Posted by KarenB on March 16, 2000, at 11:16:26
In reply to Re: Educated Guess?/Amineptine, posted by Scott L. Schofield on March 16, 2000, at 7:35:17
Scott,
The "chef" was a just-out-of-medical-school family practice doctora (female doctor) in the Philippines, where I lived five years. She was bipolar herself and was the first to properly diagnose me (I am atypical BipolarII). I am having a difficult time with my new doc wanting to try anything unconventional. Like, when I told him I was unresponsive to SSRI's, he prescribed Serzone, saying it was "different." Well, it certainly didn't FEEL different and I went off it on my own after 1 week of feeling both insane and sluggish at the same time. If I would have known it was an SSRI, I would have balked but I didn't know until after I started taking it.
Wellbutrin, for me, lifts my body but not my mind. I feel energized to do SOMETHING but can't figure out what it is and just don't care, anyway. It creates in me some kind of revved up depression.
Nortriptyline, so far (two days) is feeling pretty good. I have a hard time getting up in the morning but once I do, I feel good (my mood) and seem to have enough energy to do what I need to do. I know they say to wait three weeks or so to see the results but it has been my experience that if something is not right, I know it immediately. Like the Serzone, for instance.
The Topamax will be for mood stabilization but doc wants to add one med at a time, so I will be starting that in a couple of weeks.
I would love to try amisulpride but my insurance will not cover overseas ordering and we are not overflowing with cash right now. If I can't find anything available here in the US, I'll be forced to look outside. I had been ordering Amineptine and Sulpiride from the Philippines until Amineptine was discontinued just recently. I am still scurrying about, trying to buy up leftover stock to cover myself should the US meds not work out.
I hate this "trying new meds" thing, don't you? Without proper medication, I am a real vegetable. On the right meds, I kind of like who I am. I have two small boys, ages two and four, who rely on me as well. I want to be all I can be for them.
Be well,
Karen
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