I am on lamotrigine, after coming off Abilify. Mania is no longer present, psychosis had gone, and depression was not prawns.
Recent I've started smoking weed. I don't know how this interacts with Laamotrigine? Has anyone mixed these two?
I've only had a severe manic episode once (less than a year ago), and I have only ever had psychosis at the height of the mania I've experienced.
I'm not sure if it's the bipolar, but I can feel myself unravelling. The voice I heard 'ben', I'm thinking he's around a lot again. I can't hear him like I used to, but Every now and then I've heard him in the past few weeks, becoming louder. I'm not manic, but I'm starting to feel like people are conspiring against me. I don't feel depressed.
I feel like it can't be a bipolar episode because I'm aware of what is going on.
Is this bipolar or do you think it's weed causing this?
Oh my god I meant 'depression is not present' lmao. I'm using my iPhone and autocorrect.
Hi Karen
Stop smoking weed! It increases the dopamine in the brain which can lead to psychosis. I know have been there, I am bi polar too.
Thanks, I know I should.
But in all honesty, I think I'm developing a problem. I become dependant on things quite easily and I don't think I can stop yet (or maybe I don't fully want to yet - I have no idea). It started with a few drags, then smoking nightly, then daily, and now I pretty much wake and bake when I'm not in work.. But last time I smoked it got to the point were I was running home from work midday to have a smoke. Should I mention this to my dr? I'm not sure they can really help though.
Hi Karen
How did you find the ability? My doc wants me to go on it.
I thought it was quite good. I have had eating problems in the past and abilify was chosen specifically because it's weight neutral. I got up to a pretty high dose. Didn't make me feel drowsy like other antipsychotics I've tried either. I also have Tourette's and it worked wonders for stopping tics (which have now came back annoyingly). I am debating asking for it again solely for the Tourette's. Another thing I noticed... I never once had a bad skin day on abilify (this is probably/maybe just a coincidence though haha).
Thanks Karen, did you feel linked on it?
That was supposed to mean did you feel drugged on it?
It's ok, no not really. I had previously been on quitiapene which made me feel so drugged I had to wear glasses. Compared to this, I felt really normal on abilify.. However, it didn't help when I felt depressed.
Yeah, I was on rispiridone before and was like a zombie. I would see you doctor, as when I hear voices the psychosis follows. I have been off the weed since January, when I was last in hospital and smoked it to get off the rispirdone, but my Cpn nurse said it would have contributed to me getting ill again, so I quit.
Did you get restless legs on ability?
No restless legs. I had no tremors or tics or anything on abilify.
What dose of abilify were you on?
15mg x2 per day. I think it was 5mg too high for me in the end.
Thanks Karen, did you work on it?
As in go to work while I was on it?
I tried going back to work on it but was too depressed at the time