Posted by Elizabeth on April 15, 1999, at 6:53:52
In reply to Re: bipolar NOS - Elizabeth, posted by Elaine on April 15, 1999, at 0:04:24
Hi Elaine.
What you describe does sound like it might be anger attacks. The feeling spacey, not all there, or "losing touch with myself" is called depersonalization and is another panic symptom.
I'm not sure whether or why Neurontin would help with depression (it certainly hasn't been shown to, although lithium has), but if it works for you, that is the important thing. (They really don't seem to know how it works, even more so than other psychotropic drugs!) I think I may have already asked this: which antidepressants have you tried?
I should have been more clear in explaining how I've heard "bipolar III" used: if you have a spontaneous manic episode, then it's not considered bipolar III anymore, but bipolar I (if it's a manic episode) or II (if it's a hypomanic episode). I have never had a spontaneous manic or hypomanic episode. Having mania on antidepressants doesn't necessarily make you bipolar in a strict sense (that is, you don't necessarily start having manic episodes without antidepressants afterwards), but it means that you need to watch out for mania in the future when taking antidepressants.
(BTW what makes you think that antiderpessant-induced mania is not caused by a "chemical imbalance," whatever that's supposed to mean?)
poster:Elizabeth
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