Posted by colin wallace on June 22, 2004, at 7:03:21
In reply to Re: nardil/parnate=manic likelihood?, posted by Maxime on June 21, 2004, at 19:46:28
> Hello again.
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> Let's see. I tried lithium but was always going toxic on it. There was either too or too little of it in my blood. Depakote gave me a rash. Topomax made me psychotic. Tegretol made me nauseous and I had trouble walking a straight line plus it's contraindicated with MAOIs. All the antipsychotics made me lactate. Neurontin gave me serious edema. Lamictal made me more depressed. Trileptal has been the only one that works and that doesn't have a bunch of nasty side effects for me. Plus, like you, my mania is dysphoric and I find it good for that.
> So that is the run down of the stabiliser I have tried and their effect on me.
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> I'm treatment resistent when it comes to depression and have been on all the SSRIs and everything in between. Thank goodness the Parnate provided relief. I still feel depressed but without it I probably would be able to scrape myself off the ground!
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> When will you start your MAOI?
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> Maxime
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Maxime,You're symptoms mirror mine.I'm highly treatment resistant bipolar 11(rapid cycling nowadays), and when foul weather strikes I'm crippled within days.
Lamictal worked well for me, although I had to go as high as 600mg before abandoning it finally after two years.I walked like a clown on it, but hey, I was a happy clown at least!Neurontin is okay for me, very calmimg, but not enough no combat a dysphoric bout of hypomania.
Hated lith. etc, and became hypo. and more depressed/angry on every other class of AD(must have tried nigh on 15 or so I reckon!!)
And oh, I 'll be starting Parnate as soon as it arrives in the post, 'cos I pretty much gave up on psychs. They've all ended up causing me to worsen by idiotic misdiagnosis of my obvious symptoms in the past.That's life in the UK (psych.)healthcare system I'm afraid.The NHS psychs all seem to be friggin' mindless droogs who got their qualifications from tokens in a packet of frosties breakfast cereal.Hmmm.
Food for thought.Bye for now,
best,
Col.
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