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#1
Oct 05, 2017, 01:14 PM
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Does your medication keep you from having episodes of depression and mania?
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Oct 05, 2017, 01:16 PM
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Yes most of the time .
But there are no meds that will always work, Bipolar is pesky and just pounces on us outta the blue sometimes.
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Oct 05, 2017, 01:23 PM
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Mostly. Sometimes some peeks though but usually mild and short lived.
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Oct 05, 2017, 01:24 PM
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So far, so good, but I remind myself not to take stability for granted.
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Oct 05, 2017, 01:24 PM
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So far, so good, but I remind myself not to take stability for granted.
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Oct 05, 2017, 01:40 PM
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Not lately. I keep getting asked if I'm taking my meds. YES I am. They're just not helping
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Oct 05, 2017, 03:35 PM
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My mania has been in check for several years now. I had been having significant episodes of depression. Only recently has it become better, but still struggle with depression from time to time. But the really bad episodes have left me for now. I sit up now. I walk to next door for a hotdog every so often. All of this despite being in very bad cirvumstances. I still am depressed, but I hope this feeling better continues. I need to continue to function so I can hold down a part time job.
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Oct 05, 2017, 04:18 PM
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For the most part my meds keep me fairly stable. There has been a few tweaks lately. My pdoc has me on Olonzapine and keeps trying to wing me off but when I do I end up getting very depressed. He cut me back down to 10mg a few months ago but left it at my discretion if I can stay there. I was doing good until recently and had to go up to 20mg even though the depression has been kicked in by situational events.
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Oct 05, 2017, 06:05 PM
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They take the edge off...milder ups and downs...but still frequent and mixed. When I see the new pdoc I'm going to insist on getting back on my old med regimen.
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#10
Oct 05, 2017, 06:16 PM
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Meds keep my depression and hypomania pretty stable. It's anxiety I cannot get control of.
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Oct 05, 2017, 07:50 PM
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Risperdal got rid of my suicidal depressive episodes and most of my mania but didn't stop mild to moderate depression.
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Oct 05, 2017, 07:51 PM
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Lamictal didn't work for me, latuda didn't work for me, trying seroquel now.
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Oct 05, 2017, 08:35 PM
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So far, so good. I'll get a hint of depression but it's short lived and mild.
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Oct 06, 2017, 10:02 AM
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Quote:
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Oct 06, 2017, 10:15 AM
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Meds help us keep stable, but they aren't magic pills
 most of my break throughs a re angry depression or angry hypomania. Anger seems to be the common theme. I wish I could figure out where the anger is coming from. Although I'm kind of afraid at the same time. What if I do figure it out and my head explodes....
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Oct 06, 2017, 10:18 AM
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I have Lithium as my mood stabilizer. It works good for mania. I would sometimes still get some manic symptoms in spring and summer even while on Lithium. I was put on Lamictal for SAD....it worked for a while. Then I was put on Zoloft it worked last fall/winter. I had no SAD symptoms. Then spring/summer of 2017 I ended up depressed. My pdoc has been increasing the Zoloft.
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Oct 06, 2017, 10:39 AM
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My cocktail is working really well for me. But it's been a lot of trial and error for years. The Invega is the glue that holds it together. I went off it for awhile and went very psychotic very quickly. It has unwanted side effects but the good outweighs the bad for me.
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Oct 06, 2017, 11:09 AM
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Lamictal might not be the right mood stabilizer for you, but there's trileptal etc.. It's worth asking about imo. I mentioned the anger/agitation to my pdoc and his immediate thought was "use a mood stabilizer". Turns out his idea was pretty good Good luck 
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