Lithium - worked mostly for my mania and made me a bit more even keeled.
Lamictal - worked mostly for my depression and had little side effects
Vraylar - had me throwing up at first but turned into a drug with little side effects to control psychotic mania
Wellbutrin - my favorite antidepressant for it's stimulating effects
Other ADs - make me manic
Other APs - make me lethargic
Stating our experience is fine, but remember not to advise anyone to start or stop drugs of any kind.
celexa
clozapine
maybee buprenorphine
other stuff that I shouldn't close to recommend
when you take controlled substances and have the discipline not to get addicted to them, despite taking the occasional higher dose, you don't want to talk about it much..seen and heard of lots of people go down because they thought they could chip with addictive drugs
lithium - makes me feel nauseous and i take it when i decide i have to - and follow my regimen but i've been managing bipolar without taking it for about 5 years now - i'm no more bonkers. [edit: definitely no less either]
remeron - i have a script but antidepressants just plain don't work - or i'm not depressed - i literally don't give a flying fuck it makes me feel like shit and has no benefits
dexedrine keeps me sharp and away from meth and cocaine
flurazepam keeps me grounded and it nullifies my otherwise ever present need to have a few drinks before anything
sublinox helps me get to bed
cannabis makes me a better human being to those i interact with
i just flipped your life upside down and told you that the ones that are supposed to work are bullshit and the only ones that work in any sense are the "risky abuse prone" ones
Lamictal-Kept me from being suicidal when I needed it. Felt like some sort of safety net as in, I could still get low but the low wouldn't go too far down. Very tangible feeling.
Regular SSRIs numb me out emotionally and sexually or just don't do much of anything.
Seroquel was very helpful in helping me quit IV coke and straighten my head out afterwards. The only side effect I had was weight gain. I still use it occasionally.
Dexedrine stops me drinking and keeps me focussed and productive and prevents depression even getting started.
I can’t take SSRI’s because they make me manic.
Abilify was very helpful in managing intrusive thoughts and OCD-like anxiety but had strong side effects like anhedonia. It also stopped my bipolar mania.