In my experience as a BP1, every mania was followed by a serious depression. Fortunately I started lithium years ago and it keeps me out of mania. I still have the occasional mild depression but usually not serious. Your lamictal should be taking care of this but not everyone responds to the same med in a helpful way (same with your zyprexa) so I\'d get yourself a local doctor and figure what to try next.

Go to your doc and ask about lithium, its been a life saver for me!! It changed everything, I am more outgoing than ever and I have longer periods of stability and the longevity and severity of my episodes have lessened considerably. I\'ve tried most of every med in the book for BP and it seems lithium was the only one to make a difference.

((((((hugs))))))

Could you call your NY pDoc and ask him for a recommendation for a pDoc in MA?

I do understand about going from mania to depression, then mania to depression. It\'s a roller coaster ride I don\'t care to repeat any time soon. But it does sound like you need your meds evaluated since you feel so horrible. I hope you feel better soon. ((HUGS))

Call your Doctor, if they cant help you over the phone ask for a referal in your area or find one there asap. What your being hitwith is horrible and no one deserves that.
Are you getting restful sleep?..Priority!
Learning about bipolar, doing some research, and then learning about yourself and bipolar is important in developing coping skills that will work for you. Bipolar is the type of disorder that takes work to live with well.
It sounds like from what you said that your meds may be off a bit, you need probally need/would benefit from some sort of consistant therapy as well as someone local to regulate your meds. Expessially since you have been recently diagnost and hav\'nt yet stabalized.
I feel for you, you will get througth this! There is always a light, even if you cant see it with all the fog. You are not alone!

Agu..I feel the same expcet im use to it and the nomral dose come..I would call your dr in ny ..like the other said..I found sodium based mood stablizers work for me at the rite mg..I think my anit depressants not working :/

im bp2, i have been on abilify, trileptal, cymbalta and valium the combo worked for awhile. then of course it stopped.

now im on prozac, tegretol, ativan i feel pretty damn good for once. maybe you could mention these to your pdoc. dont know. hope you feel better soon. hate that roller coaster ride.

It really sound like you need to get back in touch with your pdoc as you may not be on the right med combo. You should be able to get a little more stability out of your meds than what your getting. Even if it means finding a local pdoc. The first meds you try are not always the right ones sometimes it take a while for the right cocktail to be found. Hell I'm on 7 psych meds and that's finally the righ combo, but I've had bp for 20 yrs and have been through tons of meds.

Seriously think of getting a pdoc where you are now and addressing the med situation.