Information and opinions on health from chuck529 at HealthCentral.com. HealthCentral.com is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/42771/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/42771/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/42771/index http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/42771/19453/question Mon, 21 Jan 2008 19:08:00 -0500 chuck529 okay i am sort of new to this and sort of not. I am now taking 100 mg of lamictal( i was on paxil prior to dx) The lamictal did help at first but not as much now. I had a recent episode of be VERY assetive, not sleeping allot, talking and overtalking to where people at work and my s/o noticed. My pdoc who i think is good i think wants ,me to tale 2mg of abilify a low dose. It scares me all the side affects. I am a moderately successful guy in... http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/42771/19453/question http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/42771/18628/is-true Wed, 02 Jan 2008 22:38:00 -0500 chuck529 Okay here it goes,i am a 43 yo single professional guy who by all appearances has it together. the problem is I have had this disease since childhood complicated by the facr I was sexually abused a kid. PTSD. I now see a therapist and a pdoc and I am lamictal which helps with the deprssion I have bee on and off antidepressants since kidhood. I seem to be getting more and more manic to the point this past sat night I was feeling to real good to... http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/42771/18628/is-true