Posted by SoS on January 21, 2002, at 14:19:04
Okay, I used to be MM on the old psycho-babble for anyone that knows me, and for those that don't, here are my stats:
DX's of BPII, Panic Disorder, Social Phobia, Agoraphobia, and possible PTSD. My biggest problem right now is Agoraphobia I guess.
I've tried paxil, prozac, zoloft, serzone, wellbutrin, effexor (is that the same thing?), and I'm now on Depakote and wellbutrin and paxil. I'm tapering off the paxil because of weight gain (from 112 to almost 150) and increasing the wellbutrin. My problem now is that I'm having trouble concentrating, I'm feeling kinda speedy, and I'm having some tremors. I know the wellbutrin is causing this. The Paxil is like a downer, and the wellbutrin is like an upper. Is ther any downer AD that doesn't cause weight gain (or other pretty bad side effects)? I need a calming agent and Pdoc won't give me anxiety meds because "my real problem is the bipolar", which I'm not sure I agree with, but anywho). I'd appreciate any ideas. Thanks.
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