Posted by phidippus on February 5, 2014, at 18:22:39
In reply to Scott (pretty long post), posted by poser938 on February 4, 2014, at 22:11:14
> pushed me into taking Psychiatric medication was after getting out of a relationship with my "first love". I was 17 and i had thought I lost everything after we broke up.
So you were depressed.
>4 different meds all at once on my first appointment.
Ridiculous.
> Adder all made me feel hyped up and I don't think I ever noticed an effect from Cymbalta.
How do you know it was the Adderall and not the Cymbalta?
>But as time went by, I ended up having a panic attack. , my first panic attack ever.
This can happen with treatment with Cymbalta.
>The next day after the panic attack, I felt bad. I ended up discontinuing the meds and my mood never reverted back to normal.
Cymbalta put you in a tailspin. It may have even triggered a mixed mood episode, which you never treated properly.
>I had extreme anxiety, agitation and felt like I was in hell.
All of these can be signs of a bipolar mood episode. If Cymbalta triggered a bipolar mood episode then it makes sense you could have remained that way without proper treatment.
> So, after a year, I went back to the Psychiatrist and tried more meds. Cymbalta again, then Zoloft, then Wellbutrin and then Effexor.
None of which seem to be the right medications.
>I asked to raise (Venlafaxine) to 150mgs. At this dose, I started feeling more agitation
More antidepressant + bipolar mood disorder equals agitation.
>And muscles in my face started tensing up on their own and it was a bit painful.
Did you get rhythmic movements of your tongue and/or lips?
>"Only Antipsychotics can cause that".
Some antidepressants can cause tardive dyskensia, however Venlafaxine is not listed as one of those antidepressants.
>my moods being affected by foods I ate.
How were your moods affected?
> But I kept taking it, and after a few, my emotions went completely blank....
Venlafaxine can cause emotional flattening.
>So I ended up trying Cyproheptadine to counter this. After a few weeks on it, slowly working up the dose, I suddenly felt much better one morning.
Cyproheptadine antagonizes a lot of those receptors implicated inn a mixed or manic episode. As you raised the dose, the effect became more apparent-you felt better because your mood was stabilizing.
>I decided on trying Mirapex.felt a slight benefit for a few weeks, then one day BAM, I was back to feeling I was in hell.
Curious you should choose another medication that can cause mania in patients with bipolar disorder. I take you were agitated and anxious and dysphoric?
>I stopped taking it, after some weeks my mood never went to feeling better.
Of course not-if your bipolar you wouldn't have improved without the help of a mood stabilizer.
>I then tried Tianeptine and after 10 days it made me even worse. Then tried Ritalin, and after the first dose, this worsening was compounded.
More drugs that make bipolar disorder worse.
>I've VERY slowly regressed back. I'm STILL regressing a tiny but every day.This is the nature of bipolar disorder.
> I know my experience might be unheard of by many, but this is just how it as been.
Your's is a complex case, but I think it makes perfect sense. I think you're bipolar and need a mood stabilizer to help you with your moods.
Eric
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