Posted by redscarlet on December 15, 2004, at 10:52:31
In reply to Re: Bipolar meds, posted by rainy on December 15, 2004, at 8:15:04
Rainy ~
"Don't mean to be a know-it all but wellbutrin is one of the few ADs that's "allowed" for us bipolars and it isn't an SSRI. It falls into some other class of the little things. That's probably why you(and I) can tke it."Ya, I meant to say antidepressant not SSRI. I've been on 450mg of Wellbutrin for a year now so I know quite a bit about it.
The website is just like this one, just a group of people sharing their options. You have to take the information for what it's worth to you.
I was on Trileptal over three years ago, before the Topamax, I stayed on it for a few months but the stomach pain was just to much for me and I had to stop taking it. Maybe you'll have better luck with it, hope so... :-)
Geodon has not caused me any weight gain and is supposed to be weight neutral. Not sure what's helping with the depression side of my bipolar, if it's the Wellbutrin or the Geodon or the combination of the two, but I'm doing OK.
I also take Omega-3 flax seed oil with high DHA and EPA fish oil daily, been doing that for over two years. Not sure it has any effect on my mental state but I guess it's good for me so it doesn't hurt to take it.
Sorry to hear your not feeling to well, I know how hard this illness can be. I was official diagnosed in 1998 but was told I've had bipolar since I was a young child. And I've been on the med roller coaster since then. It seems almost every month or two I'm having to adjust my meds some. I've been hospitalized twice and have done an out patient program also. However today (now) I'm the best I've been so far and have great hope for a full and happy life, and I wish that for you as well.
:-)
poster:redscarlet
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