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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 234947" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>I don't know much about it for bipolar. I also have only heard of it used for depression. I take that back. There is a lady up the road who is bipolar. She has been in and out of hospitals for many years. She had shock therapy during several hospital stays and it never seemed to stabilize her, from what her husband has told me. </p><p></p><p>I would be cautious. But if you have tried everything else? </p><p></p><p>I will say with the seizure in the hospital - MANY of the medications used for treatment of bipolar are seizure medications. Withdrawing them can CAUSE seizures in people who otherwise do not have them. I have been on lyrica for fibromyalgia for a number of years. LAst Sept I went for about a week throwing up with a migraine. I suddenly didn't have the lyrica in my system and had a MAJOR seizure - I don't remember about a day and a half. They are complete blanks. </p><p></p><p>So if any medications he was on before the medication wash are used for seizure treatment also, taking him off of them could be the reason for the seizure.</p><p></p><p>I am sending support for whatever you decide. This seems like a tough decision.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 234947, member: 1233"] I don't know much about it for bipolar. I also have only heard of it used for depression. I take that back. There is a lady up the road who is bipolar. She has been in and out of hospitals for many years. She had shock therapy during several hospital stays and it never seemed to stabilize her, from what her husband has told me. I would be cautious. But if you have tried everything else? I will say with the seizure in the hospital - MANY of the medications used for treatment of bipolar are seizure medications. Withdrawing them can CAUSE seizures in people who otherwise do not have them. I have been on lyrica for fibromyalgia for a number of years. LAst Sept I went for about a week throwing up with a migraine. I suddenly didn't have the lyrica in my system and had a MAJOR seizure - I don't remember about a day and a half. They are complete blanks. So if any medications he was on before the medication wash are used for seizure treatment also, taking him off of them could be the reason for the seizure. I am sending support for whatever you decide. This seems like a tough decision. [/QUOTE]
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