> Hi Scott, I'm happy for you. I hope the med continues to work. I'd never heard of that one before.
>
> I'm curious what your diagnosis is? No pressure if you don't want to share it.
My diagnosis is 296.53 - Bipolar I disorder with the most recent episode being depression without psychosis.
I have experienced psychotic manic episodes in association with antidepressant medication. I never experienced a spontaneous mania. This still qualifies as Bipolar I disorder as long as the mania cannot be explained by another medical condition, and that the mania persists beyond the discontinuation of the antidepressant medication. I am hoping that Abilify is exerting a protective effect from future manic episodes.
Current medication regime:
Parnate 80 mg/day
Desipramine 300 mg/day
Lamictal 300 mg/day
Lithium 300 mg/day
Abilify 10 mg/day
Prazosin 6 mg/day *
* I am still in the midst of determining the optimal dosage of prazosin. 6 mg looks pretty good so far.
Feel free to ask more questions.
:-)
- Scott
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