Posted by blueberry on April 30, 2006, at 17:43:47
In reply to Bipolar depression and anxiety, posted by Desertdweller on April 30, 2006, at 15:44:50
I think one or even two of the meds are causing the anxiety. Lamictal can do that. Lithium gavve me wicked anxiety. And seroquel can give an akathisia feeling that resembles anxiety, especially the pacing part. Any of them could be worsening or not improving depression. Seroquel made me quite depressed.
You might have to think back and try to figure out which is doing what, when the problems started getting worse, and stuff like that.
In the meantime, you could start a benzo to get some immediate relief from the anxiety stuff. Not sure about the depression part. You might have to consider an ssri or snri. After getting through the first couple weeks of start-up anxiety, with the help of a benzo, they would likely contribute to taming down the anxiety.
I hate it when we are so heavily invested in medium or high doses of several meds and things are really bad. That's tough. Been there. Afraid of being there again. My heart is with you.
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