What is Bipolar Disorder

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Since I had my baby, pdoc added the mood stabilizer Equetro.
On top of increasing my Zoloft.

Anyone taken Equetro, or carbamezapine?

Success at all? Or did it not work?

TIA
Aurora
Posted on 04/26/09, 05:04 pm
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Reply #1 - 05/13/09  3:17pm
" Anyone? "
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Reply #2 - 05/13/09  4:26pm
" You may want to ask on the main board - you would probably have more luck over there. I don't take it - I take Lamictal and Topamax for mood stabilizers. "
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Reply #3 - 05/13/09  5:23pm
" i taking tegretol... its been alrite. i dont really notice anything but some side effects i have gained a few pounds and just feel like blah. but icve added lamictal onto the mix and i hope it does some good. but it took a month for me at least to get over the side effects of tegretol , once u get past that its pretty good. but then again everyones different alot of people i know say its fantastic "
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Reply #4 - 05/13/09  7:14pm
" IT works for me for the moods, but yes I feel blah too. And sooo drowsy, pdoc upped my dosage, so that might be it.

I will try the main board, thanks you for the tip! "
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Reply #5 - 05/14/09  4:51pm
" i should probably change that response. .. i am slowly tapering off tegretol now and trying something else. i cant take it the side effects are horrible and i just dont feel right. hope you ahve better luck with it then me.! "

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