Posted by MichaelJr on June 6, 2006, at 23:35:45
My doctor is pushing mood stabilizers really hard for me. At this time I think Im just gonna switch doctors.
I am doing ok on geodon 120 mg. I agree that i do have some inner irritability, which the mood stabilzers can help for. But me and my therapist dont think I am cycling. My doc believes I am having mania and need a mood stabilizer. Sure maybe I am not the most stable all the time, but I am definitely not bipoler or really having serious mania. I do have some anxiety, but I think its best if I try to work on that naturally. A combination of mediatation and exercise has really helped for me with that in the past.
Anyways my symptoms are not too severe. It would be nice to take care of my irritability, but I am definitely functional. I can more or less live with it.
The side effect profile I am hearing about depakote seems pretty serious. Weight gain, very sedating, etc. Ive that if youre seriously ill it might be worth it. But Im not seriousyly ill, Im more of a functional bordenline case. I dont think I need it.
Any thoughts?
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