Posted by spike4848 on February 24, 2002, at 7:23:00
In reply to Re: Mitch (and anyone with advice) .... question?, posted by JohnX2 on February 24, 2002, at 0:40:04
Hey Guys,
Thank you so much for the advice. I think I will try 200mg every 8 hours.
I think the pieces of the puzzle are finally coming together in terms of figure out what the hell I have, depression versus bipolar versus anxiety. What I have noticed is that when I take a mood stablizer, lithium-depakote-neurontin-lamictal, my circadian rhythm is corrected. I am able to wake up in the morning with ease and feel sleepy at night. Off mood stablizers, I sleep all day and awake all night. I know this is a sign of bipolar disorder. The only problem is I still am depressed on a mood stablizer alone .... so I need an antidepressant.
Question: (Mitch/John/Anyone) Have you noticed a problem with you circadian rhythms off mood stablizers? Is this bipolar/seasonally affective?
So I guess it all makes sense now. I basically have a unipolar-bipolar hybrid disease. I got a few bipolar genes from my father (but not enought for full blown bipolar I) and a few unipolar genes from my mother.
Thanks again.
Spike
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