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#1
Jun 28, 2016, 01:34 PM
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What is the worst med you've been on?
What about the best? Are there certain meds you want to try? Me: worst is probably gabapentin because it made me rage so hard. Best is Lamictal. Not sure which meds to try, but possibly Vyvanse or Strattera for my ADHD |
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Jun 28, 2016, 01:48 PM
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Worst med seroquel. Best med lamictal. I don't have anything I want try. I've been on pretty much everything.
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Jun 28, 2016, 02:03 PM
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Worst prozac...before bipolar dx...best Lamictal, seems to be helping with the God awful depression, go to pdoc tomorrow and will ask if we need to up the dose just a bit
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Jun 28, 2016, 02:05 PM
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Worst: a tie between ability and geodon. I'm allergic to ability-my throat and tongue swell. Geodon-my eyes rolled back in my head involuntarily all day. Scary!
Best:I guess Latuda because since starting it I am finally stable
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Jun 28, 2016, 02:12 PM
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best of all time = cannabis. best from doctor = lamictal (ive had success on it for the longest time, been on it about 10 years) worst med = lithium... which gave me the shits on any dose and at any release rate.
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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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Jun 28, 2016, 02:51 PM
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hate hate hate depakote...but it does put the ABS brakes on mania for me.
lamictal...best for maintenance for me. saphris...best for sleep and stopping racing looping thoughts for me. I've not found anything yet that treats my adhd. my pdoc won't give me a stimulant, wellbutrin makes me manic, and strattera didn't do anything. |
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#7
Jun 28, 2016, 03:02 PM
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My new pdoc is going to try giving me Strattera, then Vyvanse if it doesn't work. Hopefully Strattera doesn't suck |
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#8
Jun 28, 2016, 03:18 PM
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This is hard...
For worst I'll go with meds that seemed to really help and then caused a bad reaction. Lamictal, loxapine, geodon come to mind. For best.......clozaril. It's saved my life after 2 years of torturous depresssion alternating with mixed. It's got annoying side effects but anything beats how I was feeling. There aren't any more meds for me to try right now that I'm not at high risk for reacting to so I guess I'm not looking forward to any.Well, I am hopefully starting metformin fairly soon and that is a good thing to help with all this weight.
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Bipolar 1, PTSD, GAD, OCD. Clozapine 250 mg, Emsam 12 mg/day patch, topamax 25 mg, ,Gabapentin 1600 mg & 100-2 PRN,. 2.5 mg clonazepam., 75 mg Seroquel and 12.5 mg PRNx2 daily |
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#9
Jun 28, 2016, 03:30 PM
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Adderall was pretty bad.
Lithium is pretty good. Xanax is pretty bad. Vodka is pretty good. Lamictal was pretty nothing.
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#10
Jun 28, 2016, 03:33 PM
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Worst med: Effexor. That was before I was diagnosed with bipolar. Didn't work for squat and had horrible withdrawal symptoms.
Best med: Lamictal. At least I had feelings, which seem to be a problem with Depakote. Med I want to try: Metfromin, so I can start losing weight and bring my blood sugar down. |
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#11
Jun 28, 2016, 05:14 PM
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Worst med: Risperidone or latuda gave me a rash from hell, landing me in the ER. Risperidone caused the worst constipation of my life.
Best med: I have no favorite med. probably cannabis Wanna try: Currently nothing |
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#12
Jun 28, 2016, 06:09 PM
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Best, Latuda
Worse, depakote Want to try....nothing
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#13
Jun 28, 2016, 07:48 PM
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Worst med was Wellbutrin. Best is Zyprexa. I don't really want to try anything else because my current regimen works pretty well.
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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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#14
Jun 28, 2016, 09:20 PM
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Worst was Abilify. Made psychotic, and paranoid, with self harm thoughts.
Best is Geodon, and Saphris. Got me stable. Don't want to try anything else because I'm stable right now. Sent from my SM-T550 using Tapatalk
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I'm bipolar 1, agoraphobic, ocd, and gad. Fairly happy go lucky. Prozac 20mg Geodon 80mg Saphris 10mg Lamictal 150mg All I can offer is my heartfelt honesty |
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Jun 28, 2016, 09:37 PM
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Worst was lithium. I got toxicity twice from just 900mg and even when I wasn't toxic I was trembling, super thirsty, and was a total zombie. I'll never take it again.
Best so far has been Invega. No mania or mixed for two years. So far emsam is working really well for depression as well.
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#16
Jun 28, 2016, 10:34 PM
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I'll say Lamictal is best for me due to lack of side effects and much more stable on it compared to when I wasn't taking it. Klonopin has been very helpful for breakthrough anxiety.
Meds I'd like to try: Maybe Latuda for BP depression, but not sure the pdoc will approve me taking it with my other AP, although I have been on 2 AP's at once.....and I'm not willing to give up Seroquel since it's a godsend when it comes to sleep. Worst: Zoloft. Never again. |
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#17
Jun 29, 2016, 02:52 AM
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The worst for me was sereoquel. It was just the worst in every way possible.
The best would be canabis- but unfortunately that's not currently an option. So my current cocktail seems to be sufficing. Lamictal, lexapro, and flaunoxol. I can finally get out of bed, but so far (fingers crossed) no mania. So seems like a win for right now! |
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#18
Jun 29, 2016, 03:42 AM
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Ooh, that's hard to say. Best in some ways, Nardil, because it was incredibly amazing... other than the fact that it made me gain 70 pounds and sent me into hypomania. More practical best, lamictal.
It's hard to say worst, because some I didn't stick on super long. Seroquel was like severe depression in a bottle for me, but I couldn't stand to try it more than a couple days so it may've gotten better. Parnate was the devil for me. Also Cymbalta or pretty much all SNRIs make me too sick and anxious. I don't have a ton of options I haven't tried. For some reason I'm really curious about Geodon. Also wanna try Suboxone off-label for derealization/depersonalization. |
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