Posted by Ritch on December 12, 2004, at 16:12:26
In reply to Mood Stabilizer questions and help needed for BP, posted by olysi79 on December 12, 2004, at 15:24:35
> Hello,
> I am BP II /w mixed episodes. I take Trileptal and Luvox for my BP and anxiety disorders (ativan occasionally). My PDOC and I recently did two things. We added in buspar to counteract sexual side effects and also increased my trileptal. Within a week I went into an agitated depression... we dropped the Buspar, then I felt a bit better for a few days, and then again, went into an agitated depression with severe anxiety. Am I cycling? I've dropped the trileptal back down to see if that helps, but I have been in utter misery. What did I do wrong?? I was given a dose of Zyprexa to take but will not take it as it causes akathisia, and I think most anxious people agree that Akathisia just makes things worse! How can I deal witht hese mixed anxiety states? Are there any options out there to help that aren't addictive? What did I do to destabilize myself!?I've had some rage spells in the past that are attributable to Buspar. It will tinker with your chemistry and those effects take a week or two to start reversing after you stop it. I'd say go with a steady dosing of ATivan (and maybe an even higher regular dose) and see if it evens out. Were you taking a lot of Buspar? I found that 5mg seemed to help some.. but 10mg/day or more it triggered rage reactions. Whenever it first came out in the early '80's they tried to put me on it and it didn't work well then. I tried taking a "large" dose once (30mg) and had a profound dysphoric reaction.
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