Hi,
Glad you realised you needed help. Symbax is another version of prozac. Donīt know if youīve ever heard of it, but it has been around for a while and is excellent. I hope your pdoc cautioned you on the possibly of mania with this drug, so itīs important to look for symptoms of mania while on it. It also contains Zyprexa, which is a psychotic for treating mood disorders. I was on zyprexa for a short period, but stopped it because I gained so much weight.
You say you started symbax 3/25? That was 4 mo ago and both should have kicked in and on a maintenance dose. I too am on lactimal and another anti-depressant, effexor.
Good luck to you!
nirmal
Hello, I'm new here, just recently being re-diagnosed with Bipolar1 and starting lamictal and symbyax. I was originally diagnosed several years ago, took a whole lot of meds, then got sick of it and quit all meds. I went as long as I could without medication; but when I started self-medicating, I realized I better do something. Right now I'm at 50mg of lamictal, slowly increasing my dose. I also just started Symbyax 3/25 to help me until the lamictal kicks in. Was wondering what others have experienced with Symbyax. Thanks for any input.[/quote]