Posted by boonie on December 16, 2003, at 6:42:56
In reply to Re: Lamictal and dizziness?, posted by katia on December 15, 2003, at 18:01:39
Katia, I wasn't being mean, I just thought if you were here for a sympathetic and helpful ear, you were going about it all wrong. Everyone is here cuz life is throwing them a curve - You're not alone. ;-)
I'm extremely cranky right now cuz I just started seeing a new doctor who thinks (is pretty sure) that I may not be bi-polar at all. After two years of trying too many fattening drugs, it all may have been for nothing. I do have a strong and passionate personality, but that doesn't make me bi-polar, according to this new doctor. The meds I've been on haven't made much of a difference other than to help me not be as happy as I once was. I'm just wondering how many of you have had a second opinion? With someone who doesn't have connections with the doctor you're seeing right now. My problems all started with Paxil for anxiety - the Paxil did horrible things to me so I had to see a psychiatrist to help me go off the med and the next thing I knew I was bi-polar (cyclothymic) and I've been on a number of meds that didn't work any better than the Paxil. The doctor seemed to forget all about my anxiety, which I still have. Right now I'm only on 50 mg of Topomax and take .25 mg of clonazempam to sleep at night. I lost 30 lbs in the first 3 - 4 months - I can't say if it is the topomax or not being on valproic acid or other mood altering drugs. Or, the high anxiety I'm still experiencing. Apparently 50 mg isn't a very high dose for topomax. The new doc is taking me off all meds so she can actually see what kind of personality she is dealing with. Something the other psych doctor didn't bother to do.
I'm not a redhead, but a blonde with a redhead complexion - the fair skin that burns through an umbrella, the freckles, the blue eyes, the temperment ;-), and I am extremely drug sensitive.
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