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Originally Posted by mossanimal
Thanks folks... this all sounds like me. Hypo I do a lot of the wrong thing, depression I do nothing and am drawn to laying on the couch, attempting to read but fail, internet, movies. Not much happens. Since I'm an artist/craftsman the hypo output CAN be very beneficial.. but it can also be a disaster. It's a tightrope... or a gamble.
Anyway... the treatment specifically for bipolar is new and I feel like I'm seeing a difference.. as long as I can stave off the depression. I can't take anti-depressants and I'm only on lamictal. Maybe things are working.. I just a bad, but very brief bout of depression. I'm not sure if the mood stablizer kicked that in the butt or not.. but the short duration is a good thing.
Also.. I realize that I need help with prioritizing, organizing and other means for staying on track. When you work for yourself you are on your own....
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I was on Lamictal and Wellbutrin for awhile. A few weeks prior to my hospitalization last month my pdoc started titrating me off of the Wellbutrin because we didn't feel it was making any difference, and may have actually made things worse. Anyway, when I ended up in the hospital that pdoc decided to increase the dose of the Wellbutrin. When I saw my regular pdoc last week, for the first time since being discharged, he was like 'why on earth did this pdoc INCREASE your Wellbutrin'? Anyway, we are now back to trying to titrate me off of the Wellbutrin and keeping me on just Lamictal. I've noticed at least a slight difference with the increase of the Lamictal that seems to be helping keep away the SIs that landed me in the hospital to begin with.