[livedit]

i have 3 mechanical heart valves ,i have had several mini strokes and i take anticoagulants daily. currently i am taking 4 mg. of kolonapin and 150 mg. of zoloft daily and i take tramadal for arthritis.i am 40 lbs. overweight too.
my meds are not really helping my bipolar depression only improvement i see is i am not having panic attacksvery often right now.
my question is i would like to find antidepressents that are subtable to bipolar2 that will not effect my heart,cause internal bleeding ,cause weight gain and are available in generic form..
lithium.and elevil don't work for me .
depokote caused me to gain weight rapidly.

appreciate any suggestions

[BalishBun]

I am not sure, but don't you hate having to worry about what might effect your heart, weight, etc?! It drives me crazy.

[okiedokie]

Hi Livedit,
Because you have such serious medical issues, your med decisions are best left up to your physicians. Your doctors know your history, etc., and are really the only qualified people to help you with such important decisions.
Take care,
Okie

[Tikki]

Hey, obviously it has to be run past your docs (and i would imagine all of them as i've had difficulties in the past with them not checking interactions) but carbamazepine caused only a little weight gain with me until i got to mega doses. I don't know about it's other relevant side effects but it's available in generic i think. good luck!