Posted by loosmrbls on April 2, 2001, at 8:55:47
In reply to does this answer my question?, posted by cole on March 31, 2001, at 22:31:46
Your story is SCREAMING bipolar II. Cyclic depression, ESPECIALLY "anxious" depression is CLASSIC for bipolar II.
Antidepressants are destabilizing in bipolar II, which is why you can crash on them, increase the dose, and continue cycling (trust me, I know).
I would strongly suggest talking over the diagnosis with your psychiatrist, see if he agrees, and start by adding a mood stabilizer like lithium or depakote.
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