Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New profile posts
Latest activity
Internet Search
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
General Discussions
The Watercooler
Bipolar Disorder and medication...
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Californiablonde" data-source="post: 592618" data-attributes="member: 2196"><p>For me mood stabilizers alone have been pretty much useless. I have always needed a good antipsychotic added to the mix for my bipolar mania. And when I'm depressed mood stabilizers don't help much either so I pretty much have no choice but to take a small amount of an SSRI. I really have to watch the dosage. If I go to high I get horrid rapid cycling so I need to keep the dose pretty low. Right now I'm on 20 mgs of Paxil and I am doing well. 40 mgs made me mixed manic so psychiatrist lowered it and now I'm doing fine. And my Saphris keeps me from going manic. And I hear ya about the weight gain. Remeron made me gain 50 pounds till I finally said I had enough and made psychiatrist take me off of it. Now I don't sleep as good as I used to but it's better than becoming obese. Now that I'm off of it I'm having a hell of a time taking the weight off. So I am doing my best to maintain willpower and I'm cutting back on the snacking and overeating. It will take me awhile to get back down to the weight I was but I am determined it's going to happen.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Californiablonde, post: 592618, member: 2196"] For me mood stabilizers alone have been pretty much useless. I have always needed a good antipsychotic added to the mix for my bipolar mania. And when I'm depressed mood stabilizers don't help much either so I pretty much have no choice but to take a small amount of an SSRI. I really have to watch the dosage. If I go to high I get horrid rapid cycling so I need to keep the dose pretty low. Right now I'm on 20 mgs of Paxil and I am doing well. 40 mgs made me mixed manic so psychiatrist lowered it and now I'm doing fine. And my Saphris keeps me from going manic. And I hear ya about the weight gain. Remeron made me gain 50 pounds till I finally said I had enough and made psychiatrist take me off of it. Now I don't sleep as good as I used to but it's better than becoming obese. Now that I'm off of it I'm having a hell of a time taking the weight off. So I am doing my best to maintain willpower and I'm cutting back on the snacking and overeating. It will take me awhile to get back down to the weight I was but I am determined it's going to happen. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
General Discussions
The Watercooler
Bipolar Disorder and medication...
Top