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For me it's a combination of Clozapine and Emsam. Probably gabapentin too.
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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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If I had to pick only one of my medications, I would say Seroquel XR generic, in terms of my bipolar disorder. However, if I didn't need that med (which I do), it's possible that I wouldn't need my blood pressure meds and statin. Oh well!
I also take carbamazepine ER (Tegretol XR) and Lamictal, albeit a small dose of the latter. It's hard to know what would happen if one or both of them were eliminated. Neither give me discernable side effects at the doses I take, so the attitude of my psychiatrists and me has been "Why chance it?" I can say that both achieved significant things when I initially went on them, this last time. I won't go into what for carbamazepine, but for Lamictal it was depression relief. And sometimes I know we give all credit to only one med, but a combo may truly be the key. My meds are all now inexpensive, and will become even more so. It's no more difficult, for me, swallowing a pile than just one or two. |
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I'm learning to swallow pills. My Ap's are the most helpful.
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Dx: Me- SzA Husband- Bipolar 1 Daughter- mood disorder+ Comfortable broken and happy "So I don't know why I'm tongue tied At the wrong time when I need this."- P!nk My blog |
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That's great that you are learning to swallow pills MM. I had to learn a long time ago and it was hard but I can swallow a handful of them now. I hope the same comes true for you (or at least that you can swallow one).
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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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Soupe, I agree that when meds are working it's hard to know what is working the best. I only can do it because I know how I was without the meds that do so much and I know how things changed when I was fully on them.
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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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Anxiety and anti p!
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schizoaffective bipolar type PTSD generalized anxiety d/o haldol, prazosin, risperdal and prn klonopin and helpful cogentin |
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Lamictal and Seroquel have been working for me for many years. I don't know how in particular, but I've been most stable with these two.
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Cogentin. I'm on two APs that don't do much but they do cause akathisia and out of any of my meds if I run out cogentin is the one I miss the most.
Meds strictly to treat my condition? Probably risperdal but it's starting to poop out on me
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"I don't know what I'm looking for." "Why not?" "Because...because...I think it might be because if I knew I wouldn't be able to look for them." "What, are you crazy?" "It's a possibility I haven't ruled out yet," |
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Probably my mood stabilizer. It's tough to know what works from a pharmacological perspective, & what is just shite happening, though. There's a lot of guess work that goes on, I'm afraid. I know for a fact that Klonopin kills anxiety, but I generally avoid taking it...with the exception of 1mg at night for sleep.
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I can't place one of these before the others, because I really need all 3...AP (perphenazine) and 2 AD's (Pristiq and Welbutrin). I still don't think the mood stabilizer (Lamictal) is essential, at least not like the AP and AD's. The AP treats (at least somewhat) severe anxiety.
Rainbow, what do you take Gabapentin for?
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I don't intend to answer for her (I guess I'm doing just that, though!
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Latuda and ambien. Best two meds I’ve ever been on. One keeps me stable and the other keeps me mostly asleep.
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Nammu …Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. …... Desiderata Max Ehrmann |
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That's why it was prescribed to me. I didn't find it helpful, either.
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I take gabapentin for anxiety and to sleep. I take a big dose, 1200 mg all at once and it helps a lot. I take 200 mg PRN and that's less helpful but it does help me calm down before bed a little and 2 doses usually puts me to sleep if I'm having a little trouble (it doesn't on bad nights, then I take some extra klonopin very reluctantly). I never could take it in divided doses like most people do because it knocked me out (except when I was IP and manic, then I was watching the clock for my next dose time).
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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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What do you like about Cogentin? My pdoc just prescribed it and I don't know much about it.
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I like that it stops the akathisia/EPS that I'm very prone to, which imo is at least as bad as my actual symptoms. It's the med that allows me to take the meds that help the bipolar.
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"I don't know what I'm looking for." "Why not?" "Because...because...I think it might be because if I knew I wouldn't be able to look for them." "What, are you crazy?" "It's a possibility I haven't ruled out yet," |
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I like your perspective - it's wise.
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I think the best for me would be my Rexulti and Buspar. The Rexulti keeps me from getting really angry and the buspar keeps my anxiety under control. I have bad anger issues. I mean I get violent. I haven't had a rage episode in months. Which is good.
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DX: BPD, Bipolar NOS, GAD, and ADHD RX: Trintellix, Lamictal, Rexulti and Buspar |
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Although I really need all of them, because one is a mood stabilizer, 2 are antipsychotics, and 1 is a benzo---Seroquel stands out to me as a must. Without Seroquel, I will pace around in a manic state and not get any sleep at all.
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i used to take depakote. i suppose that would be it for me but that was the only one that was prescribed to me. Sending many safe, warm hugs to ALL of you, @BeyondtheRainbow, your Family, your Friends and ALL of your Loved Ones! Keep fighting and keep rocking NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS, OK?!
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I take a lot of meds, but the glue that holds me together is Zyprexa. I was unstable on five meds, but it got better, and fast, when my pdoc put me on Vitamin Z. I’m not sure how I’d do off the Geodon (my other AP), but I’m really not interested in changing my regimen because it WORKS.
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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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For me my mood stabilizer, hands down. Once I started on Lamictal everything started evening out.
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Elavil, but due to reducing migraines. Abilify for the bipolar.
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It is said an Eastern monarch once charged his wise men to invent him a sentence, to be ever in view, and which should be true and appropriate in all times and situations. They presented him the words: "And this, too, shall pass away." How much it expresses! How chastening in the hour of pride! How consoling in the depths of affliction! ---"Address before the Wisconsin State Agricultural Society". Abraham Lincoln Online. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. September 30, 1859. |
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