Posted by SLS on April 9, 2013, at 18:44:54
In reply to Re: Tegretol/Trileptil for depression not bipolar? » SLS, posted by Roslynn on April 9, 2013, at 16:36:52
> Hi Scott,
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> Yeah, they probably wouldn't help, though I've always wondered. My pdoc would not prescribe them for someone with MDD.
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> I have a 1st degree relative with bipolar I who takes Tegretol. Helps them somewhat.
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> My illness began during college.
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> Thanks Scott,
> Roslynn
Considering your family history of bipolar disorder, it might be worth exploring the possibility that your mood illness lies along the "bipolar spectrum". Not all doctors agree with this, but I believe that depression in the absence of a manic episode can still have a bipolar diathesis (genetic and epigenetic). In these cases, it might be productive to consider your condition as being bipolar depression. Have you tried Lamictal or Abiify?
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I dream of things that never were and ask why not.- George Bernard Shaw
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