 2002, at 23:42:28
In reply to OCD, complex seizures, or hypomania?, posted by Frankie on January 27, 2002, at 22:32:28
F.G.W.:
I have anxiety, obsessive ruminations, depression and so on. I too experience a dichotomous response to SSRIs, although not exactly like yours. I feel like hell off of them, and if I'm on them long enough, I can no longer tolerate them. Dose changes usually result in a marked increase in all my symptoms. However, if I keep it steady state, I eventually end up extremely apathetic and sleep way too much. I tried Depakote, but never with an SSRI. Depakote alone was very fatiguing, and gave me weight gain and sexual dysfunction. Adding an SSRI to that just didn't seem like the thing to do. Many posts here have described just that though - adding a mood stabilizer to an AD.
Sorry that this is probably not of much help to you.
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