how can i best avoid a depressive crash?
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The only thing i can tell you is take your meds. You are on meds, right? Maybe have as little stress as possible. That would help but it’s not always doable. The meds, though, they definitely help me.
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I really experience mixed episodes where I’m manic and depressed at the same time (mixed state).
When I was younger I experienced more euphoric manias.
But I still get euphoric highs but it’s more rare now.
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Which ones worked for you?
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I am currently on Latuda and sertraline. I have taken other things over the years as they would work for a while and then lose effectiveness. But these are working pretty good for me now.
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What effect does each med have?
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The sertraline is an anitdepressant and helps keep the depression at bay. I am on a very low dose though, 12.5 mg, because at higher doses it was causing me to become hypomanic. The Latuda helps clear up my thinking and i guess it helps with my mood swings so i don’t get too high or too low.
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I’ve briefly been on both of those actually.
I take 100mg Seroquel as needed to sleep and 200mg l-theanine. Also between .5-1 ativan. Many days I only take L-theanine, when I take Seroquel too many days I feel negative symptoms coming back and get scared. Lately I’ve had to take more because I need to sleep. I’ll also take up to 20mg melatonin.
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I would definitely talk to the pdoc about it. I don’t really have any better advice to give you. But i wish you luck.
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Ive found the worst thing you can do is mess around with stimulants
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Yes yes yes! Also the sunlight lamp.
lava lamps too xx15xx15
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Not so much an issue.
I think I get mixed states too. Sometimes I get super depressed and I’ll just move my apartment within the week and move to a new town where I don’t know anybody and had no place to stay and only forty dollars in my pocket. I made myself homeless this way when I had a perfectly good apartment. I just felt like I had to leave asap to escapethe depression
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You can prepare for depression before it hits. Have groceries bought, the house cleaned, and bills paid. Fill up the car with gas, answer your texts and emails, and respond to phone calls. Let friends and family know a low is coming as soon as you see the signs. If you expect to become suicidal or are tempted to self harm, put away knives and razors.
I am on Latuda and Lithium. I stabilized significantly on the Latuda, but my doctor felt Lithium night help even more with the mood swings, so he added it. I have found that meds can decrease but not stop hallucinations, mania, and depression. To take enough medicine to stop them I would feel overmedicated. I am sensitive to side effects. Instead, I expect to still struggle. But I put plans and protocols in place as much as I can. It’s still a beast though.
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