I've been trying different drugs for unipolar depression for about 13 years now, Paxil, Welbutrin, Buspar, Serzone, Nerountin, Zoloft, Cymbalta, and now Prestiq. Sometimes I level out and am OK for awhile, but this time its like I can't even function (hence the Prestiq). I have never had times when I have been super happy, but I sometimes have these rages that come out of nowhere and I have insomnia that even 20 mg of Ambien and 9 mg of Xyrem sometimes cannot overcome. Last Saturday, 6/7 a depression came upon me that I cannot shake. I haven't even been out of the house since then and I just feel like being in bed most of the time and if I do much else I am overwhelmed. It has been brought up to me within the past week that I may be bi-polar instead of uni-polar. This diagnosis scares me and I am deathly afraid of gaining weight on the drugs. I refuse to take Risperdal as I know it causes great weight gain. I have been told that Lithium, Geodone, or Abilify might help. I just want to get better. Can anyone share their experience with these drugs?







I have been struggling for many years now with bipolar type 2. I feel like giving up sometimes the lows are so severe. I am currently on abilify I feel no better. I once was placed on depakote it worked wonders, you no when its the right one because you feel results very quickly. Unfortunaly I was still in denial and I did not follow through. I am going to speak with my new Dr. abour depakote. Im in a manic phase or I would be curled up in a ball on my couch right now.