Bipolar Disorder Support Group

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. This is the place to talk about your experience with bipolar disorder, learn from others' experiences, and find support.

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Cocktail of meds ...

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How many meds are you on? Just curious since more keep getting added to me.
beckyp
beckyp
5
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if you're on more than two or three new expensive meds... get a 2nd opinion. Preferably by a state docter.

Pdocs are paid a commission by the drug companies for the amount of drugs they prescribe. It's a common and sad, sad story to hear about over-medicated patients, for that very reason.
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4
deleted_user
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3 right now I've been as high as 10
deleted_user
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rather than take you off a drug that's causing side affects, they may prescribe another drug to counteract that side affect.... which can lead to terrible things.

State doctors are not paid by the drug companies. Be very careful!
deleted_user
deleted_user
I was taking 2 but they are weening me off of those and I am taking a diffeant one, also 2 others for back pains. I feel like a total pill popper! Hate it, and since it's new nothing working that great just yet.
deleted_user
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at the moment i am only on 2..a mood stabilizer and an antidepressant
deleted_user
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and to be honest they dont seem to be working
deleted_user
deleted_user
4
beckyp
beckyp
My doctor and I tried different meds for yrs before the 5 I'm on started working for me. I need all 5 of them.
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deleted_user
4, Lithium, Lamictal, Topamax and Seroquel
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2 daily lithium and celexa and 3 prn trazadone, lasix, skellaxin/ vitamins, sublingual b-12, & apple pectin
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They had me on 19 different meds 4 times a day. I came off of those in last December when they started me on ECT because the meds didn't help whatsover. I was in the hospital every other month for suicide attempts until I started ECT.
Cheyenne
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Prozac
lamectal
abilify
lithium
ambien
I swear I thought there was one more but I cannot rememeber.LOL
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Oh and i called today to see if they would call me something in to take PRN for anxiety.:( It is really wearing me down.
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