I've been on Wellbutrin for well over a year. I've lost weight, not gained. I just recently lowered my dose and have had some return of depression, but until my dose came down it worked wonderfullly...
I believe Klonopin is weight neutral, Abilify is another that doesn't cause weight gain. In fact, in the last 18 months I've lost 40 pounds. I began with my pdoc telling him that if possible I wished...
I'm not on Depakote but I wonder if other psych drugs have this effect also. I have hip length hair that has always been very very thick. Not so anymore. It has thinned noticably in the last 2 years....
Hi Bama Wife I'm on Abilify, Wellbutrin, Ativan for anxiety and panic and Adderall to give me enough boost in the morning to get me out of bed. The adderall made the greatest difference for me. I...
It seems that several of the posts I've read today have mentioned how irritable that person is. Is this common for this time of year with the majority of BP's? I have great mornings, but my...
I think I read somewhere about Wellbutrin causing swollen gums. I take it as well and mine are bleeding also....
I'm afraid to take the stuff. I'm on Abilify, Wellbutrin and Ativan already. The depression just won't lift. I'm back on a downward spiral thats quickly getting beyond my control. Back in bed much of...
It sounds as though you're doing everything you can. I'm going through much the same thing with my oldest son and he hasn't be DX with anything and is only 10! All you can do is what you're doing,...
THe anxiety was bad, so my pdoc reduced my meds. Now the depression is coming back, those terrible intrusive thoughts are back, the irritability is back, and the anxiety is no better, in fact, with...
My anxiety has been so high, and have been having such frequent and intense panic attacks that my pdoc has decided I should reduce the Wellbutrin and Abilify and increase the Ativan. I feel like dog...
I'm on 20 mg Abilify, 450 wellbutrin and 2mgs Ativan as needed. I think with all the meds it took a couple of months to really notice that the Abilify had fully kicked in. You're on a very low dose....
It sure can't hurt, I'll give it a try. Thanks....
I've also had a fairly dramatic loss of appetite with Abilify. It was mostly in the beginning and lessened with time. It will probably resolve itself given a period of adjustment. I wasn't bothered...
I've mentioned this to my Pdoc at a previous appointment and was told it was just a side effect. No big deal. Still, this is making me crazy. It goes away for days at a time and then returns to...
I was just curious if I was the only one that experiences a high at the holidays instead of the more normal depressive episode. With the exception of last year, this has always happened to me. I...
I would tell him as much of the truth as possible. My three older daughters all know my dx, one has actually been dx with bp herself. He probably already feels that something is wrong. Sometimes...
Hang in there Mogs. I was almost exactly where you are last year. While you may have to deal with a few side effects, perhaps they will be short lived. I had terrible experiences with meds until just...
LFW, I would love the recipe for your chicken soup. I have my own but it always ends up weak and bland....
Okay, I realize this is a question for my doc, but I'm sick as a dog NOW with some mutant virus that my daughter gave me. I REALLY want to nuke it with Nyquil, but the alcohol content concerns me....
I've been on the Abilify for 3 or 4 months. The Abilify and Wellbutrin combo was the only thing that worked on my depression. I had been depressed to the point where I couldn't get out of bed for...
Olivia, Mogs, thank you for asking. Things aren't too bad, but they could be better. The abilify has caused a great deal of anxiety and not a few panic attacks. I can control this, somewhat, with the...
January 10th...
I know this is common with the AP's. Is anyone out there having this problem. It's driving me crazy, I can't sit, can't be still. Just so restless I'm pacing, pacing, pacing all over the house. The...
Gaz, Depressive cycles may not typically go on that long, but they sure can. I've just come out of an 10+ month bout of depression, and I'm only counting the months where I was in bed completely...
My mother was an undiagnosed classic BP 1. My aunt is Bipolar as well. My brother self medicated himself into a lethal drug overdose. Probably 3 or 4 cousins are also bipolar. It runs very heavily in...
I'm taking abilify, wellbutrin and ativan and I've noticed that I suddenly seem very slow and stupid. Things I whizzed through before are taking enormous amounts of time. I really don't think it's...
Olivia, Abilify did that to me in the beginning as well, it turned out to be a side effect and did pass with time. It came back again when the pdoc doubled the dose so I'm dealing with much the same...
It helps with most people, but some of the atypical AP's can actually CAUSE jitteryness. I'm not sure about Seroquel, and everyone reacts differently. It's worth mentioning to the pdoc though....
Congrats Serafena, I know you'll do a great job!...
It's so hard in the beginning. Finding the right meds, getting the doses right, and things change so fast. It's all trial and error. I don't take Lamictal, (bad reaction) but I take seroquel for...
I take seroquel and Abilify. My seroquel dose is very low. I would call the pharmacist and ask if you're worried, or your pdoc, they are always happy to help....
I take 20mgs of Abilify. It's the only med that I've had any luck with. Between it and the wellbutrin I take I have noticed an increase in my anxiety level, but I have benzos for that. Most people...
It is an antipsychotic, but my pdoc says that in that low a dose, (I know people that take 4 and 5 hundred mgs) it's of no consequence. I was very hesitant to take it just for that reason, but now...
I've been on Abilify for several months and also had sleep issues when beginning it and again recently when my pdoc doubled my dose. While my pdoc suggested taking it at bedtime as it could be...
Antidepressants are often used in combination with other drugs in BP. Taken alone they sometimes trigger a manic phase. I take Wellbutrin, which is also an AD but I take other meds as well that keep...
I take 25 mg for sleep as well. I find that I have no difficulty waking in the morning as long as there is coffee available. I think I feel better during the day as well when I've taken it the night...
I take 25 and sleep through the night with no hangover feeling the next day at all. Of course I drink ALOT of coffee too, it might make a difference. The best thing I've found with Seroquel is that I...
I'm on Abilify, Wellbutrin, Ativan and Seroquel for sleep. So far only four but I've heard of people that are on many more. I too, was not able to function until we finally found this combo of meds....
Ten meds seems like an awful lot. I once had a pdoc, that every time I had a side effect, he called it a symptom, and instead of trying a new med, he just piled on another to counteract the new...
I feel good, maybe too good. Not that I'm complaining mind you, but this is one heck of a difference. My kitchen and bathroom are immaculate, now I'm heading for the living room. I'm on some kind of...
Yes I've gone decades at a time without meds. Sometimes I was okay and sometimes I wasn't. The problem was, there was no way to predict when I would need meds and when I wouldn't so when I got sick,...
I raised the dosages on everything over the course of a few days. A few panic attacks later, some really big ones too, (that always happens when I mess with my meds), I'm on the higher dosages and...
I wouldn't say to not call her ever again, but I think I would leave a little breathing space for the time being. It sounds like her husband is reacting badly, and if he's threatening you, he may be...
In my experience, I've always lashed out at those I cared the most about . I believe it's because I know if someone loves me, that no matter what I do they will be there tomorrow. Sometimes I think I...
He said to raise them all at once, but I am doing one at a time. I only raised the abilify today, I'm going to give it a few days and then raise the wellbutrin. There's no way I'm taking that much...
Went in to the pdoc yesterday and explained about my increased irritability and feeling out of control so he's raised all my meds. Hmmm...I was kind of thinking the meds might be causing the...
Stay strong. Bipolars, (if that is indeed the case) are master manipulators. Don't let him weasel his way back in until he's getting some help. Maybe this will be the wake up call he needs. I know...
If you find a solution I'd be interested as well. I defaulted on six cards when my husband and I split. Looks like bankruptcy is my only alternative. I can't even get a savings acct. No bank will...
He could be bipolar, but your post reminded me of the way my brother treated his girlfriend, and he was using drugs. I'm not saying that's for certain going on but I"d keep an open mind to the...
It's called Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, but while that is the most well know rash associated with Lamictal, there are many other rashes that occur with the medication, all mild, so I wouldn't panic. If...