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Old Jul 15, 2016, 11:16 PM
MusicLover82 MusicLover82 is offline
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Originally Posted by SingDanceRunLife View Post
I'm not so sure about that. We've tried almost everything. I think we're pretty much down to the new(er) drugs like Rexulti, Vraylar, Saphris and Invega, unless we wanna go old school. I've tried a million different things and none of them worked out...I mean,Geodon, Seroquel, Abilify, Latuda, lithium, depakote, lamictal (on right now, second try and it's going much better than the first -- no rash!)...and probably some more that I'm forgetting at the moment. NOTHING can even hold a candle to Zyprexa. At least nothing I've tried. That's why I keep going back on it. The weight gain sucks, but it works super well.
Have you tried Risperdal yet? I know it's a weight-gainer for some people, but for me in smaller doses (I take 1 mg), it's pretty neutral and it stabilizes my hypomania better than anything else. Best wishes to you!!
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Diagnoses: Bipolar 2, OCD, Chronic Worrywart
Meds: Lithium (reducing), Trileptal, Latuda, Risperdal, Klonopin and Xanax PRN