Posted by polarbear206 on August 24, 2002, at 8:30:17
In reply to Help...Bi-polar...off med's..., posted by nikioct73 on August 23, 2002, at 21:16:53
> I had the flu and basically could not keep my med's down for a week..(was on serzone and effexor)..and stopped trying to keep them down..it been around 10 days now with no med's at all...just Bena drly to help me sleep..used to take Ambien but have not told my doc about going off meds yet and ran out..i was not having much AD effect from SSRI's never reaalyy have they poop out on me...and was hopping to get my doc to try something different..like Benzos or anticonvulsents..but I have no patience when it comes to bad side effects..when I read all the bad ones ya'll have and put up with it makes me ..well scared that i will never feel.."normal'.if I ever did..i have tried and failed TX on..
> Celexa
> Effexor
> Zoloft
> Zyprexa
> Serzone
> SAM.E
> any advice would be helpfull..thanks..
>
> niki
Niki,The reason none of the drugs didn't work for you is because for them to work properly, you need to be on a mood stabilizer with an ad. Take it from a fellow bipolar myself. Mood stabilizers should be your main med. If an ad is needed it should be at the lowest effective dose. Antidepressants used alone can exacerbate mood disorders. Ask you doc about lamictal or depakote. I've been on lamictal for 6 months now and I finally feel "right".
Laura
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