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Help me get out of my Bipolar Episode, Please!
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<blockquote data-quote="Steely" data-source="post: 145378" data-attributes="member: 3301"><p>I don't have any advice for getting out of that serious of a funk, sorry. I wish I did. Sometimes I get them myself, and I literally cannot even get off the couch. Over the years there is not one thing I have tried that has helped except a couple of days time.</p><p></p><p>Just some personal thoughts on your medications.</p><p><u>Xanax</u>, can cause depression as a side effect.</p><p><u>Abilify</u>, made my son manic. Every person is different. Just because one medication is <em>supposed</em> to do something, does not mean it will. </p><p>It is also an Anti-Psychotic which means it can calm the moods, but it is different than Lithium that is an actual mood stabilizer.</p><p><u>Lithium</u>, is a mood stabilizer that evens out the gaps and cycling between depression and mania. It has worked wonders for my son, but there are many other mood stabilizers that work wonders. Depakote, Tegretol, Topomax, Trileptal, etc.</p><p></p><p>I really would call your psychiatrist every day if you have to until you get the medication combo right. Maybe a check in a phosph for a week to help is warranted as well.</p><p></p><p>Many hugs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Steely, post: 145378, member: 3301"] I don't have any advice for getting out of that serious of a funk, sorry. I wish I did. Sometimes I get them myself, and I literally cannot even get off the couch. Over the years there is not one thing I have tried that has helped except a couple of days time. Just some personal thoughts on your medications. [U]Xanax[/U], can cause depression as a side effect. [U]Abilify[/U], made my son manic. Every person is different. Just because one medication is [I]supposed[/I] to do something, does not mean it will. It is also an Anti-Psychotic which means it can calm the moods, but it is different than Lithium that is an actual mood stabilizer. [U]Lithium[/U], is a mood stabilizer that evens out the gaps and cycling between depression and mania. It has worked wonders for my son, but there are many other mood stabilizers that work wonders. Depakote, Tegretol, Topomax, Trileptal, etc. I really would call your psychiatrist every day if you have to until you get the medication combo right. Maybe a check in a phosph for a week to help is warranted as well. Many hugs. [/QUOTE]
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