Posted by fattoush on September 14, 2009, at 7:42:05
In reply to Re: St John's Wort on Bipolar II, posted by morganator on September 14, 2009, at 3:03:56
I've never seen but experienced board-certified psychiatrists. I have been in and out of the psych units and I've been in partial programs, which is why I've seen a few. Mind you, the one who was most clever most quickly was a younger one barely out of residency. I am one whose depression and occasional hypomania only became debilitating issues when environmental factors very traumatic took place. Then I became non-functional and suicidal. Shrinks, for the longest time, treated me as depressed. My hypomania was hardly visible. It took Topamax and Emsam to trigger it. After that, I was sensitized to any SSRI and SNRI and, of course, MAOIs. When and if I took, even 10 mgs of Lexapro or 20 of Celexa, and even if I were on Lamictal or Lithium at the same time, I became more impulsive and agitated than my nature.
I can't do AAPs either. I just don't have it in me to try every drug out there. I'd like to keep it simple as you said. So, if SJW can be a mood stabilizier and an AD, I'll definitely go out and get me some and go gradual with the dosage.
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