Posted by morganpmiller on June 16, 2009, at 0:25:02
In reply to Re: ECT » Rdragon, posted by Phillipa on June 15, 2009, at 22:40:43
Hey thanks so much to everyone's responses. I am officially not going to consider ECT. I will be looking for a new psychiatrist.
I am bipolar. For 8 years I was on Zoloft alone and did quite well. I still had issues, but as long as I did the right things, I felt pretty damn good.
I am currently taking lithium and celexa. This is after I was on 9 other medications this past year and a half.
Right now, things are really bad. I was on Lamictal and just did not feel right. I had several reactions to it. I just never knew that getting off of it was going to be such a nitemare.
I am interested in Nardil and Parnate as long as I can take them with Lithium or Depakote.
It's so weird how you can feel so normal(well as normal as I could) on something like Zoloft for so many years. Then, get off zoloft thinking your better and don't need drugs because you worked so hare in therapy. Then a perfect storm comes together sending you into your first major mixed episode. I fear I have opened pandora's box. Over the past summer, I was actually only on zoloft again. I actually felt ok, though I was not were near as stable as I needed to be. But I at least felt fairly normal physiologically. That is not the case right now. I have so much more going on that is making living comfortably and feeling normal so much harder than it would be if it were just my mental health. I think that is one of the reason's why this bipolar thing has exploded into what it is. I can't cover things up by going to the gym, playing basketball, and going out and drinking with friends. I am a physical wreck in a very short period of time. Not cool at all. I'm only 36 and I feel like 80. Very overwhelming since I was so active and comfortable just a few years ago. Now, I am going on a bit of a rant.
What are the side effects like with Nardil and Parnate? Are they effective at all for anxiety/obsessive thoughts? Can they help with nerve pain?
Can anyone share their experiences with these meds? There was a combo a few of you mentioned, I can't remember what it was in my impaired state.Also, Anyone live in the DC metro area. I need a good psychiatrist. That jack *ss talked about ECT for 20 minutes the last time I saw him. Gonna have to fire his *ss
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