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Apr 24, 2016, 03:44 AM
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Looking for a med to cut the mania. Have tried Latuda, Lamictal, Trazodone, Geodon, Brintellux, Neurotin, Lithium and Seroquel. Nothing is working. Seroquel works the best but I can't stand the side effects of weight gain and grogginess. Need to offer suggestions to pdoc this week when I see him.
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Apr 24, 2016, 07:54 AM
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Seroquel is for depression, i believe. I'm currently on saphris, an AP for sleep and it's for mania. I haven't had a manic episode in years but it definitely calms my hypo down...unfortunately
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Apr 24, 2016, 08:46 AM
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Invega cut that **** down for me. Haven't been manic or mixed for any length of time for coming up on two years. They have pills or you can get the monthly shot. My pnurse says they've come out with a three month shot but my insurance doesn't cover that yet.
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Apr 24, 2016, 11:01 AM
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For me, it's clozapine. I've been pretty stable ever since being on 200mg.
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Apr 24, 2016, 12:20 PM
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I tend to be more hypomanic than I am depressed, and I would love to find something to stabilize me even more than I am now (without side effects). My pdoc told me I can take a little extra Risperdal if I feel really hypomanic at night, and it works. Here's what I take:
Lithium 900 mg Latuda 120 mg Trileptal 1500 mg Risperdal 1 mg (sometimes 1.5 when I can't sleep due to racing thoughts) I also take Bee Pollen (supplement) which will knock out my hypomania in about 30 minutes. I know it sounds crazy, but it works. I take it only as needed with food because I think it irritates my stomach. |
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Apr 24, 2016, 12:22 PM
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Apr 24, 2016, 12:33 PM
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I'm on Haldol for the mania portion of the illness, I think latuda is apporoved for bipolar depression treatment
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Bipolar 1 with mixed and psychotic symptoms & ADHD Meds Latuda 120mg Lamictal 200mg Haldol 5mg (+5mg during mixed episodes) Vyvanse 40mg morning 20mg noon Benztropine 0.5mg |
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Apr 24, 2016, 01:49 PM
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As for the original question at hand. Perhaps we tend to have this backwards. Is it not for our doctors to suggest medications to us and not vice versa? |
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Apr 24, 2016, 01:56 PM
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I agree that the doctor may have the best resource since they are the experts in this area. However it doesn't hurt to bring up a suggestion, and maybe he or she will agree or maybe not, but hopefully there is also an explanation why so one is better educated on what will or will not work. |
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Apr 24, 2016, 03:10 PM
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A double dose of Zyprexa does it for me every time. It won't make you gain weight if you just use it as a PRN on a very short-term basis.
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DX: Bipolar 1 Anxiety Tardive dyskinesia Mild cognitive impairment RX: Celexa 20 mg Gabapentin 1200 mg Geodon 40 mg AM, 60 mg PM Klonopin 0.5 mg PRN Lamictal 500 mg Levothyroxine 125 mcg (rx'd for depression) Trazodone 150 mg Zyprexa 7.5 mg Please come visit me @ http://bpnurse.com |
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Apr 24, 2016, 03:23 PM
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Of course it is happening inside your head. But why on earth should that mean that it is not real? -Albus Dumbledore That’s life. If nothing else, that is life. It’s real. Sometimes it f—-ing hurts. But it’s sort of all we have. -Garden State |
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Apr 24, 2016, 04:27 PM
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I'm also on invega sustenna. It helps a lot, I haven't had any mania or nymphomaniac since being on it and it hasn't caused weight gain.
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Apr 24, 2016, 04:56 PM
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Thanks a lot everyone. My pdoc asks me what has worked in the past. He's suggested depakote and zyprexia. I think I'll ask him if I can take zyprexa prn. I'm very vain and don't want my hair to fall out with depakote. Maybe if I only take Zyprexa prn I won't gain wt. I have lost about 10 lbs and it was very hard so don't want to gain back. I wonder if the meds add wt by themselves or if they just make me hungry so I eat more.
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Apr 24, 2016, 05:09 PM
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WTF I did NOT mean to type nymphomaniac I meant hypomanic stupid Autocorrect
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Apr 24, 2016, 05:20 PM
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Apr 24, 2016, 09:22 PM
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Apr 24, 2016, 10:07 PM
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I've caught some weird autocorrect messages myself right before I hit send, we've all been there
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Apr 25, 2016, 06:20 AM
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gabapentin worked for me, it changed my life. Mania is almost non existent now
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Apr 25, 2016, 08:42 AM
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Apr 25, 2016, 02:31 PM
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I liked my combination of trilafon 2mg x4 daily, and trileptal 150mg x3 a day (one is normally used for schizophrenia but worked for my common bipolar delusions well. I am manic much more then depressed.
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