Which medicine is best for more aggressive bipolar mixed with anxiety? And Anti- psychotic?

Question

I am curious. i currently am on serequel and depakote.
To those who have had success and who would love to share i'm all ears.

Thnx.

Answer 1

Thats a good question for your doc, my guess would be

depakote
xanax
Zyprexa


Antipsychotic drugs are often very effective in treating certain symptoms of schizophrenia, particularly hallucinations and delusions. The drugs may not be as helpful with other symptoms, such as reduced motivation and emotional expressiveness. The older antipsychotics, medicines like haloperidol (Haldol) or chlorpromazine (Thorazine), may even produce side effects that resemble the more difficult to treat symptoms. Lowering the dose or switching to a different medicine may reduce these side effects; the newer medicines, including olanzapine (Zyprexa), quetiapine (Seroquel), risperidone (Risperdal), and aripiprazole (Abilify) appear less likely to have this problem. Sometimes when people with schizophrenia become depressed, other symptoms can appear to worsen. The symptoms may improve with the addition of an antidepressant medication.

Patients and families sometimes become worried about the antipsychotic medications used to treat schizophrenia. In addition to concern about side effects, they may worry that such drugs could lead to addiction. However, antipsychotic medications do not produce a "high" or addictive behavior in people who take them.

Another misconception about antipsychotic drugs is that they act as a kind of mind control, or a "chemical straitjacket." Antipsychotic drugs used at the appropriate dosage do not knock out people or take away their free will. While these medications can be sedating, these drugs are not used because of the sedation but because of their ability to diminish the hallucinations, agitation, confusion, and delusions of a psychotic episode. Antipsychotic medications should eventually help an individual with schizophrenia to deal with the world more rationally.

Answer 2

Have you tried lithium? I found that really effective, but couldn't tolerate the side-effects. I'm on lamictal now, and that helps irritability somewhat. Lamictal is for people with more depressive symptoms, I think. It has less severe side effects than most of the meds.

I find that I have all kinds of aggressive behavioral reactions to common medications. Benzos (ativan, valium etc) risperdal seroquel all made me kinda violent (not towards others, but I do smash things). I also find benadryl and nyquil and sudafed to be problem meds in this way, I have seething rage for no reason. now it could be that the bipolar i have is just very bad (it is) and I am barely holding on and these drugs interfere with my ability to control my behavior, but it sure seemed like my irritability went sky-high. The side-effects happened most when the drugs' sedative effects were wearing off. Some drugs used during surgery seem to be an issue, too. So you will want to pay attention to whether you have some over the counter drug/other screwing up your other meds. And you want to be sure that you are not missing doses on the meds you are prescribed.

Answer 3

I take Seroquel, Cymbalta, and Xanax, but I still can't deal with life in the proper respect. I feel like people hate me; even my own family. Everyone misunderstands me. These drugs worked well with me for 2 weeks, but then they quit working. I've been on Zoloft, Effexor, Paxil, and Valium in the past. Right now, the Xanax helps with the anxiety and paranoia that I feel. I will be reviewing the answers to your question with hopes to help myself, also.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

All medicines act differently for everybody. There is no best, but there is a best for you, you will just have to try them and find out.