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Cinderella, I wrote you a lengthy response this morning just shortly after you posted this and then when i was ready to hit the post button i hit something on my keyboard that shut my internet down completely. i was not a happy camper, but had to get ready for work. i just wanted to let you know i tried. And also basically...that i've heard of only a very rare few who have done well on Lexapro (and i've know both bipolar II's and also bipolar I's who have been on it). Live is right in that it does cause fatigue as a side-affect in a lot of people....which is the main reason i personally hopped off it quicker than a jack rabbit.

I also mentioned possibly asking your pdoc about Lamictal if you're not already on it for a mood stabalizer as it has few side affects and seems to work well for a lot of peeps.

And i remember talking about Provigil, which was innitially prescribed for peeps with narcalepsy, but sometimes pdocs are starting to prescribe it to bipolar patients to help with the down times of severe fatigue. I tried getting a script for it from my old pdoc and he told me i didn't have narcalepsy. Although, i thought it quite funny that while i was in the hospital this time....my docs had me on it the whole time and i hadn't even known it until afterwards - nor had i asked for it. Unfortunately, they didn't give me a script for it when i was released from the hospital tho....(but i also haven't researched it enough to know if it might be addictive?) I plan to ask my pdoc about it at my next appointment in a couple of weeks.

On a final note: I too am on Effexor and have been for some time now....and i believe it has done me a lot of good....as well as the Welbutrin (and i do believe that one of them also helps with anxiety and one of them also has a slight energizing side affect to it.....i'm pretty sure).

love and hugs,
Jenna