Posted by Wendy B. on July 8, 2001, at 9:39:48
In reply to Re: What meds help with HYPOMANIA? » dreamer, posted by geekUK on July 7, 2001, at 4:05:03
Just my 2 cents, but:
the reason it's important to get the hypomania
under control, is because some research suggests
(see the About.com pg on Bipolar) that your brain
gets used to the patterns of hypomania, which makes
you even more susceptible to more episodes, which can then sometimes,
when left untreated or undertreated,
lead to a full-blown manic (sometimes referred to
as psychotic) episode. I'm not explaining it well,
so do look up the theoretical explanation or model,
it's called kindling. It makes sense to me.
You don't want to go into that truly manic zone. Not unless
you enjoy police coming to pick you up
because you've been walking the streets ranting &
raving, or naked, or both. Believe me, I've seen
it, you don't want to go to the hospital, not like
that.If the hypomania is florid, I guess lithium and
depakote are the winners. Although the anti-convulsants like neurontin, lamictal, or
topiramate would be good to try alone, if you're
just starting to have episodes, and not worried about going too high.The highs are good, but my therp/pdoc says pretty
dangerous if left untreated.Best of luck to everybody...
poster:Wendy B.
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