Posted by strong-in-new-york on March 9, 2001, at 16:39:35
In reply to Re: rapid cycling, posted by jessie on February 28, 2001, at 11:45:29
rapid cycling is the pits, no question.
in my early 20s, i took tegretol for about
four years, since lithium just had no effect
at all, at any dose.taking that drug was just absolutely horrible.
i had to take it twice a day, and whenever it
kicked in, it made me so sleepy i could barely
walk straight--that's not to mention the way it
made my speech all slurry. and it killed off my
production of both red and white blood cells, down
to leukemic levels.on the plus side, it did slow my cycling down
enough that i was able to go several years with
no meds. i still don't know whether it was worth
it.now i take remeron, which buffers me from
depression. because i take it at night and it
makes me quite drowsy, it helps me sleep through
the night, and keeps me from getting high.
poster:strong-in-new-york
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