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Q: Meds

asked by: zordh on November 2nd, 2005

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I am currently taking what I feel to be quite a lot of medication, and it still seems to have very little effect on my episodes. They still seem to be getting worse and worse and I really don't want to tell my pdoc because I don't want to take more meds.

Current meds.

Lithium 900mg
depakote 2000mg
topomax 200mg
risperdal 6mg
cymbalta 60mg
ativan 1.5mg

any suggestions would be greatly appreciated

Replies(2)

poetprose

replied on November 3rd, 2005

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Thats insane!!

Wow , there is no way they would get me to take that much medication, all at once....

emerald_angeltx

replied on November 5th, 2005

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Re: Meds

zordh wrote:

i am currently taking what I feel to be quite a lot of medication, and it still seems to have very little effect on my episodes. They still seem to be getting worse and worse and I really don't want to tell my pdoc because I don't want to take more meds.

Current meds.

Lithium 900mg
depakote 2000mg
topomax 200mg
risperdal 6mg
cymbalta 60mg
ativan 1.5mg

any suggestions would be greatly appreciated

wow, that is a lot of medication....My suggestion would be to change doctors or at least get a second opinion. That seems like an awful lot. You should be able to get away with just a mood stabilizer. Which type of bipolar have you been diagnosed with?

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