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Originally Posted by morethingswrong
Bipolar ,, I take neurontin for the fibro I honestly dont think it helps any ..
I see my Tdoc on the 12th and I plan to talk to him about my meds and issues ... in the past he has emailed my pdoc and helped me try other meds so im going to see if he can help me out again.. Im tired of being so miserable .. every lb im overweight makes my fibropain that much worse .
Thanks 
Blue good to know your able to tolerate the meds well |
if the neurontin really isn't helping you with the fibro at all, then I would consider stopping it, because it can cause weight gain, too.
One more question -- you said that antidepressants caused you to go manic...when you were on the antidepressants, were you on a mood-stabilizer (like lithium or depakote) or an anti-psychotic? Or were you JUST on the antidepressant alone? Because you could try taking an anti-depressant WITH an anti-psychotic (like the geodon) or mood-stabilizer, and the anti-psychotic may be enough to keep you from going manic.
Also, here's an interesting paper on using growth hormone to treat fibro:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22465047
It's an experimental treatment, but as a bonus, Growth Hormone makes you lose weight.
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age: 23
dx: bipolar I, ADHD-C, tourette's syndrome, OCD, trichotillomania, GAD, Social Phobia, BPD, RLS
current meds: depakote (divalproex sodium) 1000mg, abilify (aripiprazole) 4mg, cymbalta (duloxetine) 60mg, dexedrine (dexamphetamine) 35mg, ativan (lorazepam) 1mg prn, iron supplements
past meds: ritalin, adderall, risperdal, geodon, paxil, celexa, zoloft
other: individual talk therapy, CBT, group therapy, couple's therapy, hypnosis
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