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Posted by waterfall on October 6, 2005, at 19:00:55
After 8 days on Wellbutrin I started feeling high. I stopped the Wellbutrin (today was my first skipped dose) but I still feel high and am concerned this is going into hypomania. Will ativan help? I know it will bring me down some momentarily, but can it help prevent the onset of more significant mania?
I think I'll be calling my psych for Depakote, but I know me and it might not be until Monday until I call her. I'm having a lot of trouble with the idea of being back on medication.
Posted by rjlockhart98 on October 6, 2005, at 19:29:56
In reply to does ativan help hypomania?, posted by waterfall on October 6, 2005, at 19:00:55
I've been on Ativan 6mg daily 4 months ago.
It didnt help with manic episodes, it would ease tension and some stress, but its not really mentally potent.
It is classified to calm down Schizophrenia, but that is at high doses 10mg (max)
Zyprexa is a nueroleptic that can help with that.
You can take Ativan with a mood stablizer. I think it would have been a good treatment for me, reason being i switched to Klonopin now at 6mg daily,
which is a mentally potent benzo, and can calm down some manic episodes, but dont take it if your in a normal mood, because it's been known to cause depression. You could take .5mg which doesnt effect mood much. 1-3mg causes depression.
Suggestion: do not take Xanax, it could worsen hypomania, been known to cause euphoria. Dont want that during a hypomanic.
With Regards
Matt
Posted by Phillipa on October 6, 2005, at 20:24:14
In reply to Re: yes and no, posted by rjlockhart98 on October 6, 2005, at 19:29:56
Waterfall, Are you bipolar? If you are it may work to calma bit. But if you are you need to call you pdoc ASAP to keep from going into a full blown manic attack. And if you're bipolar you can't stop meds. This something that will take a while to come to terms with but you'll in all likelyhood need them for life. Fondly, Phillipa
Posted by waterfall on October 6, 2005, at 21:55:27
In reply to Re: yes and no, posted by Phillipa on October 6, 2005, at 20:24:14
Yah, I suppose I am. I got in contact with my psych tonight after all. I'll be back on Depakote shortly I think.
> Waterfall, Are you bipolar? If you are it may work to calma bit. But if you are you need to call you pdoc ASAP to keep from going into a full blown manic attack. And if you're bipolar you can't stop meds. This something that will take a while to come to terms with but you'll in all likelyhood need them for life. Fondly, Phillipa
Posted by Phillipa on October 6, 2005, at 22:07:39
In reply to Re: yes and no, posted by waterfall on October 6, 2005, at 21:55:27
Great! I'm so glad you called. Please keep posting and let us know if you're okay. And you can always babblemail me. Fondly, Phillipa
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