Posted by Paintmom on December 30, 2004, at 10:41:46
In reply to Re: topomax » Paintmom, posted by rainy on December 30, 2004, at 9:46:33
OOPs
I meant to write...I was recently diagnosed myself....no...I didnt' diagnos myself...I was actually STUNNED!! This is not something I would perceive myself to have...( I have every other thing though...so why should it surprise me...LOL)I take very little buspar...so little that no doctor believes that it does anything...but they do it to humor me...I swear it makes me feel better (3.75 mil) I take 10mg lexapro...which I think just works amazing on me...and then they added elavil for sleep...which also works great...but I've gained 26 pounds since going on them both....and I walk and eat right..etc...I have TERRIBLE sleep problems...like last nite was a duzy...for years.....like 15....So I started to see this new psych Nurse Pract (Phd) and she figured it out right away....that I was bipolar. How could all these different docs have misseed it???? Just around the same time my therapist figured it out...It's mild...and I guess I try to hide it:) I am 25 mg of the topamax and I do feel more even....my ex husband and my brother both were terrible to me over xmas...and I didn't feel that insane feeling I usually feel that prevents me from getting my point across. The sleep still stinks....don't know what to do about that...I try the Melatonin..its marginally effective..but I think it makes my depression worse. Boy this is complicated...its' like untangling a ball of yarn.
Thanks for your nice response
Paintmom
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