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Re: Do Psych meds really work long term for BPs? » catmint

Posted by Ritch on March 6, 2003, at 22:40:22

In reply to Re: Do Psych meds really work long term for BPs? » Ritch, posted by catmint on March 6, 2003, at 14:15:29

> Mitch,
> Thank you for your post. I always enjoy hearing what you have to say.
> Are you still at 250 mg. of Depakote? What is it that you take with it again for depression?
> Take care,
> ::Amy

Hi Amy,

Yes 250mg of Dep. seems to be the "spot". 500mg caused a lot of sleepiness and weight gain. 125mg doesn't work. Maybe 375mg? I've got scripts for 125mg and 250mg in case I need to boost it or reduce it. I'm also taking just .5mg of Klonopin at night and that doesn't seem to aggravate depression and I haven't had ONE panic attack while on that dosage (came close though a few times-whew!). OK.... general anxiety/depression-wise I'm taking a TINY dose of Effexor XR in the mornings. It ranges somewhere between 9-12.5mg (I am counting waxy spheroids here). More than that jacks up my blood pressure big time and messes with my sleep. If I take 25mg or more I get hypomanic (on the spot-two hours post-dosing). BUT, it's the ONLY med that I can take a temporary higher dose of during a major depressive crash that will "snap" me out of it reliably. The last week I have been adding 37.5mg of Wellbutrin to try to clear out the ADHD cobwebs. It is working fairly well. I was starting projects and switching to other ones and not getting anything done and since I restarted it-that issue has cleared considerably. The sense of time passing has changed a LOT (it seems to be slowed greatly), and I can hear detaily things a lot better and the WB hasn't upset my sleep like I thought. I'm also taking fish oil EPA but only about 480-720mg/day. I'm wanting to try and find some Carlson's fishoil (I think Noa takes). So.... I guess you could say that I am on DepaKlonoEffexoMegaButrin. :)


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