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fizzgig

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3. i was on it for nine months, maybe
Wed Apr 18, 2012, 01:12 PM
Apr 2012

and it was about seven years ago, everything from that time of my life is a bit fuzzy. i felt like a million bucks while i was taking it, but it triggered a very prolonged hypermanic phase. i was later diagnosed bp II and that is pretty common for bp people who are given just anti-depressants. it took me until late last year to pay off all the credit card debt i'd run up.

i'm on lamictal and trileptal now and it seems to be working pretty well. the doc says we may still have to add another drug to the regiment, but we may not, either.

if you find yourself getting irritable, be honest with your wife and step away for a bit.

be good to yourself

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