Posted by McPac on May 19, 2003, at 21:06:00
In reply to Re: STRESS CYCLE - theory about anxiety treatment, posted by Barbara Cat on May 19, 2003, at 13:03:29
"I've been on 'em all and taking a TCA (nortriptyline) and lithium has been the most effective AD combo for me. SSRI's were disasters in many ways, especially for a mixed-state bipolar-II like myself".
Barb, I don't know if you would recall this but I mentioned lithium to you and some others here a LONG time ago as possibly being a "missing link" for many folks...I've used it myself for ages....I've got to ask you though, regarding this statement that you made, "SSRI's were disasters in many ways, especially for a mixed-state bipolar-II like myself"......exactly WHAT did the ssri's DO to you that was a disaster? (I ask this because I have always noticed that so many of your posts sound like me to a "T" (symptoms, med reactions), lol,.....also....were the ssri's a disaster to you while you were ON a mood stabilizer (like lithium) OR were the ssri's a disaster when you were NOT on a mood stabilizer at the same time? (For me, for example, I can handle Zoloft quite well when I'm also ON lithium....BUT taking Zoloft WITHOUT lithium is a DISASTER for me! Wondering if it might be the same for you? Take care Barb!
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