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My sister has been told she has bi polar and it is really hard to keep a positive attitude right now. She is currenty taking 5mg of olanzapine,40 mg of nova paroxetine, pms- zopiclone,25mg of quetiapine,and 4 tablets of 300mg lithium tablets and she is always depressed. Please if you have any suggestions let me know.


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Hi Laurie . . .

While I am not allowed to give personal medical advice, I can tell you that many people with bipolar disorder who are depressed do well when they are treated with lamotrigine (Lamictal).

Best regards . . .

Ivan
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Ivan Goldberg, M.D.

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I am a psychiatrist/psychopharmacologist with many years of expereince in treating individuals with depressions, manic-depression (Bipolar Disorder), other mood disorders,. I am especially interested in the psychopharmacologic treatment of individuals with so called "treatment-resistant" syndromes.

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I have been on the staff of the National Institute of Mental Health, Columbia's College of Physicians and Surgeons, and the Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center. I am currently in full-time private practice in New York City.

A.B. Johns Hopkins University
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I am the creator of Depression Central:http://www.psycom.net/depression.central.html

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