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Originally Posted by bellaluna108
Hello. I am bipolar 2. I was put on Geodon and was on it for about 4 weeks. I had a dystonic reaction. For those who don't know what that is. It sucked. I started shaking really bad and kept passing out. All of my muscles became stiff and I could barely move. My muscles were so weak that I couldn't even hold my head up. I thought I was dying. So, I went to the emergency room and they gave me Benadryl and Mecklazine. Don't know if I spelled that right or not. Anyway, I was fine in about 30 minutes after taking those. I was told by the ER doctor that it's a pretty rare thing to happen. Not trying to scare anyone or anything. I loved the Geodon though. It's the first time in my life that I've ever felt "ok". I don't have the high of most bipolar people. I have low and really low. Anyway, I went to my doctor the following day and she decided to put me on Lithium. I just have a few questions/concerns. I've been on the Lithium for about a week now. I'm scared of having another reaction like this. But, my main concern is how extremely depressed I've become since being on the Geodon. I don't know if it's just because I finally felt "normal" for awhile or if it's something more. Maybe the lithium isn't working yet? I don't know. I also recently found out that my brother and my sister are bolth on Lamictal. Sorry about the spelling again. I told my doctor about this and she wants to put me on it later when I'm steady on the Lithium. I just don't know if it's the wisest course of action. I am so depressed. What should I do? Should I just listen to my doctor and tough it out? I've even been suicidal lately, which if you knew me is really off.
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Hi sweetie, you sound like you are having a terrible time. I am also bp type 2 and a couple of other things. Anti-depressants can cause a manic reaction if you didn't know that even though they are great for depression. I started on lithium last year and my psych also put me on an antidepressant(avanza) because I was also suicidal and we needed something until the Lithium kicked in. It can take a while. The avanza was horrible and made me really sick so he put me on a antipsychotic which had been on many times before(Olanzapine) and that worked a treat although I did put weight on from it. The lithium is great now and I came of the olanzapine about 4 months ago. I am 1000mg lithium per day and diazepam(valium) when I need it. If you don't have lithium toxicity, you should eventually slip quite nicely into it. I did notice some side effects when I first started - tremors, short-term memory loss, polyuria, inability to concentrate, stuff like that. I swear by the stuff now though. Hope that helps.