((Innerzone)). I hope that you and your pdoc find a way to help your depression lift soon. Thanks for being so supportive of everyone here while dealing with your own serious depression. Your post isn't weird at all; you have a valid problem and question.

I don't know if you're already on it/ afraid to go on it due to side effects, but I've read that seroquel is really good for treating bipolar depression. Perhaps your pdoc could prescribe that instead of a "real" antidepressant.

Jim Phelps, a psychiatrist specializing in bipolar, wrote this article on alternatives to antidepressants: http://www.psycheducation.org/depres...DwithoutAD.htm

Also, you are not alone with lamictal not being enough to relieve your depression. Though Dr. Phelps recommends it fervently, I've read several times elsewhere that many studies have found it no better than a placebo in treating acute depression!

I really hope that you feel better soon.