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Old Aug 18, 2010, 07:07 PM
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Originally Posted by unico View Post
I can't take antidepressants because they make me physically ill and/or manic. I used to take a mood stabilizer, but now I just take an antipsychotic and it helps both the depression and the mania. So it is possible to control depression without antidepressants for some people:-) I'm sure if it doesn't work out for you you can just go back on an antidepressant. Good luck!
Thanks for your response Unico, I agree anti-d's for some people diagnosed is a recipe for disaster. For me I have BP II, so depression is what I suffer with most often. However, I am on the highest dose of Wellbutrin (300 mg) that my p-doc would prescribe, so if I can do just as well on 150 mg or no anti-d great!

I don't do well on anti-psychotics, but I'm glad they have worked for you.
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