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Originally Posted by sarahsweets
I have BPII and I love my life. For me it is unmanageable without an antidepressant in addition to the mood stabilizer (lamictal). I was rapid cycling so I was also put on geodon. I have adhd as well and I take adderall. I also have a bipolar daughter. I have been stable on meds with relatively few hiccups since they found the magic combo when I was hospitalized 15 years ago. My doctor has told me that successful bipolar management means you address the mania and the depression. Lamictal on its own is a mood stabilizer but its the cymbalta I take that keeps the depression at bay.
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Antidepressants didnt help at all. But when they put me on lamictal that was it. And when they prescribed buspar for my anxiety I felt even better.
I'm still waiting for a better bipolar 1 medication to help with my mania. I get so out of control I should be hospitalized. I know bipolar 2 doesn't have to deal with that luckily. Im very impulsive that my garage is full of all types of products from online shopping. I've gotten into all kinds of hobbies and took it to a new level. I have to give things away because I dont need them because I'm on a new adventure. I hardly sleep and I've got to constantly learn something or I'll get bored.