So, let's talk meds!
anticonvulsant mood stabiliziers:
Tegretol
Trileptal
Depakote
Neurontin
Lamictal
Topamax
antidepressant medications:
Prozac
Zoloft
Paxil
Luvox
Celexa
Lexapro
Wellbutrin
Effexor
Serzone
Tofranil
Elavil
Nardil
Parnate
Cymbalta
antipsychotic medications:
Thorazine
Haldol
Clozaril
Seroquel
Zyprexa
Risperdal
Abilify
Geodon
antianxiety/anxiolytic medications
BuSpar - General Anxiety Disorder
Benzos: Valium, Librium, Ativan, Xanax, Klonopin - stress-related anxiety
Ambien, Desyrel, Restoril, Halcion - stress-related initial insomnia
Xanax, Ativan, Klonopin - Panic Disorder
Inderal - Social Phobia
Anafranil - OCD
Inderal - PTSD
So, my experience of meds goes like this: Lithium did not work, I felt too numb, had many side effects even on the smallest dose, had feelings and thoughts that could not express - Discontinued
Trileptal - no side effects, works fine, I never notice its effect though
Geodon - such a small dose so no side effects, I don't even know why I'm still taking it
Ativan - addictive but works as a charm, however, when I honestly thought, what would be hard for me to give up, it was this benzo...
Seroquel - side effects come and go but you know what, keeps me pretty stable, though I lower and increase doses
What's your story? :)
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I am BP for 8 years and have found that, after trying EVERYTHING, but lithium, for depression, anxiety, and mood stabilization, Lamictal has worked beautifully for 4 years. Depakote made my face numb and gave me kidney stones. Add in some Lexapro for anxiety and things are going well.
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