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.
is anyone on this mood stabilizer i start it tomorrow and was just wondering if anyone had any experience of it. Thanks
dancingd
Depakote?
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It works wonders for me but be wary of weight gain. Make sure you exercise and eat right because it slows your metabolism and increases your appetite.
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didn't work as well as lithium for me and the weight gain was horrible!!!!
dancingd
I guess ,I'd better put that box of chocolates away..they WERE going to be dinnerLOL!
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I feel into a depression, and gained a serious amount of weight. Since this was the first med I thought that my "changes" were how I was supposed to be. It took me six years to change and I switched to Lamicatl, huge diffrence, more alert and sane.
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I have been here before, a long long time ago and now I am back.Forgive me for not just saying what I want to say,even under a triple dose of antidepressants it is still raw and seeping and I am hesitant at revealing it as at least under the bandages around my heart I don,t have to look at how raw and wounded.My child was cleaved from my heart by his own actions. my child of ten,turning eleven...
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theatre and I are there already. I'm having a very berry tea with crackers, cheese and cherry tomatoes and she's having a joint with some beer and we're both on really comfy recliners on thick pile carpet. we need some help with the decor if anyone is around??
