Posted by JahL on October 27, 2001, at 17:56:32
In reply to Cognitive depression, posted by frozen on October 27, 2001, at 17:32:20
> Hi, im new here, my names is Luca and im looking for some advices, as im facing the most 'ugly' part of my bipolar 2 disease.My mental functioning is very dulled. I've never had 'manic phases', only aggressivity and depression, disphoria.
Hi. I have the same kind of Bipolar II (hostile etc) & I find the cognitive dulling very frustrating. The only thing to help thus far, after 40+ medications, is Lamictal. It's no cure but it does help a fair bit. I've heard similar reports from others. It also seems to insulate me from factors that usually make my cognitive function worse; lack of sleep, pot etc.
> I was thinking about moclobemide ...
> Are Maois prescribed even to bipolars?I was given Parnate, Nardil & Moclobemide before I was diagnosed BPII. The first two worsened my depression whilst Moclobemide was like taking a placebo. However there wasn't a mood-stabilizer present at that time...
BTW, Lithium has a reputation for actually *causing* cognitive dulling. Indeed, for me, Lithium & Effexor were the worst offenders out of the lot in terms of cognitive dysfunction (though Nortriptylene gets an honourable mention...).
Good luck,
J.
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