Posted by polarbear206 on July 31, 2007, at 21:05:07
In reply to Re: Why do all anti-depressants make me anxious, posted by JohnSky on July 31, 2007, at 13:30:05
> Thanks for the ideas everyone.
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> Drew you really keep on top of these posts. I tried Lamictal around 6 months ago and it made me worse for some reason... but my doc realized later he may not have moved me up to a high enough dose... so maybe I will go back to that option. But first I think I should give Lithium a fair chance as it has helped my Brother a great deal. Based on his results I have another month or two before the Lithium really kicks in for me... maybe for a change things will happend faster.
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> Off and on when my Brother and I talk he will tell me he felt "wonderful". I'd love to honestly say that.
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> Thanks for the encouragement... I think I am closing in a LT solution as well. I pray the Lithium works for me... and maybe I will need an add-on to help.
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> JohnJohn,
It is very likely that the lithium will work for you because your brother is having a good therapeutic response. If you are having some lingering depression and want to try an AD again, keep the dosage low to prevent anxiety and agitation. Lamictal is also a great drug, I take 200mg. Depending on how far to the right you are in the bipolar spectrum, some people need to take another mood stabilizer with the lamictal if it is too activating. It is used for bipolar II and those with soft bipolar as myself. Lithium and Lamictal have a good track record used in combo with or without a antidepressant.
Polarbear
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