Posted by Elaine on April 14, 1999, at 0:19:40
In reply to Re: bipolar NOS - Elaine, posted by Elizabeth on April 13, 1999, at 1:40:28
Hi, Elizabeth! The unipolar depression with "anger attacks" sounds interesting, although I'm not quite sure what an "anger attack" would be. I think possibly not. I will just sometimes have such a reaction to something that I have to do or say SOMETHING to release the tension. Nothing too drastic, though. It's just like jumping over an imaginary line, even when I shouldn't be feeling too much under attack or defensive. Anyway, I am on lithium, levoxyl (to boost thyroid, rx'd by pdoc) and, since December, gabapentin (Neurontin), due to a possible start of a depression. It's always hard to tell what helps a condition, or whether time has helped, but I haven't had a sudden, intense reaction in quite awhile, so possibly the meds have gradually helped. I am more prone to depression than the anger, as you might be able to tell from the meds, but it is nice not to feel I may jeopardize a job or something by an inappropriate reaction. Again, it is not like a rage or anything that severe, just an intense reaction where I almost feel removed from myself and I need to do or say SOMETHING to release the tension. I don't know if this makes sense at all...
How are you doing and have you found others who you can relate to, even though you are in the infamous "NOS" category?
poster:Elaine
thread:4588
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