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Apr 18, 2020, 03:07 PM
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Member Since: Jul 2019
Location: Downtown Vibes, California
Posts: 15,701
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Originally Posted by FluffyDinosaur
@ bpcyclist: Thank you, that's valuable input. And that was my feeling as well, that these meds have done more to suppress the manic side of my episode than the depressive side. I'm grateful that they've at least taken away the despair, but the anhedonia and emptiness are still driving me crazy. I will consider asking my Pdoc to add an anti-depressant to the mix, although I'm always hesitant to add new meds.
When the episode was at its worst I completely stopped exercising and all other coping strategies. I'm starting again now, so hopefully that will help a bit as well. |
I am prone to vicious mixed states. At one point 18 months ago I fell into the worst depression I've ever experienced. My pdoc prescribed Pristiq. I had very little faith in it, but along with Lamictal and and AP the Pristiq was a miracle. It pulled me out of the depression within a week or so.
I realize that some with BP cannot take antidepressants. For those of us with predominant mixed states, however, I believe an antidepressant is often helpful - as long as we are also taking the other meds. That feeling of being "half treated" (mania gone, but depression still hanging around) is the worst feeling, to me.
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