Bipolar Type II Support Group

Thanks, Ally!

Given your past experiences, I don't blame you at all for avoiding SSRIs.

I've been fortunate that Fluoxetine has worked well for me. Then again, I am on 3 mood stabilizers, so that could explain why.

20 days to go until my pdoc appt for my assessment & hopefully diagnosis. I had been a bit better with anxiety but now feel all tense at the prospect of being able to get over to him the struggle I have been & am going through.

Do you think when he said, "Lamotrigine is a mood stabiliser & therefore if you do have a diagnosis of bipolar affective disorder this may be the reason why Lamotrigine has stabilised you." means he thinks I do have it or not???

Lynz,

I'm not a pdoc, but his comment suggests to me that he suspects bipolar. If you have bipolar, you'll notice a small or considerable difference on Lamotrigine. If you don't, it either means you're not bipolar or this med isn't the right mood stabilizer for you.

Post edited by: neondreams, at: 03/19/2009 09:47

Thanks for your reply neon. This is what I can't help thinking all the time although I have heard Lamotrigine is used as an add on to antidepressants for unipolar depression too.

Yes, you're correct. It's common for Lamotrigine and other mood stabilizers like Abilify to be added to an anti-depressant like Wellbutrin. One of the reasons why Lamotrigine is used as an add on in this way is because of its' anti-depressant qualities.

Post edited by: neondreams, at: 03/19/2009 13:01