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Boidhre Posts: 530
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Um, started around ten years ago, still trying.  Bipolar
Meds:
1200mg Lithium
10mg Abilify.
50mg Seroquel (for sleep)
0.5-1mg Rivotril (Klonopin) (PRN)
7.5mg Zopiclone (PRN)
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sumanic Posts: 2251
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It has taken around 10 months and have been hospitalized 3 times in that time period. I have gone through 4 pdocs. I finally found one that listens to me and we seem to have a good combo we are still adjusting the dosage. I had one added in for anxiety. The difficulty has been taking my meds I hate them and sometimes decide I don't need them anymore, that never ends good. I think it is trial and error and from what I gather sometimes you may have a combo that works but after some time the combo is no longer working and adjustments or changes have to be made. Bipolar 1, Mixed Episodes, Rapid cycling, PSTD,ADHD Recovering Marijuana-Addict Alcoholic.
Seroquel 600 mg
Lamotrigine 400 mg
Bupropion 450 mg
seroquel 25 mg as needed for anxiety.
Seroquel xr 200 mg as needed for mania
Hydroxyzine hcl 1-2 tabs as needed for anxiety
The truth is that everyone is going to hurt you. You just gotta find the ones worth suffering for...... Bob Marley |
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rodey Posts: 136
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Cymbalta for depression made me super manic. Started out so fun though! I had endless energy, I was always laughing, I was sooo productive and happy!!!! ..... and then, I got angry. SO angry. That's the hallmark for me. Cymbalta made me so bad that my pdoc has said absolutely no antidepressants for me. They are too dangerous. So yes,meds can make someone manic. My husband was on his antidepressants about a year and then had a psychosis from them. (Well, that's my non-medical opinion anyway! lol) That was the event that got him diagnosed and he is much better now. Not great, but functioning. Post edited by: rodey, at: 07/11/2012 05:43 PM ~Rose~
I'm not bipolar, I HAVE bipolar. My disease does not define me!
Mixed Bipolar, rapid cycling (several times a day)
ADHD
GAD
Geodon 40mg at night
Trileptal 300mg twice a day
Straterra 18mg mornings
Klonopin 0.5mg as needed - rare these days! :) |
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Boidhre Posts: 530
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Well, I should say that in the first few years I made good progress, stabilised a lot compared to what I used to be, it's just that I'm still cycling and having mixed episodes so Trileptal alone doesn't look like enough of a mood stabiliser for me despite it working wonders so far. Bipolar
Meds:
1200mg Lithium
10mg Abilify.
50mg Seroquel (for sleep)
0.5-1mg Rivotril (Klonopin) (PRN)
7.5mg Zopiclone (PRN) |
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Cahajasa Posts: 181
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Thank you for everyone's responses. I can't believe how long of a processes this is. So when you started out and were manic, if they put you on the wrong drug did you stay being manic? Were you trying to trick people and pdocs that you were fine? Are you able to really act "fine" in front of people if you wanted to? |
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jewl Posts: 2595
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It took many yrs because i was misdiagnosed. finally got the right help a couple yrs back. from a med nurse who gave me the right diagnoses and worked closely to find the right meds and adjust them. feel so much better i cannot even tell you. 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 |
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Cahajasa Posts: 181
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I'm glad you feel better. It must be such a relief. I hope that he can find some the right meds soon to start finding relief for everyone. |
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rodey Posts: 136
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I am good at faking "normal." Some people aren't, but I could always pull it off. My husband was also pretty good at hiding it. He was in major denial for a very long time and blamed all of his problems on me. For instance, he would say "I don't want to scream and freak out, but she drives me to it by not washing the dishes properly." I am very surprised that no pdoc read between the lines, but doctors are only human. So he finally got a good one that said his wife couldn't be that bad and there was something else lurking. In my husband's experience, he was very abusive in an out of control way. One time I said something he didn't like. Not mean, not yelling, just something he disagreed with. He spit in my face for it. (I then snapped and beat him up pretty bad... idc who you are, you don't spit in my face.) Immediately after he spit, he was shaken up because it was out of his control. I should mention that this abuse did not start until about 8 years into our marriage. He was never abusive in any way whatsoever, until something in his brain snapped. Looking back he had the hallmarks of bipolar but it wasn't too bad, it wasn't anything that alarmed me or made me think there was something going on. The wrong meds, for him, did nothing. Some exacerbated things. Risperdal turned him into a monster, someone I didn't know. It made his abuse so much worse. Zyprexa was like a placebo, it did nothing except make him gain a lot of weight. Lamictal turned him back into the man I fell in love with. That's when I knew he was on the right track with meds. ~Rose~
I'm not bipolar, I HAVE bipolar. My disease does not define me!
Mixed Bipolar, rapid cycling (several times a day)
ADHD
GAD
Geodon 40mg at night
Trileptal 300mg twice a day
Straterra 18mg mornings
Klonopin 0.5mg as needed - rare these days! :) |
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Cahajasa Posts: 181
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Thanks Rodey- That is some great info. I learned real quick that there is no point agrueing with him. I made it my point that only if it really mattered I would speak up. I really think that is what keeped him as calm as he was. I told him he was such an ass, this one day and he totally snapped. I knew again that I should just keep my mouth shut. I really hope soon he finds the right meds and gets himself stable for his sake, mine and the kids. |
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sarahtroy Posts: 12144
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Hi Cahajaza, To answer the question you initially directed to me: NO. If a person is a Bipolar II, antidepressants do NOT always make a person manic or "manic-like.". Some Bipolars can tolerate antidepressant; this includes both Bipolar I and II patients. But many can't. Everyone is different. It is my overall impression and opinion from reading MDJ, that Bipolar II patients seem to tolerate antidepressants better. As I said, as a Bipolar II, I tolerate antidepressants extremely well and am presently on 3 of them. I disagree with rodney on a diagnostic fine point. IF you have mania that is triggered by anti-depressants, other meds (i.e. thyroid), it is NOT considered a mania. It is, diagnostically speaking, a "manic-like" episode. In the current DSM IV-TR, it specifically states that if a mania is triggered by antidepressants, it is NOT a mania. This is a very fine point. The only reason I'm bringing it up, is that it has diagnostic implications. For example, I am a Bipolar II. If an antidepressant gave me mania, I would still be a Bipolar II with a "manic-like" episode. Normally, when someone has any history at all of a mania (except if it is triggered by an antidepressant, etc.), they are diagnosed as a Bipolar I. But, as this is a general, non-professional site, most do not make these fine distinctions here. That is perfectly OK. I just wanted to add this info because it has diagnostic implications for your husband. Bipolar II, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Panic Attacks, Agoraphobia & PTSD; Alcoholic in recovery since 3/21/07.
Aplenzin 522mg; Pristiq 200mg; Lamictal 400mg; Geodon 160mg; Ativan 1mg TID; Deplin 15mg; Xanax PRN; Metoprol 100mg.
• "Don't give up 5 minutes before the miracle happens."
• "My little dog - a heartbeat at my feet." ~Edith Wharton
• "Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle." ~Ian MacLaren (Usually mis-attributed to Plato)
• "And the day came when the risk it took to remain tight inside the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom." ~Anais Nin
My support and advice is not a replacement for medical diagnosis, treatment, or professional medical advice. |
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