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Originally Posted by Supanova
I have never had ECT and most people I know do it while inpatient to start with so they have the extra support until it starts to work.
Have you had any med changes? Sleep/appetite changes? Sometimes it does just come along but more often than not there is a trigger. Sometimes I find it helpful when I can find a reason too.
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I have had a few med changes recently. My pdoc added Wellbutrin back in April as I was in a very deep depression after the whole work thing I spoke of in another thread. It had no effect.
After I'd tried it for a couple of months with no effect he put me on the list for ECT and started taking me off of Lamotrigine and Lithium.
I started by going down to half the dose of Lamotrigine, then I tapered off the Lithium and finally the last bit of Lamotrigine.
As soon as I started tapering off the Lithium I had immediate appetite changes. Like I have NO appetite now. It is a struggle to get in enough calories for the day. and I've been busy working hard at the new barn and riding almost every day. I've lost about 13 lbs so far.
I'm happy about it though, since being on Seroquel and Lamotrigine kept me about 30-40 lbs overweight. I'm still overweight so I'm not worried about the weight changes.
Still very depressed today, but after work and hanging out with my horse I feel a little better. I love him so much.