Posted by maggiedelena on November 6, 2006, at 16:07:48
In reply to Re: In Dire Need of Help! Feel Like I'm Going Nuts, posted by stargazer on November 5, 2006, at 21:22:48
It sounds like you're experiencing classic Bipolar mixed states and rapid cycling. I've been there -- it's really awful. And if that's the case, you're not on the best drugs to make you feel better, because you're mostly on antidepressants. It's very very common if you're bipolar to respond to antidepressants in exactly the way you describe. Eventually, most people with bipolar have a bad reaction to antidepressants, unless they're very carefully managed, and they're on a mood stabilizer that works. (The dosage you're taking of Lamictal is too low to have any mood stabilizing effects, and Lamictal doesn't even work as a mood stabilizer for everyone).
Definitely treat this as an emergency, and if you can, do some more reading about bipolar, mixed states and rapid cycling. You may be on several medications that are just not right for you, and your pdoc should help you sort that out right away.
Best of luck, hope you feel better soon.
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