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Old Jun 01, 2006, 10:30 PM
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Hi, Amy...

I was in much the same place as you describe about 9 months ago. It wound up costing me my job! I was incredibly depressed, and was very stressed out about my condition. (I had just gotten out of the hospital for BPII a few weeks before).

Oddly enough, I didn't start feeling better again until I was off my antidepressants (Wellbutrin and Effexor) and taking only mood stabilizers (lithium carbonate and Lamictal). I believe the ADs were causing me to cycle rapidly, mainly into deep depression (ain't THAT a *****?). Anyway, I've been off of them now since about February, and I have been pretty stable, even though I have moved away from my kids (OWWWW!) and back in with my Mom. (Trust me, I'm too old to be living with Mom).

So, yeah, definitely call your pdoc...one thing they have hammered into me is that we must maintain a very regular schedule of sleep, food and exercise, so that's what I try to do!

Hope you get to feeling better,
DJ
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