Posted by Lyrical13 on December 27, 2003, at 7:13:08
In reply to Can Depression be made worse by AD's in bipolars?, posted by Mr. Scott on December 25, 2003, at 22:04:40
I fret about med matters too. Will it make me worse? Are the side effects horrible? Will I have a reaction to the med or be a zombie? What's teh best thing to do? I've had reactions to meds before so I think it's only natural that I worry a bit. That's why I do as much research on a med before I decide to take it. I know what to expect that way. It helps a little bit. And when you think about it, we are all basically human guinea pigs when it comes to meds. It's a lot of trial and error to see which meds or combos will work for you. Our docs (hopefully) are making their best educated guesses based on past hx and symptoms so hopefully that will shorten the duration of the "experiment" and reduce the number of combos we have to try before we get it right. My doc (new to me in the last few months but so far I really like him and he has been very helpful) wants me to go off Seroquel and Synthroid and go on Lamictal along with my Effexor...he thinks (and I do to) that I'm BP2 rather than depressed/anxious. I wish I knew this 10 years ago...but each year we get a little better at catching the downward spiral sooner and getting help before it gets any worse. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. DEfinitely helps when your doc listens to you.. which my old doc really didn't... it seemed like he did, but he really wasn't there for me when I was in a crisis (not good at returning phone calls)
Anyway, don't worry or feel bad about worrying about meds...I think it's only natural given our situation.
Lyrical13
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