Posted by sarahcat on August 7, 2002, at 15:05:14
In reply to Antidepressants (Effexor) for Bipolar II??, posted by HMK on August 7, 2002, at 10:05:31
I'm Bipolar 2, and I'm on Effexor along with Lithium, Risperdal, Lamictal, and Neurontin. I know that a lot of psychiatrists don't like to prescribe any antidepressants for people with any form of Bipolar Disorder for fear of precipitating a manic or hypomanic episode. Fortunately my doc doesn't abide by those fears. When I was in the hospital in March the psychiatrist who did my evaluation for admission said that if I were his patient he would take me off the Effexor. So I guess I'm trying to say that some, but not all, psychiatrists think the way yours does.And your reaction to Zyprexa (not being able to get out of bed) seems to be very common. I used ot be a social worker for chronically mentally ill adults, and a lot of our clients were put on Zyprexa. They ALL had similar problems as you describe, and they ALL gained at least 40 pounds on it. I'm fairly new to Psycho-Babble, so there could very well be people on the board who have had different experiences with Zyprexa. But I'm curious, why get off the Risperdal?
Sarah
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