Comments on: Carbamazepine http://www.joanslow.com/posts/2005/carbamazepine/ Thu, 15 Jul 2010 01:39:10 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: King http://www.joanslow.com/posts/2005/carbamazepine/comment-page-1/#comment-4598 King Wed, 14 Mar 2007 02:57:09 +0000 http://joanslow.com/?p=62#comment-4598 I have been having multiple mood swings daily for many years, but there are no cliniicians that can diagnose and authinticate this fact. Can you help me? I have been having multiple mood swings daily for many years, but there are
no cliniicians that can diagnose and authinticate this fact. Can you help me?

]]> By: Jo http://www.joanslow.com/posts/2005/carbamazepine/comment-page-1/#comment-227 Jo Sat, 25 Mar 2006 10:14:03 +0000 http://joanslow.com/?p=62#comment-227 Mood stabilisers have a proven effect called "Augmentation", which means that when taken with an antidepressant, they can boost the action of that antidepressant somehow. They do not know how, but it's been tested etc. The choice of mood stabiliser to use is pretty much random, except that basing it on how many episodes someone has a year is one way to attempt to ensure it will be effective. I'm currently on Lithium, as the rest of this blog will show, which is the most common mood stabiliser used for augmentation. And don't worry about using technical terms. I'm a uni student of biochemistry, and I have done a lot of personal research into depression medications. I try to write in a fashion that is accessable to all. Mood stabilisers have a proven effect called “Augmentation”, which means that when taken with an antidepressant, they can boost the action of that antidepressant somehow. They do not know how, but it’s been tested etc.
The choice of mood stabiliser to use is pretty much random, except that basing it on how many episodes someone has a year is one way to attempt to ensure it will be effective.
I’m currently on Lithium, as the rest of this blog will show, which is the most common mood stabiliser used for augmentation.
And don’t worry about using technical terms. I’m a uni student of biochemistry, and I have done a lot of personal research into depression medications.
I try to write in a fashion that is accessable to all.

]]> By: Kosh http://www.joanslow.com/posts/2005/carbamazepine/comment-page-1/#comment-226 Kosh Sat, 25 Mar 2006 01:35:22 +0000 http://joanslow.com/?p=62#comment-226 I'm not a health-care professional, so what I say her is nothing more than me musing aloud. But I would be interested in knowing if anyone else thinks this way. I can understand using "mood stabilizers" in "rapid cyclers" if their affect goes from depressive to hypomanic/fully manic to depressive again. A priori, it would tend to make sense that the less extreme the range of "mood hyper-elevation" is, the less severe will be the depression that tends to ensue later. But what if the "high-mood" that the person experiences isn't so much manic or hypomanic as it is a state of just being "less depressed"? If this person's mood alternates between "a little" and "LOTSA" on the depression scale, but never really gets into the manic spectrum, are mod stabilizers like Carbamazepine or Lamictal, or Valproate really of value? Sorry if I sound too technical. I'm trying to be brief and non-technical terms tend to prolong messages. Any info, whether clinical or from personal experience, would be appreciated. Cordially, Kosh I’m not a health-care professional, so what I say her is nothing more than me musing aloud. But I would be interested in knowing if anyone else thinks this way.

I can understand using “mood stabilizers” in “rapid cyclers” if their affect goes from depressive to hypomanic/fully manic to depressive again. A priori, it would tend to make sense that the less extreme the range of “mood hyper-elevation” is, the less severe will be the depression that tends to ensue later.
But what if the “high-mood” that the person experiences isn’t so much manic or hypomanic as it is a state of just being “less depressed”? If this person’s mood alternates between “a little” and “LOTSA” on the depression scale, but never really gets into the manic spectrum, are mod stabilizers like Carbamazepine or Lamictal, or Valproate really of value?

Sorry if I sound too technical. I’m trying to be brief and non-technical terms tend to prolong messages.

Any info, whether clinical or from personal experience, would be appreciated.

Cordially,

Kosh

]]> By: Liza http://www.joanslow.com/posts/2005/carbamazepine/comment-page-1/#comment-203 Liza Mon, 23 Jan 2006 20:47:23 +0000 http://joanslow.com/?p=62#comment-203 well whatever :) im bipolar 1 ultradian cycling(i switch within hours)... im taking lamotrigine (Lamictal) ;seroquel and edronax ... maybe wanna chat?you got my msn so we'll see :P well whatever :) im bipolar 1 ultradian cycling(i switch within hours)… im taking lamotrigine (Lamictal) ;seroquel and edronax … maybe wanna chat?you got my msn so we’ll see :P

]]> By: k-li http://www.joanslow.com/posts/2005/carbamazepine/comment-page-1/#comment-44 k-li Thu, 14 Jul 2005 16:13:13 +0000 http://joanslow.com/?p=62#comment-44 yeah, like david said - good luck ^_^ im sure one day you will find one that works really well! yeah, like david said – good luck ^_^

im sure one day you will find one that works really well!

]]> By: Fatty http://www.joanslow.com/posts/2005/carbamazepine/comment-page-1/#comment-41 Fatty Tue, 12 Jul 2005 20:59:30 +0000 http://joanslow.com/?p=62#comment-41 Good luck Jo – hope it works out.

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