[thebigfoot]

Sorry to my poor English.

Now my doc diagnosed me the DP II, before that I think I am the depression, so I started a long term antidepressant treatment. sometimes it worked, most of times it didn’t.

I have no negative thoughts, no suicide thought and behave, in a way I am a positive gay, I work hard. but I lose the energy, my brain became slowly, I can’t enjoy the things that I was liked, my life is stopped, I am confusing why? I didn’t do anything wrong.

When someone told me my situation maybe is the depression and it can be cure. I suddenly felt relax and hopeful because I can recover my abilities. in that time I felt pleasure. I can enjoy the things I liked, like video game,movie,even in a relationship with someone. I felt happy. all of this can’t be happened when I am in low energy before. and then I went to hospital and seek the treatment by myself.

Today my current doctor according to this situation to diagnosed me is the DP II, because he think I was ’high’ at that time. it’s not normal. of course has another clues like it happened when I was young age, and the antidepressant didn’t works.

I saw peoples always said that they are in pain, negative moods, can’t control themselves. but I didn’t feel that profoundly. I just in low mood and low energy like I’m lazy. also I have no deeply emotions with people and things unless I am feeling ‘good’.

Now I’m in BP treatment. taking lithium 0.25g x 4 , Lamictal 50g x 3. I don’t want to take so many medicines. but I have no way.

In the end, maybe I still have a question. because I still feel a little depression and I suggest take some antidepressant several times but my doc insist “no”, he said the authoritative report points out don’t use antidepressant in BP treatment.

So anyone in BP treatment except the mood stabilizers also take the antidepressant? how’s that combination works?

Sorry for the long texts, I have no one can talk about this, because everyone thinks I’m a normal people, so do I. but there is something wrong that I can’t explain besides in medically.

[alincdytyourmeds]

I take an anti depressant with my lithium and lamitcal, it's when used alone that anti depressants are bad for bp. Are you seeing a reg doc or a psychiatrist? I suggest the Psychiatrist.

I take Lexapro and Lamictal. If I becoming to hypomanic or manic, i take anti-psychotics until I stabilize.

Zolpidem for sleep

[neverending]

My depressions don't respond without an antidepressant. On paxil now. But I also have to take an ap as a mood stabilizer n antianxiety med.

[neverending]

Ativan for anxiety and sleep.

[gayleggg]

I take an antidepressant along with a mood stabilizer. Of course I'm bipolar II which means I have much more depression than mania.

If you aren't seeing a psychiatrist I would consider it.

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[Mountainbard]

I take Wellbutrin (an atypical antidepressant) and Lamictal as a mood stabilizer. Regular antidepressants (SSRI's and SNRI's) are not good for people with BP, because they can cause mania. I would recommend that you research and learn all you can about BP.

[wiretwister]

my lamictal has really helped my depression by it's self, currently adding very low dose of trazadone ... works for me ... an ad did set me off before so no anti-depressives for me ... welcome to psych central and I thing your writing is fine ... good luck with your treatment ... peace to you at this holiday season ...

[Pastel Kitten]

I used to take an antidepressant for years, without any other mood stabilizers. It made things a lot worse. Antidepressants can help with bipolar so long as they're taken with other mood stabilizers, from what I know

[Nammu]

I know there are people with BP who take AD, but I'm one of those who cannot take AD. I use a mood stabilizer and an AP. There are doctors who believe never to use ADs with BP and others who do use them but most always with a mood stabilizer or AP.

[thebigfoot]

Originally Posted by alincdytyourmeds

I take an anti depressant with my lithium and lamitcal, it's when used alone that anti depressants are bad for bp. Are you seeing a reg doc or a psychiatrist? I suggest the Psychiatrist.

Thanks for your reply.
I am seeing the Psychiatrist. I have seem a number of doctors.
Now my doctor said I always use the 'hypomania' as the clinical cure.

I have no idea. I just know when I'm at good status everything will be ok. but in fat, I don't know what my standard cure is.

[thebigfoot]

Originally Posted by Mountainbard

I take Wellbutrin (an atypical antidepressant) and Lamictal as a mood stabilizer. Regular antidepressants (SSRI's and SNRI's) are not good for people with BP, because they can cause mania. I would recommend that you research and learn all you can about BP.

I have took Wellbutrin without mood stabilizer before. first two weeks it combines Lexapro. and I felt good, I can enjoy things I want to do in the high focus.I told my friend that "I can pickup my interest again". but it continued about one month and fade out.

So I don't know what's going on. is that the hypomania? do I use that to define I'm recover or not. still in the same question I don't know what the standard cure to me.

[thebigfoot]

Originally Posted by Pastel Kitten

I used to take an antidepressant for years, without any other mood stabilizers. It made things a lot worse. Antidepressants can help with bipolar so long as they're taken with other mood stabilizers, from what I know

Thanks for you reply.

I also used to take several antidepressants for year without mood stabilizers.
It's hard to make the evaluate.sometimes it's ok, sometimes not. according this my doctor diagnosed me the DPII

[thebigfoot]

Originally Posted by wiretwister

my lamictal has really helped my depression by it's self, currently adding very low dose of trazadone ... works for me ... an ad did set me off before so no anti-depressives for me ... welcome to psych central and I thing your writing is fine ... good luck with your treatment ... peace to you at this holiday season ...

Thanks.
At first I took lamictal only, my doc said it can work for the depression.then he increased the dosage to 200mg step by step. and my response is that made my emotion so flat, just like I don't care anything, it's not my business.it's not good.

And then he decreased to 150mg and I felt better.but I still not sure the lamictal works for me. now he added the lithium. neither good nor bad.

I don't know what is the next step.

[thebigfoot]

Originally Posted by sidestepper

I know there are people with BP who take AD, but I'm one of those who cannot take AD. I use a mood stabilizer and an AP. There are doctors who believe never to use ADs with BP and others who do use them but most always with a mood stabilizer or AP.

Yes. so my doctor still insist not use the antidepressant.
and I said if you afraid it causes the hypomania, just let it be. because I never high enough to do something crazy.I just felt good.more productive,I'm more friendly,I can make some friends,earn more money.

I think that the normal life.