Dear Bizi,
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Originally Posted by bizi
I am shocked that they have not put you on a mood stabiliser. I think you would benefit from lamictal it has antidepressant qualities as well as being a mood stabilizer.
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Just some notes on these drugs.
AED is not synonymous with mood stabilizer. AED is a type of drug with primary indication being treatment of epilepsy and simil-epileptic seizures.
Neuroleptic is synonymous with antipsychotic, and not synonymous with mood stabilizer. This is a type of drug with primary indication being treatment of psychotic symtpoms.
Mood stabilizing treatments come from both these groups of drugs.
David IS on a mood stabilizer.
Zyprexa IS considered a mood stabilizer, and an excellent one, at that. Likewise Geodon!
Lamictal is considered a stabilizer, but it has a different profile than most. As you say, it has an indication for depression. It also has an indication for time between cycles, but it is NOT indicated for acute mania or prophylaxis after a manic episode, unlike Geodon, or Zyprexa, which do have in their indications treatment of acute mania. as well as prevention of manic relapse.
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