Posted by cybercafe on September 17, 2003, at 11:39:48
In reply to Re: Bipolar ADHD - anyone have both? « WorryGirl » cybercafe, posted by WorryGirl on September 16, 2003, at 15:25:19
> > i tried depakote but found it didnt' completely get rid of my mania >
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> Mine has completely gone away either, but I see an improvement. After reading the article posted by DSCH, I'm fairly certain I also have ADHD (or even just ADHD).i felt moments of euphoria and depression on a daily basis with depakote.... but with zyprexa i was completely stable (though depressed)
depakote made me sleepy too :(
> I just talked with my p-doc and he is going to have me wait about 2 months and try taking something for ADHD along with the depakote. He wants to wait until I've stabilized completely on the correct dosage of depakote before I start taking something else.
yep... because if you are experiencing mood swings... depression itself will make it difficult to concentrate
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> > yes i am taking a mood stabilizer (zyprexa) along with ritalin
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> How do you like this combination? How does the ritalin work for you? Any bad side effects? Sorry so many ?s!that combination was pretty good, quite excellent, but i managed to get away with only taking 2.5 mg of zyprexa ... i think most people have to take more (??) and that would suck
i actually switched to abilify recently as it is supposed to be more gooder
> I'm going to see my ob-gyn about possible hormone-related mood swings. I'm due for a refill of my bcps.
that would be my first choice - blood tests. then go for mood stabilizer, antidepressant... then a ADD med....
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