Posted by Bissie66 on April 22, 2014, at 9:54:27
In reply to Re: ultra, ultra, and ultra rapid cycling, posted by alchemy on April 21, 2014, at 22:20:46
Yes, it is wicked the way psychopharmacology is so difficult to be specific, you know? I read somewhere Risperdal's fairly short acting so today I'm gonna try splitting dose. If that doesn't work I'll call psychiatrist for suggestions. Maybe cut back dose, maybe increase lithium or lamictal or reduce Wellbutrin. These are the meds i take:
Wellbutrin XR450 mg morning
Risperdal1 mg morning (will try split dose today)
Lithium300 mgnight
Lamictal200 mgnight
Synthroid125 mcgmorning(for hypothyroid/Hashimoto's)
Cytomel5 mcg morning (for hypothyroid/Hashimoto's)
Klonopin1 mg night for sleep
Valium10 mg thru dayas needed (up to 4 per day) for anxiety/agitation (don't usually take that much)
Or Ativan2 tabs thru day - experimenting with it bc other benzos can make me feel depressed - but no difference
Omega 32126 mg1063 mg morning, 1063 at night
N Acetyl-Cysteine2000 mg1000 morning, 1000 night
Folic acid800 mgmorning> > I have been having ultra ultra ultra cycling. one minute i'm so happy and next minute (i can feel change coming) i'm in tears and angry, then back to happy. i take risperal for depression and bc im bipolar in addition to mood stabilizers. i'm wondering if i should split does of risperal - half in afternoon - bc that's when the rapid cycling starts. this didn't start until i started risperal but i don't want to stop it bc it helps SO MUCH with depression and energy level (unless i'm rapid cycling!)
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> I hate it when something helps one problem but creates another! But it's great that you found something that helps that much. How long have you been on it? I'm not sure if it's long acting, but if it isn't, I would try to see if breaking it up helps.
> That's so weird when something that is suppose to help stabilize does the opposite.
> What else are you on? (if anything)
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