I havent been on antidepressants for awhile but think it may be time again........ I am getting myself off of Adderal,,,,,tapering, it was a brilliant idea to lose weight,and it worked but now I hate myself for doing that. That is another issue , my weight, I have lost weight but the way is not eating, which is not good at all for the body. I know all of this. I read , have read and studied alot about my condition, but when you have a flare up going on ,,,,,add to that fibromyalgia pain, stress etc. you forget your common good sense.

I am on 1 mg klonopin at nite and it has helped me alot, but i think I need help in other departments such as food obsession, obsessive thougths, lack of energy, irritability, ( due to no doubt the Ampetimine adderal).

I wonder if any of you have tried Prozac as the main drug for bipolar II? What about Klonpin? I want to get better, and I know I will always need some kind of med, but for the right reasons and for my good, not taking things to hurt myself.

I seem to be on a self destructive path,,,,,I am smoking now for the first time in my life,,,,,,,,36 ,female and have even purged my food in attempts to get rid of my over indulgence, that is not all the time and I am worried I am heading down a more dangerous road there. I know all about that first hand, my sis in law went down to 86 lbs and almost died. I am not ignorant of what can happen.

I got drunk the other nite, while out dancing and got in a fight with my hubby..... I am so embarrassed at the things I did. I wont even go into it all, but it was nothing short of self destructive behavior.

I drink only once a week when we go out, and I dont know why I feel I have to drink that much but I do.

I just got out of a relious cult I was raised in and am dealing with the loss of my religion and feeling like a lost soul . I am finding my way......... it has been painful. But I do see progress,,,,,,,,, until lately,,,,,,I just need advice on the meds and your experience with it. I will not take lithium made me sick or anything that will pack on the pounds.

It is so sad,to be so vain, I used to take Elavil at nite for the fibromyalgia but i gained weight,,,, i stopped it even thou it helped.

I am just wanting to hear from others right now.

Prozac+Celexa is gaining some popularity for BP depression. However, I (not a Dr) do not think it is wise for any of us to take antidepressants unless being on a mood stabilizer first, in order to safe guard from being pushed into a manic state.

Hang in there... http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/smile.gif

I took prozac when I was first diagnosed at 14 (I'm 29), but had to be hospitalized because it initially brought on mania. I was also taking ritalin for ADHD and a few other meds as well, but can't remember what they were. I have been taking lexapro alone for 6 months and I feel great. I've had 2 hypomanic episodes since I first started it, which is a heck of a lot less than without it. Psych Dr.'s have tried me on every 'mood stablizer' there is, but the side effects were horrible. Especially with lithium. Be careful when you first start an antidepressant, it may bring on mania.
Get with a good psychiatrist and don't be afraid to speak up. He/she will work with your meds untill you feel right. God bless and good luck!!
-JoJoLuv

I have heard that paxil(I've also heard bad things about paxil too) is ok for ocd or zoloft but zoloft made be manic,(because I was undiagnosed bi polar 1)oops... depakote stabilized me, and brought me out of my depression, I too was worried about the weight gain, but if you realize that these drugs make us crave carbs and sugar(so stay away from those and also retain water, you'llhave the weight thing under control, I have lost 16 pounds since being on depakote. I Do Drink a lot of water, take over the counter water pills and walk my dog briskly 20 min. every day.So just remember with any antidepressant or mood stabilizer for reduced wieght gain. Good luck to you and I hope you are better soon. R