Posted by Justherself54 on November 22, 2008, at 12:38:58
In reply to Treatement resistant bipolar depression..., posted by chocamine on November 22, 2008, at 11:03:47
I had the same thing happen to me. Prolonged mania (I just thought I was having the time of my life for the first time in 40 some odd years)..then the horrible depression followed.
Increasing the Zoloft could do the trick. It worked well for me at 100 mg. Has your pdoc suggested an increase. He/she may be waiting to see if you are having a partial response to it before raising the doseage.
Zoloft no longer works for me but it was the one drug that I felt good on.
I have not had luck with mood stabilizers, but that's me. I have to keep a rigid sleep schedule which helps.
Work closely with your doctor. It may take some time to find the right combo of meds.
Looking back on my life I can see that I suffered from BP for a long time, but I only sought help in the depressive phases. It wasn't until the prolonged mania and crash that I was properly diagnosed. Perhaps if I had been diagnosed and treated earlier I could have made better decisions and life may have been easier. Who knows?
Learn all you can about this disorder. Ask you friends and loved ones to educate themselves, so they can help. Sometimes my family and friends can see me getting in trouble before I'll fess up to it. Pay attention to any changes in your mood. Listen to that inner voice that tells you when you're heading for trouble and report it to your pdoc.
I hope other posters who've had success with mood stabilizers and AD's will chime in. There are lots of very informed posters here that can give you wonderful advice. Keep posting!!
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