Posted by mellow on April 12, 2010, at 23:26:36
In reply to Re: Adding Celexa, posted by MistressJes on April 8, 2010, at 1:29:55
I know its been a few days but i thought i should respond to this topic. I'm sorry you aren't feeling well Jes, but you also have to realize you just got your diagnosis. Its been four years since i was told i was bipolar and i am just getting everything running smooth. It all comes together in little bits and pieces. It takes a lot of work and patience to keep up with this condition. I hope you know it will all be ok. I thought i would never be ok and now i look back and laugh at the days of being completely insane!
I take the Celexa/Lamictal combo with some great success. I'm on 20mgs Celexa and 100mgs Lamictal as well as 50mgs Topomax and 2mgs Risperal.
My doc brought me down to 10mgs of Celexa during a jittery hypo manic swing a year ago and he brought me back to 20mgs when the depression set in. I stabilized quickly when i got back to 20.
The sexual side effects will pass. Its worth sticking it out for a couple of months until they do. They went away for me at least.
I also believe antipsychotics are great for bipolar. Risperdal has saved me a time or two when i could feel myself getting way too high or extremely anxious.
I hope you do well on your new cocktail.
> Hi all!
> I visited the pdoc today, and we're adding citalopram, 20mg/day. That means I will be on that as well as the 50mg of lamictal. I am quite worried though, reading all the stuff on how it causes loss of libido in so many people. Sometimes, the only thing that gets you through the work day is the promise of what you can have when you get home, you know? I don't wanna lose something that is important to me and enjoyable.
> Is anybody else on celexa and lamictal? Is celexa particularly bad for sexual side effects? Does anybody know the likelihood of developing them?
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> Jes
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> P.S.
> The lamictal at 50mg continued to work fine, barring some anxiety here and there and very slight mood flux. Can't complain too much.
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