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Old 07-29-2015, 01:42 PM
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Originally Posted by waves View Post
The seizures make your case slightly more complicated. In most cases, doctors would try antipsychotics if antiepileptic mood stabilizers fail. In your case this would be touchy, because many antipsychotics reduce seizure threshold. If trying an antipsychotic you'd need close monitoring and possibly a change in seizure therapy.

Lithium may be safe for you, but comes with its own host of tolerability issues, and close monitoring is required regardless.

I'd encourage you to find a psychiatrist who is also a neurologist, or at least see a neurologist, to see what the best option for you would be at this juncture. Bring a written list of everything you've tried and your reactions to each med.
Thank You waves . i will try a plan and will let u know guys if it really works . i will take olanzapine 5 mg with lyrica and see if it reduce the depression of it . the psychiatrist told me that every med should be give and tried for 1 wk i will see if this is really true
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