Quote:
Originally Posted by crazycatlady_83
I'm diagnosed with rapid cycling, but my moods on their own never last more than a few days. Usually when I'm depressed, it's only for a day or two and then I'm starting to feel better.
I take Geodon and Lamictal, though I just decreased on the latter because I felt it was making me manic. My pdoc prescribed it to me to use like an antidepressant, and those tend to make me too up and manic. I've had good results on Geodon, though too much made me "flat", with no real personality. It also caused me to lose weight, which is a nice change from Seroquel which made me gain about 30lbs. I lost all of that plus extra baby weight from my first pregnancy in little time on Geodon.
|
ADs, in particular SSRIs, are known to cause mania in BP individuals. But Lamictal is not an antidepressant. Neither is Risperdone. But both are known to have antidepressant properties. This is the type of medication that pdocs use for depression in BP people instead of ADs. IMHO FWIW
PS: I understand Abilify may be different as a third generation AP.