Posted by Ron Hill on February 26, 2003, at 9:42:11
In reply to Re: Lamictal and Pre-emptive Strikes, posted by catmint on February 25, 2003, at 23:51:50
Amy,
>Yes, I am BP II. I have tried Neurontin, Depakote and Lamictal. I discontinued the Depakote b/c it made my depression a lot worse and add on SSRI's did not help at all. Right now I only take Lamictal.
What did the Neurontin feel like? Did it help your irritability? What was your highest dose?
> I have only met with the psychiatric nurse and haven't talked with the doctor since I started 8 weeks ago.Do you mean that you started going to this particular pdoc's office 8 weeks ago, or that you started treatment for your BP II for the very first time 8 weeks ago? If not the latter, how long have you been taking psychotropic medication and what prompted you to seek a dx and treatment initially?
> > Amy, have you ever tried to add a low dose of an atypical antipsychotic to a moodstabilizer? I bring this up because of what you told me last week about the one hallucination episode.> Yes, I have taken olanzapine and hate it. It makes me gain weight and I feel like a major zombie. I do keep it on hand but I don't ever take it. And I don't even want TD even though the risk is slim.
I hear you, Amy. And I hear what Mitch is saying also. It was just a thought.
-- Ron
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