Am I overmedicated?

[thuggybear]

Hi, I'm new here. I was diagnosed with Bipolar 2 in 2008.  It has been controlled at times but currently I'm in a deep depression. I'm on 20mg Celexa, 10mg Abilify, 50mg Elavil, and 200mg Lamictal.  I feel like a zombie most of the time, like I'm lifeless, empty, dead inside. I'm having a hard time knowing if this is the depression or if I'm on too much medication. I feel so hopeless that I'm on this much medication and I'm still depressed.  I have considered going to the hospital for suicidal thoughts but I know I'm not actually going to commit suicide, as I couldn't do that to people that love me. I see my doctor next week and am praying for something to work.

[thuggybear]

Thank you all for responding. I'll keep you updated.

[rogelio63]

I think any time you're thinking about suicide, even if you have no plan, it's serious. It isn't "normal" to think about hurting yourself. It's still depression. Before I got stable on meds I only got really suicidal once but I thought about it every day. It's not good.
I would talk to my doctor,,,for sure,,, about it.  He/she will probably want to change some things.
I take 100mg lamictal, 200mg welbutrin, 50mg zoloft, 300mg lithium. All of my meds are decreasing since I started taking lithium.
Rogelio

[CRSeaside]

She's absolutely right.
I've a chart at the other house. It puts all the medication in catagorys .
1.mood stabilizers
2.anti psychotic
3.anti spasm
4.anti depressive
5.anii anxiety
Ect.
My Psychiatrist gave me the chart. We use it when discussing my meds. It helps me understand what& why. I am on certain meds & not others, because I can not tolerate side effects of some meds the Pdoc would like to see me take. That is why it's so difficult to compare your drug  (cocktail) to mine. Sometimes the meds just need to be adjusted dosage wise. I was badly depressed & I joined this MedHelp. I feel a lot better. Do you live in a major city in the USA?
If so ,check the DBSA web site. They offer free Support groups. I joined in CA & it helps a lot too. Keep posting. Let us know what happens w your Psychiatrist.  Sending good vibes. Pamela.

[ILADVOCATE]

  Yes its difficult to say whether it is the medications not working
or medication interactions or a combination of both. The most
important thing at this point is that the concerns you are experiencing need
to be addressed. It would be essential to have a full discussion with
your psychiatrist about when you started experiencing depression to this point. Also if there are any experiences in your life or concerns that may have triggered this. They could then go back through the medications you were on during this time frame and appropriately adjust and/or change them so that you can have a better response within their clinical discretion.