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- Thread starter SinkingShip
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Looks like the current regiment has lifted me out of the depression for the moment, though after watching Seroquel work and then stop working I'm hesitant to say the current Abilify/Wellbutrin/Lorazepam combo is doing the job or if its a "placebo effect". Anxiety still comes and goes and I'm more irritable than I've been in a while (which suggests possible hypomania), but hoping the lamictal will fix that when I start on it.
Worst side effects so far have been trouble staying asleep and I got a real nasty headache when I drank a beer earlier last week (which I assume is from the Wellbutrin).
Decided to call my mom to wish her a Merry Christmas, after 15 mins of listening to her complain about my dad (who decided he'd rather take an extra shift at the hospital than visit her) while trying to break away so I could join the rest of my wife's relatives for dinner, I finally told my mom that she's insane and hung up on her. Some headaches never go away...
mum24
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Had a pretty good week overall but have begun slipping into depression/anxiety again over the last few days, so the whole thing may have just been placebo effect.
Anxiety is definitely playing a bigger role than I originally thought and spikes right along with the depressive cycles. Trouble is that I can't figure out if heightened anxiety will trigger a depressive spiral, if the depression triggers anxiety, or if the anxiety is independent of the bipolar.
With any luck, maybe they'll let me take the MMPI when I start cognitive therapy to see what else is lurking around in my head.
mum24
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I'm so sorry. Anxiety sucks big time. I stopped my antipsychotics and guess what? Anxiety.
Let me know what you learn/find out.
I hope things get better soon.
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