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Bipolar Forums › General & Support › Do you have a success story with your meds
01/12/2011 05:12 PM
cuckoo
cuckooPosts: 108
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I keep trying new meds and I keep failing.. I am tired of being a guinea pig! NOTHING WORKS ON ME . I FEEL LIKE I AM AN ALIEN AND THERE IS NO MEDICATION OUT THERE THAT CAN CURE ME !!! All I do is to try something ineffective and put on weight. Please tell me if you have any success stories . I need to hear a “I took a pill and it changed my life” story . Could you please share yours..
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01/12/2011 05:28 PM  Top
YorkieLove
YorkieLove
 
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My meds work for me. I am finally stable. I think lithium has probably saved my life.
Lisa

My advice is purely personal. I am not a Doctor and there is NO substitute for getting proper medical diagnosis and advice.

Bipolar II, Depressed Severe

Lamictal 400 mg
Seroquel 150 mg
Effexor 150 mg
Inderal 10 mg
Ambien 5 mg
Lithium 1200 mg

01/12/2011 05:32 PM  Top
brneyegirl
I am doing well taking my wellbutrin and Geodon. I still cycle a little bit but nothing as severe as I used to and most importaantly I feel so much better than I really have ever felt as long as I can remember.

01/12/2011 06:14 PM  Top
jewl
jewl
 
Posts: 2595
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IT TOOK AWHILE TO FIND THE RIGHT MIX-BUT I AM MUCH MORE STABLE AND CAN SLEEP AT NIGHT AND FUNCTION PRETTY WELL AT WORK NOW. WITH LAMICTAL,SEROQUEL,PAXIL
Julie
(bipolarII (mixed),borderline, ocd, severe anxiety disorder, ptsd.)

meds daily-

lamictal 200mg
seroquel xr 300mg
seroquel regular 100mg
paxil 20mg
Adderall 5mg
lorazapam 0.5 mg as needed

omeprazole
fish oil
vitamin D
vit c

-I am not a docter or professional. what I share is just my opinion or suggestion coming from my experience with the disorder.

"The greatest glory in living lies not in never failing but rising everytime we fail."~ Nelson Mandela

01/12/2011 06:31 PM  Top
uppitywoman
uppitywoman
 
Posts: 42362
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I am really sorry you are feeling so frustrated at this point. It took five years to find the right combination and dosages to get me stable, so I understand how you feel with the medicine merry go round. The meds I take are listed in my signature and they work very well for me. I hope you will keep trying until you, too, find that right cocktail that will work for you.
With God, all things are possible

My blog:

http://uppitywomantwo.blogspot.com

Bipolar I

10mg Abilify--400mg Lamictal-90mg Cymbalta--25mg Ambien CR--200mg Topomax--30mg Temazapam--1mg Ativan as needed.


Please note that I am not a psychiatrist or psychologist. My opinions are personal only. This site is not intended to be a substitution for professional care, nor is anyone here qualified to make diagnoses.

01/12/2011 06:32 PM  Top
pirateprincess421
pirateprincess421
 
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I have a good combo too. Too a few try's but it works wonders. I can sleep at night, I don't have panic attacks as frequently, and I feel less depressed. I just started the lexapro for aniexty and that seems to help. I also had ECT treatments in Jan 08. That helped me a lot. M
Princess Lainey

Lamictal 200mg
Risperdal 1.5mg
Trazadon 100mg
Klonapin 1mg
Lexapro 20mg
Wellbutrin 150mg

PS...I hate the snow

Please note that I am not a psychiatrist or psychologist. My opinions are personal only. This site is not intended to be a substitution for professional care, nor is anyone here qualified to make diagnoses.

01/12/2011 06:42 PM  Top
Joy75
Joy75
 
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I am stable. My medications are below. You can and will get there. There are so many medications out there that there has got to be something that will work for you in combination with others. Don't you ever give up. I know you are frustrated, I would be too. Sometimes it just takes awhile to find the right mix. Hang in there!
Joy, 37 years old

Blog:

http://www.joylepley.blogspot.com

Email:

simplyjoyful75@gmail.com

Bipolar type 2 and ADD

300mg Wellbutrin
200mg Lamictal
40mg Viibryd
15mg Abilify

I AM NEITHER A PSYCHIATRIST OR PSYCHOLOGIST. I AM HERE FOR THE SAME REASONS YOU ARE. TO GIVE AND RECEIVE SUPPORT. WHAT I SAY IS PURELY MY OPINION. PLEASE CONTACT YOUR DOCTOR FOR MEDICAL ADVICE.

Bipolar disorder can be a great teacher. It’s a challenge, but it can set you up to be able to do almost anything else in your life. – Carrie Fisher

01/12/2011 07:02 PM  Top
JennyT
I know that this is a bleak statement, but it took me 9 years to get on the proper medications. I've now been on the lithium since 2008, and it saved my life. I function higher and with more satisfaction than I ever imagined before then. Just keep trying- it'll be worth it.

01/12/2011 07:03 PM  Top
Dit
Dit
 
Posts: 12063
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I've been very fortunate been taking the same meds for a very long time now, these are the first meds given to me and i'm still on the same ones...i've been lucky.
Be Still and Know That I Am - Scripture
12-Step Slogans - One Day/Moment at a Time/Just for Today/Let Go & Let God/But By the Grace of God
Live and Let Live/Easy Does It/This Too Shall Pass

"Don't be afraid to cry. It will free your mind of sorrowful thoughts." - Hopi tribe

Bipolar I

Lithium 300 mgs, Lamotrigine 200 mgs, Klonopon (Clonazepam) .05mg more if needed, Clomipramine (Anafranil) 25 mgs, Abilify 5 mgs, Seroquel 25 mgs

Please note that I am not a psychiatrist or psychologist. My opinions are personal only. This site is not intended to be a substitution for professional care, nor is anyone here qualified to make diagnoses.

01/12/2011 07:08 PM  Top
fragilexbroken
fragilexbroken
 
Posts: 3891
Senior Member
It happens, but it can take what seems like way too long. I've been playing "the medication game" for eight years now and it's only been in the last 6 or so months that I've settled into what passes for normalcy. I think I've had periods of okay within that time, but it always seemed fleeting.
"If you are flammable and have legs you are never blocking a fire exit." - Mitch Hedberg

"A pill to make you numb
A pill to make you dumb
A pill to make you anybody else
But all the drugs in this world
Won't save her from herself"
-- Marilyn Manson "Coma White"

Strattera 100mg
alprazolam 1mg PRN

Playing this treatment game since January 2003.
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