Posted by Janelle on July 14, 2001, at 23:33:54
In reply to Any bipolar type II ?, posted by ben on July 6, 2001, at 14:22:39
Cece & Ben: Between the two of you, wow, you both sound like me with my symptoms and meds!
I have been on Klonopin (0.5 to 1.5, depending on circumstances) for many years, and whenever my pdoc switches my other meds, she says to remain on the Klonopin, and she's been right all the way with that! She told me that the newer anti-psychotics (e.g. Zyprexa) and mood stabilizers (eg. Depakote, Lamictal) calm your "mind," whereas Klonopin (and presumably other benzos) calm your body and nervous system as a whole. Interesting...
From what you two have written, it sounds like these new mood stabilizers are quite effective for BipolarII/Hypomania, so I hope and pray they'll work for me with mine.
-Janelle
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