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#1
Oct 22, 2011, 06:39 PM
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After 13 years of inaccurate diangosis, my pdoc dx'ed me with Bipolar ii, PTSD, Social Anxiety, and ocd. First she started me off on Seroquel at night, and worked up to 300 mgs...That has helped with my sleep, but not my BP symptoms, so 2 days ago she started me on Lactimal, and I am working my way up to 200 mgs...I also have Ativan as needed(but i don't like to take it, because it makes me very irritable) How long is it going to take to get stable...that is all that I want.....
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Oct 22, 2011, 07:02 PM
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For me, my meds are ever changing based on my cycling. I take seroquel, abilify, klonopin and several other meds. It's tough to find the right ones. It took me about 1 year before I found just the right combo.
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Oct 22, 2011, 07:27 PM
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It took six years to find the right drugs for me.
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Oct 22, 2011, 07:58 PM
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It's impossible to say, for sure, I think. Longer for some than others.....I've been through all sorts of med combos since I was diagnosed with Bipolar II eleven years ago. Just hang in there. I'm happy if I can just go for several years without major changes even now!
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Oct 22, 2011, 08:19 PM
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I feel good now and it took about 2 months but who knows if it will last. I have been dealing with my issues for so long, its so nice to feel better
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#6
Oct 22, 2011, 08:31 PM
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I also agree you swap up the drugs to adjust for the episode. So some times you stay put, and other times, for me it seems,like there was more frequent but carefully orchestrated changes. I've been bipolar over 10 years and it appears (keeping fingers cross) that a new drug I've taken for two months, is finally helping address most of my problems. Even with it, this is in combo with two other psych meds. So, as you've read alot on this site, everyone is different. Good luck on your quest- there are a LOT of options!
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#7
Oct 22, 2011, 08:38 PM
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It's been over three years now and my pdoc and I are still tweaking my meds to find what works for me.
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Oct 22, 2011, 10:16 PM
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Over the 22 years since I have been on meds, the longest I have stayed on a single combo of meds has been about 6mo to a year. After that, I need to have them tweaked, and some changed completely as they quit working for me. I know this all sounds disheartening, but remember, I have had some really good times which usually last 12-18 months at a time with periods of abnormal moods in between. What you have to ask yourself is, "What am I willing and able to do to keep myself as healthy as possible?" Then do it.
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Lauru-------------That's me, Bipolar and Watching TV  I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. ---Robert Frost |
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Oct 23, 2011, 12:10 AM
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I'm 6 years in and still haven't found the right combo. It's constantly changing. I lost track of how many meds I've tried. Buy I was thinking I should try to log them with the results. Sometimes I think there is no right combo for me at any given time.
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Oct 23, 2011, 05:54 AM
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6 months and still switching meds every visit to the doc it seems
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Oct 23, 2011, 07:35 AM
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2 years since I started to admit I needed help/meds, but they had to be tweaked earlier this year, so it's been another 6 months on top of those years to find the latest combo. However, I've had bipolar all my life, it just became extreme at age 20, onward. So that would make it 11 years I didn't find the right combo because meds weren't tried on me between the ages of 20-28 and 3 more years of trying to get them right.
It's been a tough road, but totally worth it now that I'm stable and can finish my degree in June...crossing my fingers.
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Oct 23, 2011, 07:49 AM
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After more years than I can count and to find the correct diagnosis, from then it took 3.5 years. I had some bad reactions to a lot of the meds and tried many of them, it took some time to find the right combination.
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Oct 23, 2011, 01:46 PM
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Thank you all for your input. It really means a lot to get a response. I guess after 13 years of not getting better, I was hoping that now, knowing the right diagnosis, finding the right combo would come quickly. I am getting so frustrated. But I suppose in time it will all work out. I just want to feel better so I can finally be the wife and mother I know I can be. My family is my whole world and I know that I am a good mom, but I want to be better. My time cycling between depression and hypomania makes me feel like I will never have stability in my life....ugh....
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#14
Oct 23, 2011, 01:53 PM
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I don't want to sound too pessimist... but the thing is... with this quirk, you can have the best care in the world and you STILL will get down and have the ups. It is there still. And I guess our experienced depressions and manias somehow stay in our memory, as mild post-traumatic syndrome... you are changed person. I guess the key here is getting used to it. Getting comfortable at wide rage of emotions. Damage control. Because the moment you act on your moods, it gets worse. MUCH worse when you have to deal with the consequences. But on the good news front... this is possible. It can be done and with some mind training it does get easier.
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