I Battle Depression and Anxiety

i'm in my depressive phase in my bipolar disorder already. please someone get me out of this vicious cycle of a disorder. i feel so hopeless about everything. i can't stop crying over everything. i can't sleep either because i feel so... broken. my therapist doesn't understand me. my psychiatrist keeps recommending a different bunch of meds that zombify me more and more. i can't concentrate on anything. how long will this go on? i'm starting to lose hope again.

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SW-User

Have you tried Lamotrigine yet?

dilvin · F

@SW-User not yet is it any good?

SW-User

@dilvin it doesn't give you any of the zombifying effects. It is a mood stabilizer. It is one of the only things that helped me. I also take anti-depressants, especially when I start going into a depressive phase, but it keeps the depression from getting overwhelming without making you feel like your brain doesn't work right.

dilvin · F

@SW-User ohhh ill def bring it up with my psychiatrist thanks so much :) <3

SW-User

@dilvin I am also bi-polar and have struggled to control it for many years, so I have tried just about everything out there. I understand what it's like.

SW-User

@SW-User I use lamotrigine for mine and it's AWESOME, it works for my depression in a way that antidepressants never did and as you say, doesn't leave you feeling all messed up.

SW-User

@SW-User Agreed. My life has definitely changed for the better since my doctor put me on it. I am so glad that it has helped you so much too!