ARIPIPRAZOLE vs LAMOTRIGINE

I was re-diagnosed with bipolar disorder (unspecified) again last week. I didn’t stick to meds the first time around, but decided to just believe and take it seriously this time. Been taking Aripiprazole 2mg for a week now, and while my body still feels sick like a common cold, I am doing some motio

# General Info Antipsychotics are a type of psychiatric medication available with a prescription to treat psychosis (delusions, hallucinations, paranoia, or disordered thought). Sometimes referred to as neuroleptics or major tranquilizers, They are licensed to treat specific mental health problems w

I can’t go on another medication because the other meds make you gain weight and I am already overweight. I am on a combination of aripiprazole and sertraline for my bipolar and ocd. It is hell. I would rather be off my meds completely. I am crying as I type because I have lost all hope for myself.

I've been used for trials in the past. However, not to this extent. My family thinks this is too much for a single dose. My psych says it's fine to take this many meds. I've been on these for a month now. Should I keep going or change my doc? Any recommendation from anyone who's been through too ma

TW: mention of drug abuse, also a long post. Lol I’m 20, female, struggling with BD type 1. Got accepted into a great university at 17 right after high school, spent 3 years suffering, dealing with drug addiction (got hooked on to m*th which made me more energized for a while and helped with studies

17f. I’m on aripiprazole and sertraline, for bipolar and ocd. I’ve made posts about it but to put it simply it’s making me feel worse than when I was off them. No option to quit medication or change meds because other meds make you gain weight and if I gained any more weight I would be classed as o

Can anybody relate? Being off work for the holidays and staying home at my apartment is a surefire trigger into a mixed episode for me, almost within three days off work, every time. I'm a research assistant at a university, so I get two weeks off for winter break, which I should be grateful for, b

I’m a writer. Maybe not a successful one at this point in my life, but it’s what I identify as. Writing has been such a big part of my life for as long as I can remember. Writing is one of the few things I am confident I can do, regardless of my mental state, and it has been my personal therapy for

Edit: I just got on new medication last week. I’m not looking to get attention I’m truly asking for help. I also just went through an episode of hitting myself. Which truly felt like it helped to let that out. I know that sounds terrible but I feel better now. I feel bad that my dog just saw me do a

soooo i just recently (in this last month) got diagnosed bcos i felt myself completely slipping. i sought out a doctor, homie did an evaluation and prescribed me meds. i was very unsure as far as whether he was correct abt the diagnosis or not so i went in for a second opinion and sure as hell, “you

I went to the eye doctor yesterday and when she saw i was lamotrigine i clarified i didn't have epilepsy but bipolar and she went on a rant about how i should get a second job because if i'm busy i wont have time to be mentally ill. like the whole appointment. girl i just wanted some new glasses. i

I was recently diagnosed with bipolar 1 about a month ago and I’ve been taking 200mg of Lamotrigine and 45 mg of latuda. My family is very VERY religious and they want me to go to a special priest hoping that I get cured of being bipolar. I know doing this will not bring me any harm, but I generally

Recently i had to find a new psychiatrist because my insurance changed. I told him I’ve been on lithium and lamotrigine for several years and he told me that he used to work at an inpatient facility and he’d only ever used lithium with those patients and would wean them off after they left. He sugge

Ok so first things first, the medicine works great for me. My complaint is the pill itself. Whoever designed them is the spawn of fucking satan and deserves the most awful of punishments. It’s just compressed powder. It dissolves in water, which is what spit is. Like who the fuck approved this shit.

Called the pharmacy Thursday to refill my prescriptions as usual, knowing I had at least one refill left, which would have gotten me through til my psych gets back July 4th. Pharmacist said it would be ready by 9am today (Saturday) because they didn't have the right size pills for my lamotrigine and