Posted by Cath78 on January 16, 2001, at 18:08:15
I've been diagnosed as having Aytypical Bi-Polar disorder. My doc thinks that I need a combination of an antidepressant and mood-stabilizer.
I've never experienced a manic episode.
I don't want to take a mood-stabilizer because I don't think my mood needs stabilizing, I mean isn't normal to experience various moods over the course of a day?
As long as my mood doesn't dip too low too frequently, then I'm happy with my changing moods. I don't want to feel blah all the time which is my reason for not wanting to take lithium or depakote or tegretol or any of those other drugs.
Am I wrong about what these drugs are supposed to do for me? Can they really boost the anti-depressant effect of the lithium without making me feel blah or flat all the time?
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