Posted by Dalilah on January 16, 2004, at 22:57:43
In reply to Re: Stuck in Bipolar Hell, posted by girl1969 on January 16, 2004, at 20:36:15
Thanks Girl,
I am feeling better little by little. I hate it cause I don't always know how I'm feeling. Isn't that the bipolar way?I'm on 600mg Lithium, 300mg Lamictal, and only 50mg Seroquel which I take at night or else I guess I'd never sleep? Hmmm? Yes I've been on a few anti-psychotics. Zyprexa, Risperdol, and something else I can't remember. Yeah, they are pretty deadening. Seroquel is my fave if there is such a thing - woo, hoo, my favorite anti-psychotic. But I agree with you the weight gain is a serious problem. My poor sister has a bipolar/schizoprenic thing that makes mine look like cake. Anyhow, she cannot live without massive anti-psychotics and just has to live with the extra 100 lbs. she put on. It's not uncommon. I've actually lost weight now that I have the Lamictal and have the desire to move again.
Thanks for writing.
Dalilah
> Yeah, I know what you mean, Dalilah. I don't know anyone who has BP, but sometimes I hear other people discuss it on boards and I think, "NO NO NO, it's so much worse than that!"
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> Mixed states are hell. I have been floridly manic a few times, but mostly I've experienced bad mixed states or agitated depression.
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> The first drug that ever helped me and allowed me to live a normal life was Zyprexa. Unfortunately, I gained a ton of weight and that just made me depressed again, in the end.
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> I'm now on Geodon (40 mg), Lamictal (400 mg) and Celexa (80 mg). I just started the Lamictal/Geodon combo after Thanksgiving. Once it kicked in, I started feeling tremendous relief.
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> I tend to ruminate and become passively suicidal and I haven't had one ridiculous thought since I started this regimen.
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> Are you taking anything besides the seroquel and lamictal? Have you tried any other antipsychotics?
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> I hope you get out of bipolar hell soon. My thoughts are with you.
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> Hope to hear from you soon,
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