Brief past couple of weeks - Had fight with mom...moved out...within the course of that week stopped taking my Depakote.
Amazing I haven't found that bottle yet - it convinently got lost in the move.

So...I picked up another bottle on the 26th of March and well things have only gotten worse (I mean I had been having issues since I stopped on March 11 and then starting a new stimulant on 15th).... I was wondering if anyone else had this experience with Depakote or any other mood stabilizer....seeming more like it makes things a hell of a lot worse than they were before?

I see the doctor tomorrow, so hopefully I'll mention it...normally those things kinda slip my mind at the most convinent moments too.

I have been on Lamictal for almost 2 months now. I'm only up to 50mg as it was making me hyper. Well, now I'm completely manic and haven't slept in ages. However, I'm not sure if it's the meds or this is just my natural trajectory.

*sigh* I got a call this morning from my pdoc...my appt was cancelled because he was sick for the day. Speaking of sleep...I don't remember what that's like...I've managed to keep a diary of it and I'm averaging 2 hours a night...IF I sleep.

Have you ever tried Seroquel? It is being used as an additional mood stabilizer and/or as an sleep agent....Shuts down are bi-polar minds so we can sleep-also of course works for a lot of ADD wired brains....

Before it I had tried every sleeping pill available with no luck...I take 300MG at night using it for a mood and sleep agent...Also on Lithium 1200MG...For just a sleeping agent people take 50-150MG...

I chart my sleep using graphs to compare to meds and moods...No question that when my sleep goes under 7hrs my mood goes one way or another....Seroquel is the only way I can get consistent 7-8hrs sleep indirectly keeping my mood stable....

Depakote used to make me sleepy.....very very sleepy....like walking zombie sleepy. Not anymore.

I'll talk to the pdoc when I get a chance...I think he'll just up my depakote againHave you ever tried Seroquel? It is being used as an additional mood stabilizer and/or as an sleep agent....Shuts down are bi-polar minds so we can sleep-also of course works for a lot of ADD wired brains....

Before it I had tried every sleeping pill available with no luck...I take 300MG at night using it for a mood and sleep agent...Also on Lithium 1200MG...For just a sleeping agent people take 50-150MG...

I chart my sleep using graphs to compare to meds and moods...No question that when my sleep goes under 7hrs my mood goes one way or another....Seroquel is the only way I can get consistent 7-8hrs sleep indirectly keeping my mood stable....

Hey Blue

I hope you are feeling better today. I have been on Lithium for a month now and I have had more agitation than ever. I don't know if it's the drugs or me, but it seems coincidental. Maybe it's the drugs.

Sponge- I haven't taken Lithium, but I sure have experienced agitation from meds. I'm still manic and nothing's working, so I figure that'll be my next stop. My point being, it could definitely be the meds. I know you've had a lot of reactions to them and even though Lithium probably doesn't agitate most people, it could be doing that to you. I hope it gets better.

Blue- I was taking arnd 500 mg. of Seroquel and it enabled me to sleep. Unfortunately, I began suffering from elevated prolactin levels because of it and had to decrease my dose to 150mg. That problem resolved itself, but, since I was on a much higher dose before, it's still not enough to put me to sleep. If you've never taken it before, it might work well. Ask your dr. about it, and start with a very low dose (25mg) because it can really knock people out.

agrees with adhddogwalker....call your doctor and discuss options.

lol...last time I checked here was the last time I posted. I saw the pdoc yesterday (if you haven't seen my other post) and he took me off depakote and put me on Prozac.....it makes me sleep...that's for sure lol I must say though...I have so much joy, i mean like pure and utterly happy/cherriness inside me I could burst. It seems to be helping the ocd/anxiety *shrugs* I'm not sure what this means cause he's never told me my diagnoses. Only time I find out what's in the records is when I ask my therapist, and I won't see her again until the 23rd.

It's actually surprizing that I'm this HAPPY...considering my mom has been referred to moffitt cancer center and I had to take my cat to the vet yesterday because mom OD'd her on flea medicine....lol