Posted by phillybob on March 10, 2001, at 11:07:25
In reply to mood swings (manic depressive?), posted by zoe long on March 10, 2001, at 9:13:51
Hi. One of the toughest problems I've had (being very med-sensitive, too) is to be patient with meds. Some side effects actually go away and may be worth it to get to the ... euthymic land. It is very helpful to me to read of others experiences.
Try the "Search" feature located on these pages for past input (a good activity to do while waiting for responses here as well as giving some additional historic information from users who might not be posting anymore and/or don't want to repeat themselves ... like I'm doing here). :)
Here's some of my own (selective) research for you:
(1) Edward S. Hume's "Bipolar Disorder, the hidden epidemic ": http://www.pshrink.com/wisdom/bipolar_disorder.html [this is most interesting reading which states: "Many patients who have depression have unrecognized bipolar disorder. Many people with bipolar disorder respond only partially or not at to antidepressants." Then goes on to offer anecdotal words on the various mood stabilizers."]
And, within Psychobabble, some more recent (again, selective, I'm biased) threads:
(2) Topamax (topiramate) Experiences thread: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20001231/msgs/50878.html
(3) Lamictal (lamotrigine) thread [Bipolar(II) Expert *Please*]: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20010302/msgs/55442.html
Good luck.
poster:phillybob
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