Shelby - seizure meds for bipolar ( Daughter depression (new)

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Thanks so much for that insight Shelby. That is just such valuable

information. Amazing how the EEGs dont show anything. All the best for

continuing success with your med cocktail for . I will use all your

feedback not only for my daughter but also for someone else close to me. pamela

Re: Daughter pelvic pain (gone) depression (new)

>

> My daughter has a clinical diagnosis of mito (She is 32.) She was

> treated with Elavil, Prozac and Zoloft at different times for

> depression. Zoloft worked best of any but was not too effective. It

> takes time for those medicines to work. A seizure medicine was added,

> I think Lamictal and that helped the most. She is off antidepressants

> and Lamictal at the moment but is on 1500 mg of Neurontin daily. When

> my daughter is in crisis she is psychotic. We have found D10 IV

> effective in calming the waters. Good luck, Shelby

>

>

>

> > Hi everyone - asking for your thoughts again for my daughter (22).

> >

> > >

> > With one problem gone another has started and that is severe and

> > frightening depression which is so unlike how she has been in the

> > past. I believe she is in crisis the only thing I am not sure about

> is

> > whether it is just a direct result of feeling low about not being

> able

> > to perform over the last few years (she is constantly fatigued and

> > sick, glands up etc) and this affected school years and further

> study

> > in photography . Or perhaps there is a biochemical reason ie an

> energy

> > crisis between the mitochondria and the brain (perhaps related to

> all

> > the pain she has been experiencing over the last year) . I feel the

> > latter must be closer or maybe its a combination. Penny has been on

> > CoQ10 300 mg for a few months now and just started B2 - yet to try

> > Carnitine but that is next. Any other ideas and has anyone had

> > anything similar? She is not really responding that well to SSRI

> > antidepressants at least yet (after a few weeks on them) they are

> not

> > enough to stop some dramatic! episodes of sudden diving into

> sobbing,

> > shaking, episodes where she is terrified she might hurt herself,

> > temporary inability to function etc. Other times she is quite happy

> > and normal. I feel it has to be related to the mito. My thinking is

> > that no matter what you throw at someone they're not going to work

> if

> > the energy pathways are not there - does that make sense? I'm not

> sure

> > whether she needs more rest or more exercise - for sure we always

> > strive for better nutrition. Any ideas or experiences would be

> > appreciated. Would be good to understand the processes like some of

> > you biochemistry wizards .. Pamela (Melas) about Penny (also Melas)

> >

> >

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