[jordan23]

Phenobarbital

[Travelinglady]

Cymbalta

[A18793715]

Viibryd. Best anti depressant ever.

[archipelago]

Provigil. It has worked to save me from a pit of depression and it should be approved for that so others can use it if appropriate.

[Mikeyboy]

I know it's not exactly a psych med, but I'm going to have to say diphenhydramine. On those nights where I am restless and anxious, popping two of those around 9pm eases me to sleep. If I'm not feeling tired by 10:30 or so, I take another, the third *always* does the trick.

[lilypup]

Klonopin. Will put me to sleep if I am overwhelmed.

[Sinking Feeling]

1. Wellbutrin (best AD I ever had so far)
2. Zoloft (this is actually a love & hate thing, I hate starting it and getting past the side effects, but once I get by that it works good!)
3. Klonopin (best benzo imho, lasts much longer then the others)

[nicoleb2]

Wellbutrin and zoloft, they work together fairly well

[vans1974]

Cymbalta and Xanax

[Terabithia]

Depakote has worked great for mania
love and hate relationship, too, with wellbutrin - makes me lose weight, but makes me dizzy and increases psychotic symptoms, so I can't increase the dosage enough.

[krisakira]

Adderall

[vans1974]

Originally Posted by jordan23

Phenobarbital

Btw do you still get that from your doc...I'd love a barbie so much!

[Blue_Bird]

Invega Sustenna

[jordan23]

Originally Posted by vans1974

Btw do you still get that from your doc...I'd love a barbie so much!

On rare occasions, but it is an incredible drug!

[margie123]

Sap his it's kept me sane for 2 years!

[sakura08]

I love Seroquel XR...but it gives me cystic acne. The bleeding ones. Since I'm on Seroquel, I hardly get manic anymore. My mood has stabilised too (I'm Bipolar 2). My depression sometimes can get pretty deep though.

[margie123]

Saphris, It's kept me sane for 2 years.

[eleckra69]

Soma/Nuvigil

[archipelago]

Originally Posted by eleckra69

Soma/Nuvigil

How do you like the Nuvigil? How does it help you? I'm taking Provigil and like it. I don't find that many who take this class of drug.

[eleckra69]

Originally Posted by archipelago

How do you like the Nuvigil? How does it help you? I'm taking Provigil and like it. I don't find that many who take this class of drug.

Hi, I love Nuvigil since it tends to keep me a little above normal but not manic. I prefer it over Provigil, because I'm more alert and can think faster with it! I also like the other CNS pyscho stimulants, like Ritalin IR, since they give me a kick, but then I crash in the afternoon. Nuvigil is approved for off label use as I'm sure you know for depression and seasonal effective disorder so I find it quite effective for helping my depression. I still take Fetzima though for my anti depressant, and occasionally I take Valium since Nuvigil sometimes makes me too anxious at times. How do you like Provigil?

[archipelago]

I love Provigil. I tend not to like stimulants; don't like feeling up and wired, don't like feeling jittery or anxious. But Provigil makes me feel calm and focused. I'm using it to help with depression. Years ago I took Provigil and it was the thing that worked so I went back to it. Had to get it approved, but did. I'm taking it with a high dose of Wellbutrin for the depression. The Provigil immediately addressed the biggest problem, which was just not really getting out of bed and sleeping too much. Now I am active, able to take on a full day, feel capable of taking on long tasks with concentration and ability whereas before everything was simply exhausting and seemed too hard.

[eleckra69]

That's awesome! I'm so glad it's helping you so greatly. I'll have to find out if the CNS psycho stimulants ever poop out. I don't think they do, but I'll find out for sure!

[archipelago]

Originally Posted by eleckra69

That's awesome! I'm so glad it's helping you so greatly. I'll have to find out if the CNS psycho stimulants ever poop out. I don't think they do, but I'll find out for sure!

I took Provigil for 6 years. I stopped for reasons other than it not working so I think they last. I did have to up the dose because you do build a tolerance, but it took years.

[eleckra69]

Yeah, I checked and they don't poop out thankfully!

[Hottiedepressed]

Ritalin, Seroquel