Posted by Ritch on February 11, 2002, at 20:08:10
In reply to hypomanic again ugh; Zyprexa/Neurontin Questions?, posted by JohnX2 on February 11, 2002, at 18:57:02
>
> Well after my latest crash I got nervous and
> decided to go back to my formula before I crashed
> which meant dropping my Zyprexa dose to 10 mg from
> 15 mg and restarting Neurontin 300 mg TID.
> I was taking Neurontin to help with tingling from
> Klonopin withdrawl, but now I'm thinking that maybe
> it was having an anti-depressant boost too? Any thoughts
> here?
>
> Anyways its 2 days later and I'm back on
> Planet John (hypomanic). It could be the combo of
> the 2 med changes plus my latest Klonopin drop. Ugh, I can't wait
> for this Klonopin taper to end so I can see where
> my brain's thermostat is really at.
>
> My pdoc wanted me to up the Zyprexa to 20 mg when I told him I was
> depressed, but It made me nervous and I did the opposite (dropped
> back to 10 mg, the old formula). Am I making a mistake.
> I tend to scramble when I get depressed.
> Can too much Zyprexa poo-poo the mood?
>
> -John
Just an opinion, but I think for many bipolars the atypical AP's are destabilizing in the long run.Mitch
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