Posted by Mr. Scott on February 4, 2002, at 21:32:13
Hello fellow babblers-
I told my doc that antidepressants generally make we worse, by leaving me still depressed only activated and hence more angry, impulsive, irritable and more negative than ever. Like I become a ranting and raving depresssive instead of a quiet depressive. I also generally only get a few weeks or months at best out of any of them before I'm left with the above condition, and a bunch of side effects. Also the SSRI/Effexors of the world quickly pinch off my frontal lobes and make me dumb, numb and fatigued as hell. I also generally have a hard time tolerating pills.He said it sounds like I have bipolar III, whatever the hell that really means I don't know. In any event I think it's safe now to assume that I have some level of bipolarity that makes me unresponsive to SSRI's alone.
1)chemical sensitivities
2)sub affective bipolar disorder
3)poor response, non response, or worsening response to ADSSo I'm taking a new approach to this whole mess.
Lithium CR 450mg
Lamictal 12.5mg (raise 12.5mg every 1-2 weeks)
Xanax or Klonopin or Tranxene(whichever whenever)
Wellbutrin SR (start low)
Effexor XR 37.5mg (stop trying to tolerate 75mg and eventually ditch unless helpful)Anyone have any comments or suggestions?
Scott
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