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Old Nov 18, 2014, 07:44 PM
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Originally Posted by simon1981 View Post
Its my time time trying an antidepressant (generic Zoloft). I have usually just suffered through depression but as this is my third episode I thought I should try meds. I have been on Depakote for about a month and I an tolerate the side effects so far. I have had three serious manic and depressive episodes in the past and can not afford to let it happen again.

Anyone have any thoughts, advice, experience about antidepressants?

I was on lamotrigine after my second episode I was not sure if it helped with depression or it naturally subsided, but eventually experienced another manic episode so I switched to Depakote.
I found that Effexor worked pretty good with the lamotrigine and the abilify, but I also liked when I was taking Depakote with lexapro, but because everyone has a different chemical make up, everything works different for different people.

Hope you find something that helps!!
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Bipolar II~social anxiety~SAD

Mother of 2 step daughters and 2 bio daughters.

Medication free for 18 months and counting!
Note: This is with Pdoc's knowledge and monitoring.

Typical Cocktail:
Lamotrigine, Effexor and Abilify
Thanks for this!
simon1981