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Re: rapid cycling

Posted by jdawg on October 6, 2004, at 21:34:11

In reply to Re: rapid cycling, posted by Organicgrll on October 6, 2004, at 17:40:36

Hi,

Thank you for all of your replies. I have a few comments:

1) re. Depakote -- I've tried it and did not tolerate it. It made me feel like a zomby -- sleepy and unable to concentrate.

2) I'd *love* to go off some of my meds but am afraid of getting really depressed. I weaned off Effexor at one point and only took Wellbutrin. That did not work since I got really depressed.

3) My "high" periods are getting better as I'm able to sleep more and don't feel as wound up. But depressive periods are still debilitating -- I just shut down for 2-3 days unable to function well at work or at home.

For now it's not crucial to me to find out what the cause is -- it could be that I'm cycling due to my meds or because of my underlying disease. It doesn't matter which one it is (just knowing that I have a mood disorder is enough for me), I just want to be functional all or most of the time.

So I'm not sure how to proceed now. Should I go up on the Lamictal dose (I'm currently on 200 mg/day)? Should I increase my anti-depressant dose (Effexor XR 150 mg/ day & Wellbutrin XL 300 mg/d)? or do something else?

I'd appreciate any input you may have on this.


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