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Hey Zoloft, what's up...bipolar and lamictal?

Posted by porkpiehat on March 31, 2012, at 12:10:42

Hey guys...

Been on Celexa and lamictal for about 10 years (and a small dose of klonopin over the last 6 months). Doctor and I decided to switch to Zoloft with the hopes of decreasing sexual side effects, flatness, and obsessive thinking, as well as a tendency to "act out" with drinking etc.

The switchover (decreasing Celexa while slowly adding Zoloft) was beautiful: I could stay home and do chores, my sex drive doubled, I wasn't bending over backwards to please people. Concentration was a little better.

When we left behind the Celexa altogether at 50 mgs of Zoloft, I found an increase in irritability and extremely tiredness during the day (vs the activation I had read about). Then taken at night, there was raciness, imperative to drink and spend. Good sleep is hard to come by (I feel like I am lying awake and dreaming). The Klonpin got me through work, etc.

The Doctor says it's a failed experiment, and that it further confirms her suspicion of BPII. But then last night I had two drinks with no desire for more, and went home and did my taxes. These are the opposite of what I was complaining about!

Now we are discussing tapering a little on the zoloft and maybe doing a 50/50 with Celexa. I'm wondering about where the Lamictal role is. It used to activate me a little which was helpful with the Celexa, but how does it react with Zoloft...perhaps that is driving some of the over-activation etc?

I'm not ready to embrace the BPII or give up on the Zoloft.

Any thoughts or advice PLEASE?


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