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sunshine2481 · 11-11-2009, 01:20 PM

I don't know if what I will tell you will help or not, but here goes:

I am bi-polar and have SAD. I am taking topamax 100 mg; Paxil (I don't know the doseage); and Xanax 1mg. I was abusing Vicodin 5's, 7.5's, or 10's...shooting, snorting or eating them. I was also occasionally smoking marijuana and drinking. I have extreme mental state changes which i attribute to the bi-polar. I used to sweat my butt off at night, I attributed that to the pain pills. I also had problems with RLS...so much that it wakes me up at night. I have been sober from my non-prescribed meds, weed, and alcohol for 5 days now and the RLS is gone; the night sweats are getting better; and the mood swings are improving as well.

Hope this helps

11-11-2009, 01:20 PM	#2 (permalink)
sunshine2481 Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Indiana Posts: 14	I don't know if what I will tell you will help or not, but here goes: I am bi-polar and have SAD. I am taking topamax 100 mg; Paxil (I don't know the doseage); and Xanax 1mg. I was abusing Vicodin 5's, 7.5's, or 10's...shooting, snorting or eating them. I was also occasionally smoking marijuana and drinking. I have extreme mental state changes which i attribute to the bi-polar. I used to sweat my butt off at night, I attributed that to the pain pills. I also had problems with RLS...so much that it wakes me up at night. I have been sober from my non-prescribed meds, weed, and alcohol for 5 days now and the RLS is gone; the night sweats are getting better; and the mood swings are improving as well. Hope this helps