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amandalouise · Jan 25, 2011, 11:20 PM

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Originally Posted by kasparcarr

hello, 28 yr old male, living in eastern US.. currently in the worst mental shape i've ever been in and see no hope.. have been seeing "professionals" since 2004 but still have no answers. of the 7 different shrinks, i've been told i have bipolar disorder 2, add/adhd, unspecified mood disorder, depression, anxiety problems, etc and each doctor claims all other doctors are out of their minds. i've been on 24 different medications (no exaggeration) and still can't seem to feel better. every one of them either puts weight on me or kills my sexual functions (either libido or full on flacidity).

here are the medications i've tried:
seroquel IR, seroquel XR, adderall IR, adderall XR, vyvanse, prozac, lexipro, welbutrin, effextor, provigil, paxil, imitrex (for migraines, no help), klonopin/clonazepem, topamax, cymbalta, lamictal, lithium, adavan, stratera, lunesta, ambien, zoloft (i think), pain killers (these seem to fix everything), OTC diet pills (for stimulant effect), omega-3 fish oils, etc

the ones that had any effect were seroquel and vyvanse, the rest seems to just do nothing or make me feel substantially worse.

i'm looking for anyone who might have experience with another medication that doesnt give me sexual or weight gain side effects and that can treat bipolar 2.

any tips? i'm running out of steam =[

symptoms: mood swings, none-or-very-low mania, unending depression, no interest in anything i used to love, prefer isolation, impulsivity, lack of energy to go anywhere, absolute hatred for any job ive ever had (this usually kicks in 3-4 months after i start any job, industry doesn't matter), no interest in responsibility, nihilism, distaste for authority, distrust for people, i look for reasons NOT to go meet my friends, difficulty sleeping without seroquel, hardly ever content or pleased, everything seems like too much work to bother, hatred for people who didnt really do anything that horrible to me, low self-esteem, couldn't care less if i lived or didn't, extremely anxious when around groups..
most of these symptoms, aside from the hatred of any job, happen with or without medication, and really only began since i went crazy. when i was in college and before, i was the most outgoing person you'd ever meet. now i simply do not care. at all.

please don't just say "go see a shrink" because i've tried all that.

thanks.

everyone has their own reactions to medications..example right now Im on lexapro, one of my clients is on lexapro saame dosage as me, a classmate in college is on lexapro same dosage as me. I have no adverse side effects, the classmate gained 50 pounds, and the client has developed dry mouth, weight loss, vertigo (dizziness and feels like things are miles away from her) and occasional ringing in the ears.

Im sorry but the only way to find the correct medication "is" by going to your physician or a psychiatrist and keep trying medications until you happen on to the right one for you.

By the way thanks for listing all your meds and symptoms but we cant diagnose nor prescribe medications for you. All we can do here is tell you if we have tried the meds that you have and how they worked for us, we can also tell you whether we have the same symptoms as you and if so how we are getting through them.

It took many medications to find the right one for me, some of which are the same ones you have tried. I too got frustrated with the trial and error route and wished someone could just find that magic cure and give it to me. But thats not how real life works unfortunately.

give it time, new meds are always coming out, sooner or later the right one for you will be there.