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Originally Posted by Rainne
I have a big fear of taking meds at least new ones, I have bipolar 1 and the doctors don't want to give me SSRI anti depressants, Which is fine with me they make me go manic, I am on 3,000 MLG of Depakote and I take klonopin  , But the Depakote has made me gain loads of weight, I want off of it, Is any one on Tegratal and does it work for Bipolar 1, My doctor is always trying to put me on latuda, I absolutely refuse, I will not take drugs new on the market, I have been a guinea pig for all kinds of drugs and I am sick and tired of it |
I take trileptal 1200mgs (as another stated, tegritals cousin, sister, brother, mother lol). At first it did help then my old pdoc put me on a stimulant and I got hypo. I'm working on quitting it. I now want a med change but my next appointment isn't until the 14th. I also tried lamictal and it made me very dysphoric. It was quite a mess! I'm pretty sensitive to anything activating. I also was on lithium a few years ago with good stabilizing effects but I got toxicity and had to stop it. I've thought about depakote but my pdoc cringed when I brought it up. Now that I think of it, I've been on mostly "old school" meds. I guess I trust them more because they've been around longer. Being a guinea pig is not fun! With all my trials I've been up, down, and sideways many of times. Who wants to live not knowing if you'll wake up a monster or not?! I would like a bipolar pdoc for once so they had personal experience! Wouldn't that be nice? Good luck with whatever step you take next. We all deserve some relief through this storm.
Edit: forgot to mention that I'm BPD too. I find it makes finding the right med harder. It really sucks!
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