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Made the decision to go talk to my doc about meds.

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When I was pregnant, I was diagnosed with a minor form of bipolar and the doctors were trying to convince me that I needed to be on medication, even if it harmed DD, because if I "couldn't control myself now, I wouldn't be able to after she was born". I refused and started therapy to try and get to a point where I could control my emotions myself.

It's been helping tremendously, and I plan on continuing with it, but I'm also to the point where I think I might have a minor case of PPD mixed in. I have my, very late, postpartum appointment this Tuesday, so I plan on talking to my doctor about medication options then, but I wanted to ask you ladies what (if any) medications you're taking and how you feel they help. Or if you've done trial and error, how did you decide what you had been taking wasn't working? TIA :)

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Re: Made the decision to go talk to my doc about meds.

  • txbootsytxbootsy member

    so far zoloft has helped

    i saw improvement on day 6

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  • wihakaydawihakayda

    First I want to start by saying I too am bipolar, though a rather more severe case so if you ever need to chat don't hesitate to pm me.

    I have been on a couple different medications for bipolar, anxiety, paranoia and insomnia. Currently I am on Seroquel and Ambien. I cycle less frequently and to less of a degree. I originally tried talk therapy only to find my case was too severe to be handled with that alone. I felt a prisoner in my body when I cycled, lethargic and unwilling to move in depression. The manic cycles were the worse however as I began having more and more frequent angry manic cycles. I described it to my doctors as if I was sitting on my shoulder watching the horrors of my actions/words. I wanted to stop but I couldn't fight my own self, my emotions from unleashing. On medication while I do still have cycles I am able to realize what is going on and stop myself and figure out what triggered it. I am able to be more in control then ever. When it came to a medication not working, anxiety levels being increased is always a good sign, and in the case of bipolar the depression or manic cycling at an interval that is abnormal in terms of length or frequency. 

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