- How do you know when you are going through a normal stage? 24th November 2007
... Now I am on Depakote 1,000 mg, Seroquel 100 mg, and Lexapro 10 mg. I think that it might be working. I was just...
- does anyone know 20th November 2007
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- Back at square one... 19th November 2007
... llama i'm so sorry you're going through this. i am on lexapro and just started lamictal and the lamictal has made...
- It's A Lot to Handle (and to Read) Please Help 19th November 2007
... i broke out, therefore ended that regimen. And now lexapro as an antidepressant and geodon to help w/ my moodswings...
... i broke out, therefore ended that regimen. And now lexapro as an antidepressant and geodon to help w/ my moodswings...
... practitioner. I got him to agree to let me start on just lexapro , as I mostly had long lasting depressive episodes...
- Separation anxiety during mood swings!! 18th November 2007
... my converses...
i'm currently taking geodon and lexapro .. and the combination is starting to get to me......
- Bipolar VS PTSD 15th November 2007
... meds he has been on and start on a whole new regimen, Lexapro and something else which I don't know cause I can...
- Question on side effects please 11th November 2007
... told her of my concerns and she suggested I drop the lexapro . Since they both have antidepressant qualities that ... may be causing insomnia. I stopped the lexapro , last dose of that was wednesday, but that takes a...
- Finally Well....praise GOD!! 10th November 2007
... stable after 20 years. I take abilify for the mania and lexapro for anxiety and otc benedryl sometimes to help me...
- Just Diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder 7th November 2007
... anti-depressant), wellbutrin XL (anti-depressant), lexapro (anti-depressant) & sonata (for sleep).
There are...
... told him I would like to try just an antidepressant, Lexapro . I had used that before and it worked well for my ... put me on a mood stabilizer but that I could try the lexapro since that takes longer to build up in my system, ... takes a couple days to work.
So since starting the lexapro I have had a couple hypomanic phases but I knew when...
... told him I would like to try just an antidepressant, Lexapro . I had used that before and it worked well for my ... put me on a mood stabilizer but that I could try the lexapro since that takes longer to build up in my system, ... takes a couple days to work.
So since starting the lexapro I have had a couple hypomanic phases but I knew when...
- What Meds Are You On? 7th November 2007
... Trileptal, and Geodon. A good combo from the past was Lexapro , Lamictal, and Abilify....
... I am only on lexapro right now. Doc wanted to put me on a mood stabilizer ... occaisional hypomanic episodes. Since starting the lexapro I have had more "up phases", lol, but not bad and...
... I take Geodon, Lexapro , and Zolpiderm. My Pdoc wants to taper down the Lexapro...
... Hello,
I am currently taking 30mg Lexapro and 50mg Seroquel in the morning, 200mg Lamictal,...
... This combo has been working like magic for me,
30mg Lexapro , 50mg Seroquel in the morning
100mg Seroquel, 200mg ... blood pressure
Prozac and Lithium- good for 2 years
Lexapro , Depakote, Seroquel-Depakote caused me to become manic...
... Risperdol I was taking when I was on Depakote and Lexapro . I was then switched to the Seroquel....
... night, Seroquel at night and my pdoc has just added Lexapro in the morning as I am having real trouble shaking ... the depression. Bit nervous about the Lexapro as the last time I was on an antidepressant I went...
... I take 100 mg Seroquel and 10 mg Lexapro . My first combo was Lamictal and Effexor, which was ... myslef Baker-acted), then I was switched to Lamictal, Lexapro , Seroquel. I became allergic to the Lamictal, and ... will be switching to Celexa next month instead of the Lexapro . Changing Pdocs next Friday seeing the new one....
- Bipolar Disorder + Borderline; Treating BD without meds; other newbie questions. 2nd November 2007
... about getting on an antidepressant. I was put on Lexapro , and almost immediately was totally out of control ... the extreme manic episode had been triggered by the Lexapro and that I would need to see a real psychiatrist instead...
- what is better- topomax or depakote 25th October 2007
... Topamax has been a miracle for me. But, I also take Lexapro for the depression side of me. It made me lose a...
- Got the Lamictal rash 23rd October 2007
... okay as a mood stabilizer for me. She also changed my Lexapro to Celexa, and put me on Adderall. Grrr. I am feeling...
- Over the Counter Sleep Aid 21st October 2007
... I'm also on wellbutrin 150 mg, abilify 30 mg, and lexapro 10 mg. All at night.
I feel some hypomania coming...
- Lamictal.....questions 19th October 2007
... Right now I am on the 25mg of Lamictal and 10 mg of Lexapro (which I have been taking for 3 weeks). I understand ... started taking all of the meds and while I was on the lexapro only I had only 2 days that were not happy or calm...
- PDoc Tomorrow 18th October 2007
... talked about adding Lamictal and tapering off of my AD ( Lexapro ) in the future. I'll need a couple of positive months...
- New here and dr thinks I may be Bipolar! 16th October 2007
... switched to Prozac and most recently have been on Lexapro 30mg! I tried to stop taking everything when I got ... anything or even get out of bed! So I had to go back on Lexapro and tried to get by with only 10mg and was a royal ... recently went to the doctor just to get a refill on my Lexapro and she started to ask many questions (I have only ...
The doctor has told me that Zoloft, Prozac and Lexapro are not always the best choices for someone with Bipolar...
- first bad day on lithium 15th October 2007
... lithium, but here it is. I stopped taking the 10mg Lexapro after reading Dr. Phelp's pages on SSRI's. I'm going ... cry more than 5 mins each time. In the past, on just Lexapro , or on nothing, I'd go from angry to crying to angry...
... my pdoc. does he/she know that you stopped taking Lexapro ?
Hope you feel better soon.
harmony ...
... already, or did the lithium cause it?
About the Lexapro , my pdoc added lithium to it after my tdoc felt I ... pdoc prescribed 600mg lithium to go with the 10mg Lexapro . I would only take 300mg, being rather weirded out ... lithium batteries?" and such... Then I'd go off the Lexapro , and do just 300mg lithium, and vice-versa. I tried ... going off both and that was a disaster. So back onto Lexapro , and doing "OK"(not always emotionally stable, but ... in desperation. He added 600mg lithium to the 10mg Lexapro , and this time I took the whole amount every day. ... myself again. I think he'd be fine with my dropping Lexapro as long as I was doing well. If I struggle again, ... just wonder how others do on it alone. I fear that Lexapro brought on my summer-time hypomanic symptoms, and...
- Just released from hospital after 1 week of being Baker-acted! 14th October 2007
... 100 mg once a day, Lamictal 25 mg twice a day, and Lexapro 5 mg twice a day. I am doing much better. Boy what...
... Florida term, I forget the history of the meaning. Lexapro is good stuff, it made me a little jittery though...
- Big sigh...please read...22, on medical leave from work and scared 13th October 2007
... wants me to get off all of my medications (Lamictal, Lexapro , and Klonopin) and go au naturale...well, I was all...
... Currently, I am taking 200 mg of Lamictal, 15 mg of Lexapro (weaning off from 20) and .5 mg 3/day of Klonopin...
- Question about taking 2 meds 13th October 2007
... Hi, i was prescibed 2 meds.
Lexapro and Abilify.
Do people who take 2 meds take them...
- BP 2 & Low Testosterone at 26 Years Old 6th October 2007
... depression: Effexor, Effexor XR, Cymbalta, Prozac, Zoloft, Lexapro . Sleep/Insomnia: Sonata, Ambien, Ambien CR, Lunesta...
... suggested we up the Lamictal to 300mg/day and add Lexapro at 5mg a day.... I haven't been compliant - I said ... am I going to increase my Lamictal by 50% and add Lexapro into the equation that yields a constant daze."
...
- question about kids w/bipolar 2nd October 2007
... Hope, he is on Depakote 500mg, abilify .5mg, Lexapro , .5, clonodine. 02mg, Focalin 20mg, focalin 5mg, afternoon...
- Having a rough time 1st October 2007
... warms my heart. I am on Limictal, abilify, ativan, lexapro , and lunesta (prn.) I told my pdoc about the stress ... and he put me on the ativan and lexapro (previously I was just on the Limictal, abilify, and...
... with it.
I am on 200 Limictal, 20 abilify, 15 lexapro , 3 lunesta, and ativan I dunno, but I take 1-3 pills...
- Looking at a few hard weeks 28th September 2007
... find the perfect combo. My perfect combo is Limictal, Lexapro , Ativan, and Abilify. :)
Best wishes
Steamroll...
- back again! 28th September 2007
... are still some ups and downs. Currently I am taking lexapro , lamictal, trileptal, seroquel, and xanax. This seems...
- Trying to slip into MANIA 27th September 2007
... I'm taking Lexapro for my depression, I'm also taking Neurontin and Geodon...
- onset of BP 25th September 2007
... change from usually happy to usually pained. I got on Lexapro , from the family Dr. and felt better soon. But then ... tdoc referred me to a pdoc, who added lithium to my Lexapro . He didn't tell me I was BP, but rather that "some...
- I'm going to lose my job. Please, I need help. 23rd September 2007
... find the right combination of meds, (I'm on Lamictal, Lexapro , and Klonpin) and obviously, something is not working...
... Lamictal in the morning, and 100 in the evening, 15 mg of Lexapro each morning, (I went from 20, 10, back to 20, to ... drug will do for me.
I've been on Lamictal and Lexapro for over a year, and Klonopin/Ativan for around 2...
- I want an answer but I'm kind of afraid 23rd September 2007
... not tell me for sure. All I know is that my SSRI, Lexapro , did nothing for me this summer. Instead, I had some ... in my head. After weeks of this, still taking the Lexapro , I called my pdoc for lithium, and he called it right ... what he wanted me to, and then I'd go off it, and try Lexapro alone.)
I think I might be bpII, as I've struggled...
... Sounds like the Lexapro made you hypomanic (like I am right now). Ain't life...
... her senior year, and that required a lot of support. Lexapro finally helped her, and then, she learned some coping ... age...
tsohl, I think you are right on about the Lexapro bringing on hypomania. What puzzles me is that my...
... experimenting, she now takes Lamictal with a tiny dose of Lexapro and is doing really, really well.
Her attitude...
... mood swings. Now I sleep 8 hrs.
I was OK on the Lexapro , not as stable as I would have liked, but it kept ... time though, letting me go off and on lithium and Lexapro interchangeably and sometimes at the same time (his...
- Those On Lamictal, Please Help! I'm Posting Again 22nd September 2007
... into depression again.
I was using it to boost my Lexapro (which wasn't working like it used to).
I felt...
... by putting me on lamictal that it would boost the lexapro as well as act as a mood stabilizer.
I have acne...
... into depression again.
I was using it to boost my Lexapro (which wasn't working like it used to).
I felt...
...
As long as I can stay out of depression with the lexapro and wellbutrin XL I'm on then I need a mood stabilizer...
... need to find a mood stabilizer that I can add to the lexapro and wb xl that I can take in a small dose that isn...
... searching and searching for something I can add to my lexapro and WB XL to make sure I don't have a manic episode...
...
As long as I can stay out of depression with the lexapro and wellbutrin XL I'm on then I need a mood stabilizer...
... and got more sick as I went up.
When I first took lexapro almost immediately the fog cleared and I felt like ... know I am serotonin depleted because of how well the lexapro worked. It was truly amazing! I am on WB XL now to...
... feedback I have posted as much as I can.
I am on lexapro and wbxl for depression and have had awful depression...
... Salty,
My sister takes Lexapro and Abilify. She has done great for a year now. Thats...
... of ADs, and the only one that has every worked is Lexapro . Now I'm also on WB XL.
I sure hope my dr. has...
- Lithium with SSRIs? 22nd September 2007
... Hmmmm, I'm on Lexapro (SSRI) and lithium. I went onto lithium because the ... Lexapro wasn't helping me the last half of the summer. Now ... Disorder, something else happened. In July, on 10mg Lexapro , I began to feel increasingly anxious, restless, unable ... called him for help. But he didn't say to stop the Lexapro . I'll mention this info to him soon.
Elf...
- If You Got Acne From Lamictal, Please Post 21st September 2007
... depression board because I am on Lamictal to boost my Lexapro which stopped working as well as it used to. I know...
- School, AHHHH!!! 20th September 2007
... me in to see my pdoc the next day and he put me on lexapro and Ativan as well as my abilify and limictal and...
... the schoolday like last year...I've never been on Lexapro , though, so I can't speak for that one. From what...
- Help! Meds to Halt Manic Episode 20th September 2007
... I hoped it would help. At that point I was on 10mg Lexapro which usually kept me from being too anxious or depressed ... a month later, I'm myself again. I'm still on the Lexapro .
Have you tried lithium?
Elf_ears...
- Mom Lithium level at 2.5- hospitalized. 19th September 2007
... NP that was in charge of her meds (she also takes Lexapro , Seroquel, and Trazadone) was monitoring her blood...
- Newly DX BP 17th September 2007
... I'm taking Geodon and Lexapro . The Geodon was originally prescribed because of a...
... about three months after I quit taking it. 30 mg of Lexapro daily contributed to that wild ride.
It's when...
- Anyone living with BP w/o meds? 12th September 2007
... cycle of ups and downs. The last drug I have tried is Lexapro . This seems to help, with the addition of klonapin...
- ok, anyone heard of this? 2nd September 2007
... the lithium is doing.
(i am on 900 lithium, 20 lexapro , 150 wellbutrin)
anyway, my pnurse upped my lithium ... to 1200 and wants me to slowly taper off the lexapro . (looking forward to that, yeah, right! i heard about...
- bi polar w/o the manic side 31st August 2007
... 2 yrs .happy or sad no middle ground. I've been on Lexapro and have kept going back to my doctor telling them...
- Just diagnosed. Advise please. 30th August 2007
... what meds I will/won't take. Right now I am on 10mg lexapro daily, and ambien as needed to sleep. There is a...
- Lamictal.. 27th August 2007
... Topamax and Lamictal as mood stabilizers. There’s Lexapro an antidepressant, and Lorazepam 1 1/2 mil. Lorazepam...
- Newbie to Bipolar - hypomania? 27th August 2007
... figure out how to treat.
All I'm on right now is lexapro , which has worked for me so far (just a couple weeks...
- newbie...my story 23rd August 2007
... problems would have become unmanageable at some point.
Lexapro was the first solution offered me. Then, when that ... pdoc prescribed lithium, to be taken along with the Lexapro . He felt that I needed this special "cocktail" for ... I was on both meds for a while. And then I dropped Lexapro , because of the cost. And lithium worked pretty well ... months, and couldn't stand it anymore. I went back onto Lexapro , thinking that surely it was the less harmful of the...
... doctor mentioned Celexa? It's the older version of Lexapro and my pdoc said it's basically the same thing, only ... cheaper. I was also on Lexapro for years and when I became uninsured, I couldn't ... afford it. The switch from Lexapro to Celexa is easy for your body. I'd ask your pdoc...
- Need help for my bipolar husband 18th August 2007
... me out a lot. Then I made the mistake of going on Lexapro . All it did was get me fat and when I went off it...
- increased pissiness, what to do! 17th August 2007
... general pissiness.
i am on 900mg lithium, 20 mg lexapro and 150 mg wellbutrin.
i went off of the aap's ... for these pissy feelings?
i am going to raise my lexapro to 30 mg. will this help? (will raise due to increased...
... Be careful raising your Lexapro . Could make you manic. Do you have a Benzo. to take...
- Mission Mode ~ I Need Some Insight 14th August 2007
... within past year has used amphetamines, Klonopin, Lexapro , Seorquel & sleeping pills in small amounts.
She...
... when I am hearing that she is trying Seroquel and Lexapro knowing that they are for depression and hypomania...
- Getting desperate to get this under control 13th August 2007
... medications to work. I tried lamictal, geodon, zoloft, lexapro , trileptal, seroquel, and many others before my doctor...
- I told my boss I am bipolar. Did I do the right thing? 11th August 2007
... all of the necessary paperwork.
I'm on Lamictal, Lexapro , and Klonopin. One of these meds causes stuttering...
- I'm scared of meds/Anyone taking meds w/out side effects?Anyone not even taking meds? 10th August 2007
... as bipolar II. Luckily, my doc agreed to let me try lexapro by itself. i mostly have depressive episodes, and ... I was on lexapro before for several years and it worked well. I told ... daily because of a diagnosis. I would like to try just lexapro alone, since that worked for my depressive episodes ... so I share your concerns about weight gain also. Lexapro doesn't cause weight gain for me though so that's...
... BTW, what is a pdoc?
I've heard good things about Lexapro . If I decide to just try that should I go see a regular...
... most people, but nothing major. Beware of taking Lexapro alone if you have Bipolar Disorder. It can and probably...
- Hi all! I'm new here, newly diagnosed, hoping to get some advice 1st August 2007
... discuss medication. I'm hesitant to do this.
I was on lexapro for years and it helped, didn't leave me feeling groggy...
- friend with bipolar 27th July 2007
... the med. she is wanting to take way to much of is Lexapro . I also know she takes Wellbutrin not sure of the...
- Bipolar or ADD 14th July 2007
... diagnosed me as ADD. I have been taking Concerta for ADD, Lexapro for depression and neurontin to help with my mood...
- when do you take abilify?? 12th July 2007
... abilify? My sister has been taking it at night with her lexapro . If she wakes up at around 6 or 7 she can't go back...
- Drug addiction covered BP 11th July 2007
... Goody,
I take 20mg of Abilify, 20mg of lexapro and 120mg of welbeutrin daily. It is true that I have...
- Its me again! Sorry! 9th July 2007
... different and run away:( when my medicine was working lexapro and trileptal i didnt feel so bad so thats why i know...
- Do you have psychotic symptoms with your bipolar? 7th July 2007
... my meds. I take 20 mg's of abilify and 10 mg's of lexapro . I'm trying to get reduced meds through a couple of...
- Anyone suffer from "Brain Zaps"? 1st July 2007
... Hi GC,
I suffered "brain zaps" while on Lexapro and especially while weaning myself off of Lexapro...
... luckygem13;3076044]I suffered "brain zaps" while on Lexapro and especially while weaning myself off of Lexapro ... exact thing happen while on and while weaning off of Lexapro ....
- put on new medicines 30th June 2007
... from missing a dose of my antidepressants. I take Lexapro and Welbutrin. I don't know why my pdoc has me take...
- What is it like without meds for you? 30th June 2007
... fluvoxamine (Luvox), citalopram (Celexa) and escitalopram ( Lexapro ). It usually happens when you forget to take the...
... fluvoxamine (Luvox), citalopram (Celexa) and escitalopram ( Lexapro ). It usually happens when you forget to take the...
- NEED advice... 29th June 2007
... I am on Topamax (sp) and Lexapro and I find them VERY helpful...ESPECIALLY for my weight ... ....LOL
They adjusted my Lexapro the other day because I told him that I was feeling...
- Sick of cycling! 26th June 2007
... mention it on wellbutrin I felt angry and super anxious, lexapro and zoloft both deepened my depression after only...
- what is lyrica? 25th June 2007
... lyrica is the "big daddy" of gabapentin.
I also take lexapro for anxiety and depression.
As far as weight gain...
- Bipolar AND ocd? 25th June 2007
... weird thing is that the obsessions came while I was on Lexapro to treat what they thought was a unipolar depression...
... weird thing is that the obsessions came while I was on Lexapro to treat what they thought was a unipolar depression...
- Feeling too much energy... 22nd June 2007
... I recently upped my Lexapro to 10mg and have noticed some changes. It's been over ... and I plan on getting a p-doc as my gp gave me the lexapro in the first place. I love it because it has taken...
... [QUOTE=Megn80;3059439]I recently upped my Lexapro to 10mg and have noticed some changes. It's been over ... and I plan on getting a p-doc as my gp gave me the lexapro in the first place. I love it because it has taken...
... When I was first put on Lexapro , I was told it could be very "energizing". How about...
... you have a diagnosis of bipolar disorder, the use of Lexapro without a mood stabilizer in place could easily bring...
... I also had trouble sleeping on all of the SSRI's. Lexapro was my favorite until I discovered the Emsam patch...
... always been depression but full blown anxiety. The lexapro is helping sooooooo much with the anxiety. I'll definitely...
- fALLING ASLEEP AT WORK 19th June 2007
... depressant and I just went through withdrawl coming off the Lexapro . Right now I have no insurance so seeing Pdoc is...
- Lamictal questions... 18th June 2007
... to Lam., I take Wellbutrin and just started back on Lexapro . I think we might have actually found the right combo...
... as you know I'm on Lam. 300, Well.300, and now on Lexapro . I had been on Lexapro about 2 years ago but stopped ... did. So I just figured I may as well go back on the Lexapro since I know it works for me. My bf and family even...
- Abilify causing depression? 18th June 2007
... they are not working!!!!! she was previously on lexapro and began to act odd (strange body movements, jerking...
... med professional? The scary movements started with Lexapro . she was on a dose of 60mg which is high. they called ... different doctors, we got the bp dx and they took her off lexapro , started abilify and put her on lamictal which made...
- Possibly bi-polar?? 14th June 2007
... Lucky,in answer to your question,I have tried Paxil, Lexapro , Zoloft, Prozac, Cymbalta,Effexor,and I don't remember...
- Anyone experienced stuttering while on Lamictal or Lexapro? 7th June 2007
... differently to meds; but I've been on Lamictal and Lexapro - together and separately and never had any stuttering...
- Lexapro...Is it worth the sexual side effect? 7th June 2007
... I did very well on Lexapro (and Xanax for anxiety) but did not like the side...
... discussing (again) with my psychotherapist how well the Lexapro worked for me but had very frustrating sexual side ... should make me feel as good and work as well as the Lexapro did for me without the sexual side effects. Has anyone...
... Well personally I've only ever taken Lexapro on it's own in the past before I knew I was BP. Actually...
... me I started on Zoloft and my doctor switched me to Lexapro for what reason I don't know because I am very pleased ... with the Zoloft but the Lexapro dont do anything for me but make me more sad than...
... I'm currently on Lexapro and I love it but i'm having some sexual difficulties...
- Recently Diagnosed Bipolar ll - Taking Lamictal 4th June 2007
... Lexapro made me go manic as well. Twice I almost killed myself ... when I was Lexapro . Not because of the BP, but of the mania. I drank...
- Drinking and bi-polar meds 30th May 2007
... once about a girl who was on seroquel, adderall, and lexapro and she was asking why when she took XTC it didnt...
- What Are The Best Meds For Bipolar I Mixed/Anxiety/Borderline? 25th May 2007
... inside, Lamictal, I got a nasty rash... Prozac and Lexapro made me maniac (anti depressants) and Remeron wasn...
- Lithium and Lexapro --what happened? 25th May 2007
... hello! i am on lithium and lexapro .
those are the two meds that i would never want...
... I'm on 300mg lithium, twice a day, and 10mg Lexapro , once a day. It seems to be the best combo for me...
... I take 600mg Lithium and 20mg Lexapro a day and I wouldn't give this up for the world! I...
