Posted by Geezer on July 10, 2002, at 11:33:30
In reply to Who is successful, with what med(s)?, posted by jay on July 10, 2002, at 4:20:54
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> I thought this would be a thread that maybe emphasizes a bit more of the 'positives' rather than just general questions. I'd really like to keep this thread as 'permanent' as possible..so in the future, others may benefit from our experiences. (Of course..YMMV..etc.) Also, rather that your 'diagnosis'..please list the particular symptoms your med(s) help. I will start:
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> Trying:
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> 300mg Effexor XR (depression)
> Tegretol 200mg 2x a day (Anti-manic)
> Benzodiazepine (Bromazepam) 2x a day (3mg each)
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> This has just started...so I will report back in soon. I have a VERY hard time with the mania/anxiety crossover. My doc thinks that there are strong links between the two, and that may be why the benzodiazepines can help mania, and why the 'downer' meds like Depakote and Tegretol can help. (I know..they aren't really 'downers'..but involve the slowing down of nerve transmission.)
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> Hope to see where this goes!
> Peace,
> Jay
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> Peace,
> JayJay,
Good idea for a thread.
Current meds:
Lamictal 150mg (helps very slightly with depression)
Depakote 750 (reduces anger, irritability, doubles serum level of Lamictal, makes me very sleeply)
Klonopin (helps me sleep better at night)
Ambien (hypnotic-good for 4 hours sleep, then wide awake)
Hope to restart Prozac next week.....the only AD that ever made life tolerable for me.In the past year I have been treated by 4 different pdocs....2 say I have Unipolar Major Depression/Recurrent and 2 say Bipolar II/Atypical Depression. Not long ago I was convinced that it was neccessary to have an accurate DX to effectively treat the illness...no more....roll the dice and treat the symtoms. It is only my opinion....the treatment of psyciatric illness is still in the very primitive stages.
Geezer
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