Posted by Jimmyboy on November 8, 2005, at 21:02:50
I have some sort of bipolar, althoughth I would say that 99% of the time it manifests itself as depression and anxiety. I will fluctuate from feeling normal to "depressed" for periods of about 3 months. When I am depressed, I am not "sad" but more lethargic, cloudy headed, anti-social which is accompanied by anxiety.
I had taken Serzone for almost 10 yrs ( I have also been taking Lithium - 900mg/day for about 4 yrs) it helped somewhat but by no means was ideal. I mainly stayed on b/c it did not have the sexual side effects associated w/ SSRI's. To me it is not worth it...
In April , I was shocked that Serzone had been taken off of the market. Since then, life has been hard. I tried Wellbutrin for a few weeks, but lost 10 lbs and quit taking it. I stated taking Sam-e and immediately started feeling better. In fact , I am positive that I was hypomanic for about 2 and a half months. I hate to say it, but it is the best I have felt in my whole life. I knew it would not last , but enjoyed it at the time. Eventually the Sam-e quit working and I have been depressed for the last two months.
Does anyone have any advice on what med's I should try?
PS- I also had a full blown manic episode requiring hospitalization about 10 yrs ago, the doctor thought it was triggered by me taking Zoloft ( yet another reason I am leery of taking SSRI's)
Any help/advice would be much appreciated!
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