Posted by AnneL on October 26, 2003, at 14:12:48
In reply to Re: Questioning BPII Diagnosis and Treatment » AnneL, posted by Viridis on October 26, 2003, at 3:08:33
Hi Viridis,
I think that many people with this diagnosis function well in society and tend to be creative. Why see your pdoc when you are top of the world, getting a big promotion at work and generally feeling Great?!! I personally never saw my pdoc during those times. Klonopin is a great med and helps me to sleep when I am going full-speed ahead. Now, in retrospect, I know that I would have had a much earlier diagnosis and probably been in a whole lot of financial trouble if I had been on Effexor without K. I will give Lamital a try. Getting off Effexor is another issue. I've tried about 14 times and get so darn frustrated with discontinuation syndrome that I go right back on it. I'll keep you posted.
Thank you again. Anne :)
> It seems like "bipolar II" is the fashionable diagnosis right now (not that it isn't real, but I wonder if that many people really have it... I could easily be diagnosed with this too, with a different pdoc).
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> I'm no expert, but if Klonopin works, why not stay with it? It's very safe, tolerance seems rare, and it does have some mood-stabilizing properties (for me, at least).
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> I've heard some very positive things about Lamictal and know someone whose life has definitely been changed by it (he's BP I, and I do believe this after having known him for many years). That one may be worth the gradual titration it requires, especially if you're not in a state of crisis right now and can afford the time. I'm thinking of trying it myself, and my pdoc seems quite impressed by it.
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> As for Effexor, I can't comment except to say be careful based on comments from others here.
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