MellowYellow Posted July 14, 2005 Share Posted July 14, 2005 I take 900 lithium, 2 mg clonezepam, and have been trying a new anti-depressant every 6 weeks but none of them work on me. I don't know my lithium level right now, but my pdoctor says it is borderline low but that he will allow me to stay at that level because the lithium makes me bowel-incontinent. I take Questran to help the incontinence, but it doesn't always work. Basically I go through HELL in order to stay on my lithium, but I stay on it willingly. I have been disabled for 9 years and am 50 y.o. What should I try next? My husband is leaving me because he says he can't take my bipolar irritability and yelling and "volatility" any more. Well, if he leaves me, that's his loss, because I am a good lady who loves him SO much, but I need to be able to stand myself and I feel as though I am not being "successfully treated" at this time. (He's 60 and fat, so good luck to him finding a new girlfriend, which he will look for immediately online). I cannot take: Depakote, Tegretol, Effexor, Wellbutrin, Remeron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dweii Posted July 14, 2005 Share Posted July 14, 2005 I know this isn't anticonvulsant-related but my moods improved soooo much when I started taking Fluanxol. I used to get "anger attacks" ten times a day and now I'm calm as a... calm.. thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MellowYellow Posted July 16, 2005 Author Share Posted July 16, 2005 Well, guess what! My doctor took me off my Estrogen patches, and the irritability, yelling, headaches, high blood pressure ALL WENT AWAY. The doc said I was in a state of artifically induced, constant, PMS! At the age of 50! Ladies, if you are on hormones, check into this before you try to medicate the side effects away thinking it's something psychiatric. And some people are opposite - the hormones help the irritability. You kind of have to go by trial and error to see. Of course I'm still bipolar and have to be on lithium, but this new crankiness was something brand new. If it comes out of the blue, then you've changed something and you have to track down what you are doing different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel1 Posted July 16, 2005 Share Posted July 16, 2005 Mellow- you are so funny! I'm really glad you're feeling better. I have those anger outbursts and I know how much it sucks for other people. But I really like your attitude about your dh. You go girl! You are an example to follow. Mel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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