
Bipolar Disorder - Teen Support Group
This community is dedicated to teenagers struggling with bipolar disorder. Bipolar disorder is not just a single disorder, but a category of mood disorders marked by periods of abnormally high energy and euphoria, often accompanied by bouts of clinical depression. Talk about your experience with bipolar disorder, and learn from others' experiences
Another thing is though, she needs to be careful if she drinks. The opposite effects that the anti-depressant and the alcohol have can confuse it and cause it to shut down. Also the Depakote is processed in the liver so that needs to be healthy in order to let the meds work.
Hope this is somewhat helpful.
I've had pretty bad luck with antidepressants... It's been almost a year and I'm not entirely stable yet. But that might just be me.