Wednesday, October 29, 2008 ELIZABETH MOONEY asks

Q: i HAVE BEENDIADNOSED WITH BIPOLAR II SINCE 1978.NOW ON LITHIUM AGAIN.INFO PLEASE

oVER THE YEARS i HAVE BEEN ON JUST ABOUT EVERY ANTI-DEPRESSENT YOU CAN NAME-THE MOST RECENT BEING SEROQUEL SR WHICH ALMOST DESTROYED ME.

I HAD BEEN ON LITHIUM BACK IN THE 1980'S AND IT SEEMED TO WORK WEKK EXCEPT IT CAUSED A LOT OF WATER RETENTION AND I DO NOT REMEMBER RIGHT AWAY WHAT ELSE I WAS TAKING AT THE TIME.

HOWEVER SINCE MAY,2008 I HAVE BEEN TAKING CARBOLITH SR AND IT SEEMS TO BE DOING WELL.OF COURSE MY DOCTOR,WHO I MUST SAY IS EXCELLENT,HAS MY BLOOD CHECKED VERY OFTEN,ESPECIALLT NOW THAT I AM ONLY ON IT FOR A SHORT TIME.I AM ALSO TAKING CLONEZEPAM FOR ANXIETY-HAVE BEEN FOR YEARS.

I HAVE ALSO HAD ECT TWICE IN MY LIFETIME-1995 AND 2004.IT WORKED!!!BUT I DO NOT WANT TO HAVE IT AGAIN IF IT CAN BE AVOIDED AT ALL,I WILL NEVER VOLUNTEER FOR IT-SO THAT ENDS IT THERE.

IF YOU HAVE ANY INFO ON BIPOLARII AND THE MOST PROMINENT TREATMENTS FOR IT I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF YOU WOULD LET ME KNOW WHERE TO FIND IT.

THANK YOU

ELIZABETH MOONEY

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Answers (2)

PMickel

10/30/08 5:00pm

I am also Bi Polar and looking for help. I too was put on Serequel and the only thing it seems to help me do was become even more depressed. I really need someone who has gone through this to talk with me, a friend most of all, finding treatments for this is my one request.

Thank you so much for your time.

jeanettew7

9/11/09 3:16am

The best treatment for bipolar II is medication that is accompanied with therapy. The therapy should be as long as needed. I don't think therapy should be more that 18 months, unless a person has lots of issues and problems to cover.

I did the therapy/medication combination and feel it has done wonders. I no longer feel overwhelmingly depressed. I have made a concious decision to be happy no matter what. I am not my problems and I can step away from those problems when I need or want to. My highs are not bothersome, except when I can't sleep. I have learned to deal with not sleeping much during highs. I learned to take naps if needed. In life there is a solution to everything, one just need to be willing to accept a solution that is different from the one wanted. All this learned from meds and therapy.

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