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Old Mar 10, 2017, 08:11 PM
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I've been diagnosed with Bipolar 2 and primarily experience either depression or mixed states. My pdoc calls me rapid ccling - I used to experience different mood states on average once every 2 or 3 months.

For me, the current mix I am on is working exceptionally well.
-50 mg of Seroquel for skin picking and other compulsive behaviors (it's the only thing that has ever worked for the skin picking - I tried going completely off Seroquel and a lot of compulsive behaviors came back. 50 mg is the minimum dose for me to keep the skin picking at bay)
-150 mg of Lamictal
-3 mg of Vraylar

The Vraylar took about 6 months to become really effective for me. I had a really bad depression last October/November, but since that episode I've had one tiny depressive episode and no mixed states. It's been long enough since that huge depression that I would normally be mixed by now and I'm not. I'm really very happy with this mix of drugs. Vraylar is ridiculously expensive but my insurance covers all but $90 and there is a discount card you can get which brings my price down to $15.
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