Posted by laurenjb on October 8, 2005, at 0:13:05
I saw a psychopharmacologist today who was of the opinion that I fit more into the "soft bipolar spectrum" than treatment resistant major depression. He is an incredibly smart man and I trust him but he wants me to go off Parnate, which has stopped working, and onto both Lithium and Lamictal, which kind of seems like overkill, given that he thinks I have experiences of mild hypomania. I have been on Lithium before -- don't remember what happened but it obviously didn't work because I went off it and have also been on Lamictal before in combo with other meds. After doing a fair amount of research, I feel more comfortable trying the Lamictal as monotherapy, esp. with the thyroid/kidney problems Lithium can cause and, I admit it, because of the weight gain. I finally lost the Remeron weight and it definitely adds to my depression to gain weight. I saw some posts here from a few years ago on the subject but am wondering what anyone else has to say, especially those with a "soft" diagnosis, which I'm still kind of trying to get my mind around. As always, your insights are appreciated. Lauren
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