bipolar II

[elf]

What is life like for you guys?

What are you using for treatment if anything?

I am using:

fish oil epa 1 gm
vitamin B
--this AM I got a script for lamactil and trazodone (for sleep).

I am very nervous to start lamactil. I took an ssri 8 yrs ago and had a terrible experience. hated it.

[yogachick79]

I think that sounds like a great start. I know that your other post talked a lot about nutrition and good eating and that will be key as well.

I am currently titrating up on Lamictal after being off for 4 years due to pregnancies and breastfeeding. I've loved it in the past, and cannot express how happy I am to be back on it. I've also been prescribed both a mixture of Wellbutrin and Depakote, as well as straight Wellbutrin XR and those were both bad for me (another reason I love Lamictal so much).

for the lamictal do you have instructions on working up on your dose? I only ask because some doctors (like my current) just hand out a script for the "full dose" they want you to try without explaining that it must be built up safely first.