who suffers from this and what medication are you on i am on prozac and have been for years but i feel that something else has been put on the market in recent months?how do you manage to keep a jod etc tell me how you cope with every day living.
2006-10-12 15:14:06 · 10 answers · asked by him n her♥ 4 in Health ➔ Mental Health
Prozac is normally prescribed for depression. Bipolar med's r different. I am not a doctor. There r a lot of biplor med's on the market, lithium-being a common one, seroquel--which made me gain weight, and lots others. If u do not like the side affects of the one taking-ask the doctor to change it.
It is important to not stop medication cold turkey but to slack off--get your doctors advice please.
2006-10-12 15:22:22 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
If you have been on Prozac for years it must be working for you. Don't be quick to change just because a new drug is on the market. If there is something about Prozac you don't like (side effects, not working well...) that is a reason to change medications. And don't worry about what other people on hear tell you about this medication. If it is working for you stay with it.
As far as keeping a job and coping with everyday living, I have just reciently found a medication combination that works for me. Hopefully I will be able to start (and keep) a volunteer job soon. Then I will be one step closer to getting a real job and supporting myself again. yeah!!!
2006-10-12 15:33:22 · answer #2 · answered by Gypsy Girl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am on Wellbutron for depression. Valium for anxiety. Serequel for bi-polar. Topamax for migraines and it is also a mood stabilizer. I am on disability for all of the above because I couldn't keep a job. I think that since 1992 when I first got help I have tried almost every medication there is for this. Some work some don't some work for awhile and then quit. You just have to learn to take it day by day, and if you can't do that take it minute by minute. Good luck and God bless.
2006-10-12 15:44:38 · answer #3 · answered by Jeanie H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You might want to try Lamictal with the prozac. It is a mood stabilizer that has been working great for me. I take 200mg zoloft for years. Just added Lamictal a couple months ago.
2006-10-12 15:20:12 · answer #4 · answered by The Oldest Man In The World 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Watch out! Prozac will push you to a manic state! See your doctor and get on a mood stabilizer asap (if you are truly bipolar)
2006-10-12 15:26:07 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Prozac isn't for bipolar disorder, it is an antidepressant. Bipolar people need mood stabilizers such as Abilify or Geodon.
2006-10-12 15:22:30 · answer #6 · answered by NecropolisXR 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many people suffer from it. I am taking sodium valproate and i manage okay. i have suffered mostly with hypomania. i get high in summer. and suffer under stress. i find it works okay , i think it has a placebo effect as much as anything but i continue so that i am doing something to help me .
2006-10-13 04:35:03 · answer #7 · answered by djfjedi1976 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i'm a male who takes a super number of those meds and that they have got many ingredient outcomes. i bypass to college with a females who become pregnant. She miscarried a million toddler and yet another become severly deformed and later died. The medical doctors instructed her it become because of the fact of her psych meds. i could sereously see a physician ASAP. they're going to direct you from there. stable luck
2016-11-28 02:47:19 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lithium is for the manic side of bi polar, its often used for people with bi polar.
2006-10-12 15:33:50 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I TAKE CYMBALTA AND VALIUM.
2006-10-12 15:16:36 · answer #10 · answered by tinkerbell 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋