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Oct 17, 2014, 01:45 AM
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I just realized today that I have spent the last 2 weeks "rapid cycling". Up all night doing "projects" that were going to "make us a lot of money so we can catch up." The next day, crying and not able to even do my dishes. I've been on Celexa forever and my pdoc added Wellbutrin a month or so ago.
I have been receiving for treatment for years for depression with no great improvement. At one point I was put on Topomax and had a pretty intense manic episode, but only after my dr increased my dosage twice. It's the only thing that has ever help me feel "not depressed" and I'm wondering if I should ask my pdoc if I can try it in a small dose with close monitoring by him. Anyone have experience with Topomax? |
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Oct 17, 2014, 01:04 PM
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He may hesitant to put you on a med that caused a manic episode before but it definitely wouldn't hurt to ask. An example would be myself, I'm on Invega Sustenna, Zoloft, Klonopin, and Trazodone. Before I was on all these they just put me on 150 mg of Zoloft and I had a horrible manic episode, now that I'm on the other stuff I felt like I needed a little boost from my depression so I asked to be on a small dose of Zoloft, I'm now on 50 mg, the low dosage and the other meds make a great combination without tipping me into mania. Sorry, I have no experience with Topomax, just wanted to share what happened when I got on a smaller dose of a med that originally made me manic.
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“All the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light of a single candle.” -St. Francis of Assisi Diagnosis: Schizoaffective disorder Bipolar type PTSD Social Anxiety Disorder Anorexia Binge/Purge type Last edited by Blue_Bird; Oct 17, 2014 at 01:23 PM. |
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Oct 17, 2014, 05:13 PM
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I placed myself on Topomax years ago when I was medicating myself (stupid of me). I found it helped the mood swings. But I have never heard of it having AD effects.
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Dx: Bipolar I, ADD, GAD. Rx: Fluoxetine, Buproprion, Olanzapine, Lamictal, and Strattera. |
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