What is Bipolar Disorder

Bipolar disorder (previously known as manic depression) is a diagnostic category describing a class of mood disorders where the person experiences states or episodes of depression ...

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My psychiatrist put me on Invega. He said it was a newer medicine, but does anyone else have any experience with it? He said he's going to add Lemictal next week.
Posted on 03/14/08, 04:03 pm
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Reply #1 - 03/14/08  5:05pm
" I'm on it right now and it seems to be working pretty well. I think it's just the newer version of risperdal. I haven't had any side effects, but it didn't start working until they put me on the 9mg dose. I wish you good luck with it. "
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Reply #2 - 03/15/08  12:44pm
" What I know about it is that it looks like Risperdal in terms of formula, it is a time released pill, and its generic is called paliperidone. I don't know, I may be on it in a few years. Until then, I will just keep reading until I've got all the facts about it memorized. "

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