Posted by misty99 on February 27, 2002, at 15:20:13
In reply to Re: Having the rug pulled out from under you » misty99, posted by Ritch on February 27, 2002, at 9:52:13
> I have seasonal bipolarII which requires med changes throughout the year. Sometimes it just turns into a waiting game for the remission. In my case it turns from having the rug pulled out from under you to a *magic* carpet ride you hadn't planned on.
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Mitch,I am curious, what is seasonal bipolarII? It seems there are alot more subtypes of bipolar than the experts initially thought and it's hard to keep track of them.
To answer your question, here is what happens. Just like what happened with Prozac, I got to the point with St. Johns Wort where a certain dose was too low and if you raised it to the next level,it's too high. I don't think it's cyclical or anything like that but it's like my body is just not cooperating with the antidepressant.
What is happening right now as I have to have a four day washout period before starting Luvox, I am actually not depressed but am feeling the withdrawal symptoms from the SJW. In the past, when that particular med was completely out of my body, then I would feel the depression return in full force even if there was nothing for me to be depressed about. I don't think my depression was initially atypical so I don't know how to explain that.
I am not sure I have answered your question so if I haven't, please forgive me. As an aside, I also take Adderall and Remeron for sleep.
Thanks for responding Mitch.
Misty
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