Posted by morgan miller on August 8, 2011, at 10:36:56
In reply to Re: Bipolar-Wellbutrin-Zyprexa-Lyrica-Oxazepam ?, posted by Meddy43 on August 8, 2011, at 3:14:54
Hey Meddy, I get a little fiesty at times, sorry for coming down hard on you, if you percieved it this way. So, I'm guessing you have something like bipolar I with psychotic features??? It makes sense that with the deterioration of your illness you would need such a cocktail, at leas untill you really got back to being more healthy.
Have you ever spent a long time in therapy doing some hard work? I'm speaking of doing the emotional work outside of therapy, not just during the one session a week.
I'm going to have to get back to you on why Lyrica might not be such a good idea long term. I have to go back and research what I read before. I believe one thing is the potential for tolerance build up. But, there are other health issues I believe that can potentially develop.
Did SSRIs help you back when you started using benzos? I know your options may have been limited to just Prozac at the time.
Would you ever consider eating meat again to see if it benefitted your mental health. Even if you didn't, I think going for a more paleo type diet could be beneficial. I'm not sure your getting enough omega 3s from eggs to really benefit. You need to experiment with higher doses of EPA to see if it helps some of your psychotic symptoms. If anything, getting anywhere from 600 to 1000 mg of combined EPA and DHA would be a good idea. It's really worth considering going back to eating some meat, especially fish, for the sake of maintaining better mental health. Why would eating eggs be any better than eating fish? Sorry, not trying to give you a hard time.
I think reducing medications is a good idea if you transition into continuing sound health.
I'm sorry you've had to deal with such a horrible illness in such a way.
Morgan
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