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Apr 03, 2014, 01:03 PM
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Member Since: Jul 2007
Location: Indiana, USA
Posts: 1,256
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Originally Posted by psychehedone
Many of the same drugs are used to treat BP1 and BP2. This particularly applies to Lithium and mood stabilizers like Lamotrigine, Trileptal, Depakote, and Tegretol. Dosages are person specific. Most of these mood stabilizers are also anticonvulsants that are used to treat epilepsy.
People with BP1, or anyone with manic and/or psychotic tendencies really, are more likely to be prescribed antipsychotics (including "maintenance" APs). I prefer the terms neuroleptics or major tranquilizers to the term antipsychotic. These drugs include Abilify, Zyprexa, Risperdal, Latuda, and Seroquel. Most of these APs are also used in the treatment of schizophrenia.
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Ok. That makes sense. Might explain why seroquel and zyprexa aren't/didn't work for me. Seroquel just makes me tired zyprexa made me slightly suicidal. Maybe I need a mood stabilizer instead hopefully my pdoc will figure things out quickly when I see him on the 21. This appointment can not happen soon enough. Fingers crossed. Thinking about making a time line to take with me to the appointment with approx times and things I can remember. Once again thank you everyone.
Tig
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Meds: propranalol 20mg 2x's(blood pressure), lamictal 300mg, seroquel 100mg, effexor 75mg, sprycel 100mg (CML, chronic myeloid leukemia), iron supplement, multivitamin
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