Barr68

Close Brain Injury

Recently rear ended by car, 30 mph. No headrest. Domino effect, head < > three times. No-one did anything at ER, 4 hrs., wife asked?? Cat scan negative. Released. Now full scale Post Concussion Syndrome. Earlier head fall, three months ago, hit corner chest of drawers.

Close Bipolar Disorder

Depressed my whole life. Depression runs in my family, and my father was Type I Manic Depressive, with Paranoid overtones. Childhood, terrible abuse by both parents. Diagnosed as Type II Bi-Polar depression, severely treatment resistant. But a mixtture of meds, has kept me going now for 25 years.

Treatments

Abilify Not Working

Tried it in place of Seroquel, after 25 years, did not work for me at all, went back to Seroquel

Depakote Working / Worked

I took it for quite some time, and it was as an option other than lithium. Lithium made me terrible nauseated. However, finally I got swollen feet, had to change to Neurontin ... now a part of my meds.

Risperdal Somewhat Helpful

Only used it for a short time ... somewhat effective, switched to seroquel, see right column

Seroquel Working / Worked

I've been taking Seroquel now for about 25 years. It was found lately, that it may cause diabetes. I do have diabetes ... but ??? And if it were a choice to remain terribly depressed, or become diabetic, I would still take it.

Wellbutrin Working / Worked

Welbrutin was the best single A/D I ever took. When I first started it, I was concerned that I was hypomanic. But my Pdoc told me, no you've been depressed for your entire life, and now you feel like normal people all of the time. Dopamine process

Walking Working / Worked

Very effective but Im 77 now and really hot or cold weather chronic kidney disease and diabetes limit it at this time. No side effects.