what would be the best medication for bi-polar?
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I've been on every single one of them. The worst in lithium. I gained a ton of weight, my hair thinned and I was like a zombie. thank God my hair grew back and I've lost alot of the weight. They also take your blood all the time and you have to get an ekg first. Ask your doctor about lamictal. I'm on that now. It's wonderful and no side effects. If you have any more questions feel free to email me.
here's what I've been on besides lith and here are the side effects I have had
Geodon: tongue swelled, couldn't breathe, almost died (turns out this is normal)
abilify: sick, felt like bricks on my head and bad tunnel vision
clonozepan: someone told you it's for bipolar disorder up in the beginning. It's not. It's for anxiety. Didn't work for me.
trazadone: made me very sick
zoloft: gained weight
paxil: gained weight
seroquel: vivid, horrible nightmares, felt sick the next day
risperdal: felt drunk and horrible
That's all I can remember. I'm on lamictal 200 mg and lexapro 30 mg now and it works wonders. Good luck!
Lithium and Risperdal are also given to bi-polar patients, but DO NOT take any medication without consulting your doctor.
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