Posted by SLS on June 10, 2005, at 7:59:25
In reply to Re: Are there any Long-Term Neurontin users in here? » SLS, posted by Nickengland on June 10, 2005, at 5:48:07
Hi.
It might be a good idea to focus on the hypomania. If you can find something to prevent it, you might break the cycle and prevent the depression that inevitably follows. I am becoming more and more impressed with Trileptal. Depakote is probably the second choice.
The chance you take with any mood stabilizer while manic is that it will stabilize you right into a temporary depression. People often rebound from this quickly.
Another school of thought is that some hypomanias can be allowed to continue untreated. If it is constant, without major depressive episodes, and allows the person to remain functional, sometimes it is best to leave them alone. You don't seem to fall into this category because your major depression is so disabling.
- Scott
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