Posted by S.D. on December 30, 2000, at 18:05:32
For as long as I've believed I had a predominantly chemically/genetically -based mood disorder, I've thought it was Major Depression or Dysthymia (or both, a/k/a double depression).
Someone asked me about Bipolar and I said I didn't know too much about it but that I didn't think there was anything that was recognized as being a type of Bipolar (meaning in practice, I suppose, that it responds to the typical treatments for Bipolar), having the feature that the cycles are only between 'normal' (or almost normal) and depressed - no mania or even hypomania.
But I promised I'd investigate, so I'm asking.
If there *is* recognized such a thing, how is it distinguished from plain old major depression that comes and goes? (response to classes of meds, maybe?)
TIA
peace and health,
S.D.
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