Bipolar Disorder Questions (Page 23)

How long does it take for Depakote ER to kick in?

I have been on Depakote ER now for a week.

Risperdal - how long does a single dose stay in your system?

What is the drug life of risperdal ? If i took my 2mg tonight, will it still be in my system tomorrow night?

Is bladder control affected by the use of Clonidine HCL, Focalin XR or Risperidone in children?

My grandson is six years old and is on Clonidine HCL, Focalin XR and Risperidone. He has problems going to the bathroom in time to urinate and a real problem with bed-wetting. He also has a real problem being alone in the bathroom at school or at home as well as in any other room of the house... read more

Does the drug lamotrigine 100mg cause weight loss?

Medication - Abilify causing extreme fatigue?

My wife just started on 10mg abilify (upped from 7.5mg) and she is experiencing lethargy & fatigue. Is this normal? She's also on a handful of other meds (150mg of wellbutrin, Advair inhaler, and just took her off of benztropine for akathesia) but the extreme fatigue didn't start til she was upped... read more

Trazodone - Overdose??

My 32 year old son has just taken 6 Trazodone. He has been under Psychiatric care for BiPolar/Depression. How dangerous is this amount?

I accidentally took an extra levothyroxine pill last night?

I would like to know how long I wait until taking my usual dose of 88mcg and what to do about the blood test I will be getting in 4 more days. I am also on lithium carbonate 600 mg a day and 75 mg of seroquel at night, The pill somehow got in my pill case with the two other meds when I filled it.... read more

Can you mix wellbutrin and garcinia cambogia?

I am bipolar or they think. I have had bouts of depression and I started taking garcinia cambogia and went up on wellbutrin at the same time . I sort of lost tract of time and wasn't acting right so I went off the wellbutrin. But I went back on because I started gaining weight without it. Is 75 mgs... read more

Safe painkillers to take with lithium?

I currently take 1050mg of lithium (tablets) at night. I have been on this dose for years, but in the past 6 months I've been getting terrible headaches, and before I knew about the negative interactions, I would take ibuprofen for the headaches and experience what I now know were side-effects of... read more

I used to felt in a much better mood when taken adderall and now I start feeling sick, any help?

Why would I all of a sudden feel sick, down, tired, short of breath, when taken adderall, since before it was all good, mood, ready to help, started to think of getting a job, and now I'm where I was before I started the adderall. Can anyone help me out? Thanks

How can I lose weight after stopping seroquel?

hi I have a question about seroquel. I started taking the medication and September of 2014 and had stopped since March of 2015. When I was taking this drug I was a hundred and fifty pounds and now I am at 210 I didn't really notice any different eating habits while on the medication just noticed a... read more

No medication seems to work for me...What can be the cause to this?

Dear members, I am new to this site as a member but have been frequently visiting it for self-education purposes for a while now. My main concern is that no medication on the market has seemed to work for me. I was initially diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder then Depression and finally ADHD.... read more

How long for risperidone to take effect?

I have taken risperidone (0.5mg) for 12 days out of 21 now. Should I have felt some effects by now or does it take longer? Or is it subtle? I understand its a low dosage though. PS I meet my doctor in 9 days from now to talk about my treatment. But I don't know if he will continue the treatment or... read more

Latuda - I don't eat very much in a days time as it is, do I really have to take it that much food ?

I've had bipolar 2 for many many years I've checked myself into the hospital at least once a year in fear I might try to harm myself I'm on lamictal prozac zanix , I've tried others almost everything I have other mental disorders as well, geadon gave me long QT syndrome and 7 heart attacks so I... read more

How to Begin Tapering Off Geodon?

I started taking Geodon at 20mg then was given the next higher dosage of 40mg. This pill doesn't let me function during the day. It gives my whole body this sensation of not being able to want to do anything but sleep it off and I can't stand it. I've been on several antipsychotics and none have... read more