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Depacote and effexor

Posted by Eileen on January 25, 2000, at 14:02:49

My 17-year old daughter was been diagnosed about 6 months ago with severe depression and mild ADD. She was on several anti-depressants, most recently Effexor (225 mg) plus 15 mg Dexedrine for impulse control. Neverthless, she made a 2nd suicide attempt last week. She's okay, physically, but very flat, depressed, and unable to control her impulses. She has huge mood swings, but her new psychiatrist doesn't "see an underlying psychosis" or think she's bi-polar but will evaluate. He mentioned something called "Bi-polar 2," and "Bi-polar other" (or something like that), and is suggesting the possibility of putting her on Depacote (vs Lithium). He said if she is bi-polar, the antidepressant alone could make her condition worse. Does anyone out there have any insight into this? Thank you!


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