Posted by sheilac on August 11, 2012, at 19:57:53
In reply to Re: Scott or anyone/ not right... » Tomatheus, posted by SLS on August 11, 2012, at 19:16:31
Thanks everyone for the input. One doctor did mention to me that I seem to experience paradoxical reactions to medication (all meds - not just psych meds - weird?, huh)
I didn't stop Trileptal after a few days, I had been taking 300mg Trileptal along with 300mg Lithium since March I think. But I just couldn't take the depression Trileptal was giving me. I even tried a higher dose of it and it got worse.
Lithium has been great at 450mg. Works fine with Klonopin and Adderall.
Problem is that docs like "theraputic doses". This is where I ALWAYS run into trouble. I don't know why.
Maybe a theory about the irritability and rage is because when I take a "regular" dose of Lithium, Seroquel, Depakote, etc. it flattens me out so much that I experience depression that comes out in the form of severe irritability, which in turn can lead to anger outbursts. Isn't irritability a byproduct of depression - and for me it would be from being too flat and over medicated.
That is the only thing I can think of. Either that or maybe I'm not bipolar at all. If a person doesn't respond to mood stabilizers does that mean that they aren't bipolar?
I find that low doses work. Not totally and completely, but who is ever "normal"? I know a LOT of nutty people who should probably be in therapy and on meds and are not and never will be.
I do wonder if I am stable enough. When I took the Trileptal combined with the Lithium (even though it made me depressed) and I took the Adderall, I didn't experience the hyperfocus issues on Adderall.
Although without the Adderall I am irritable, lazy and depressed.
Adderall has helped me get focused, out of depression and start a hobby that has turned into a business. So 5mg of Adderall is the best antidepressant so far for me.
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