Hang in there. I have been on all of those medications at one time or another. It's a tough combination. I would work closely with your pdoc. I didn't do well on the Adderall. I became very manic. I wish all the luck in the world working out your situation.

Big hug kaylab.... I have been up for a week so I hear you... How long have you been seeing your new doc?

You can always ask for another opinion if you wanted to?.... xo

Im on lamictal now but only with seroquel. Sounds like a lot of meds…. And I don’t know if ive heard about aderall with the others? Hang in there. Glad you’re coming down from the manic train. Agree to see yet another doc for yet another opinion. It can be really tricky to get a proper diagnosis but more importantly proper treatment for symptoms.

Hey guys, the last doctor I had tried to throw the previous 3 doctors I had diagnosis out the window. This new doctor I meat for the first time on the 22nd aug, I think.. I can't remember. We talked for well over an hour and in a few weeks I am going to be receiving a 200 question test, to really get down and dirty with the diagnosis. My manic episodes have been heightened lately, but no physical aggression , just verbal. I feel like, I am making baby steps.

I've been on 5 or 6 psych meds at a time. I was a fried zombie. I found out prednisone was triggering a lot of mood swings. Got off the prednisone, starting exercising, and I began to go off of them.

I would seriously talk to your pdoc, tell her you are in too many meds. Tell her you are going to start weaning off some of them, ask her which one you should start with.

Find some things you like to do, and do them. Be sure you exercise, listen to music and journal. I've been on no meds for a while, low meds before that. On many meds, I just remember being unable to function. Not remembering stuff.

I think your diagnosis is overkill. Bipolar 1 with anxiety. That's what you need to deal with. Many years after I got off meds, my pdoc apologized for over-medicating me.

Obviously you are going to have depression, with a bipolar diagnosis. The other things aren't necessary. I figured out I had bad PTSD after stopped seeing my pdoc, cause he stopped private practise. Instead of dwelling on it, I just didn't dwell on it, I forgave all who hurt me, and It holds no power over me.

It may take you a long time or never to get where I am. You might have to stay in 1or 2 meds, the rest of your life.

But you can heal, and feel better. I know, I did it. Your post reminded me of 20 years, a list of psych meds a mile long. Hormones & neurotransmitters are involved, for sure. Just don't give up hope. It doesn't have to be forever.

You are not alone. I know that feeling and it’s awful. If you’re not feeling more like yourself in a week or two, I would go back to the doc for a med change. Sometimes it takes a while to get the meds right.

You're on a couple of meds that can really mess with sleep... Adderall and Lamictal..... I really liked the way I felt on Lamictal but barely slept at all.... Adderall is really speedy

Even with a benzo I barely slept on Lamicatal