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Posted by littlep24 on June 30, 2004, at 19:03:19
Hi,
I am BP II and have short and infrequent mania. Mostly depression with a few good days here and there. Personally, I am not sure I am BP and never wanted to start the mood stabilizers. They have done nothing but suck the life out of me.
I have been on lithium for 1 year 1200 mgs mostly now at 900 mgs. Lamictal I was on for one month about a year ago then was taken off of it, not sure why. I just started it again one month ago I am at 50 mgs right now and I take 900 mgs trileptal.
I have read others that say since their mania is short and infrequent their doctors did not put them on mood stabilizers, I wish mine didn't. FYI I was on adderall and effexor a couple of years ago which I loved made me energetic focused but was considered hypomanic, I still think of this combo every day.Looking forward to your thoughts.
littlep
Posted by Harlock on July 7, 2004, at 13:05:14
In reply to I want to taper off Lithium and Lamictal - Help, posted by littlep24 on June 30, 2004, at 19:03:19
Howdy. This might be obvious but... Did you ask your doc if you could go back on the cocktail that was working for you?
I tell my doc when I take myself off drugs (taper), and he doesn't have a problem with it. I generally do it because they are causing me too many side-effects, etc.
I don't hear great things about Lithium, but that's just my experience.
I'd let your doc know about what you wrote here. If that doesn't help, I'd say, get a new doc!. ;)
> Hi,
> I am BP II and have short and infrequent mania. Mostly depression with a few good days here and there. Personally, I am not sure I am BP and never wanted to start the mood stabilizers. They have done nothing but suck the life out of me.
> I have been on lithium for 1 year 1200 mgs mostly now at 900 mgs. Lamictal I was on for one month about a year ago then was taken off of it, not sure why. I just started it again one month ago I am at 50 mgs right now and I take 900 mgs trileptal.
> I have read others that say since their mania is short and infrequent their doctors did not put them on mood stabilizers, I wish mine didn't. FYI I was on adderall and effexor a couple of years ago which I loved made me energetic focused but was considered hypomanic, I still think of this combo every day.
>
> Looking forward to your thoughts.
> littlep
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