Bipolar Chic

Living with Bipolar Disorder

My Medications

I thought inquiring minds would like to know about all the medications I’ve been on and how they worked, and what the side effects were.
Antidepressants:
Prozac – helped my depression but sent me into a hypomanic state with aggression when dosage was increased.
Zoloft – seemed to work fine in my early 20s, but made me sleepy. [...]

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Update – Med Change and Other Stuff

Well I have been busy!
First of all, my meds were changed recently. I am now off the lithium and Klonopin and on Invega (3mg) and Ativan (1mg) at night to sleep. The lithium didn’t seem to be working so it seemed pointless to keep taking it. The doctor also switched me to Ativan from Klonopin [...]

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