Mood stabilizers ?

[Darrell2006]

I just started zoloft a week or so ago, I aslo take ativan to help level my moods.my doc thinks I also need a mood stabilizer and would like to phase out the ativan, but I havn't been able to tolerate the standard, or off label prescribed ones, including, depakote, lithium, tegretol, nuerontin, nor ant-psychotics. oh and lamictal wich she says is not for me-

Is there anyone on a mood stabilizer other than the ones listed above?
And what else do you take?

Daryl





Daryl

 

[youthwalk]

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I was on Lithium 300 mgs twice daily for almost 2 yrs. It worked quite well actually. I had side effects the first couple weeks but it levelled out and I felt stable. 300 mgs is a small dose I have been told and it still worked well.

Blessings...

 

[Darrell2006]

subscribing to thread.

I was on Lithium 300 mgs twice daily for almost 2 yrs. It worked quite well actually. I had side effects the first couple weeks but it levelled out and I felt stable. 300 mgs is a small dose I have been told and it still worked well.

Blessings...

I was on 900mg of lithium for several years in my early twenties, the last time I tried it a year ago even 300 mg made me tired.
What were your start up side efects, and were you taking anythng else.?

Daryl

 

[Alive again]

Praying you will find the right one for you!

 

[Darrell2006]

contained info

 

[angelkiss]

I am on a combo
200 mg of Equetro and 25 Seroquel in the morning........25-50 mgs of Seroquel at noon.......200 mg of Equetro, 100 mg of Seroquel, and 30 mg of Remeron at night.............Just a mood stabalizer don't do it for me. I always have to have a combo, and so far this one seems to be work'n well for me.
Praying for you!

 

[united4Peace]

Topamax..
Wonder drug!!

 

[youthwalk]

I was on 900mg of lithium for several years in my early twenties, the last time I tried it a year ago even 300 mg made me tired.
What were your start up side efects, and were you taking anythng else.?

Daryl

It made me tired as well. Very...I remember trying to study and my eyes couldn't stay open or sitting in an exam and I could care less about the paper...I just wanted to put my head down. I felt like I was incerdibly weakened at first. That quickly (within a week) turned into a kind of "I feel fine but I'm tired". I felt vey fuzzy and "vague" for a week or two as well. I had mild tremors and increased liquid intake as well. All of those eventually levelled out but that tiredness...Wow....that was something I thought I couldn't handle.

 

[willmrcd1]

A combo of depakoe ER 1000mg and Serequol 50 mg has kept me stable now for 3 years. At first everything they gave me had some kind of side effect with my body. I also had terrible mood swings and felt more depressed on meds that worked for others.

I am praying that the Lord will guide you and help you find the right meds for you. Praying that your doctor will have wisdom and patience. amen.