Posted by Ritch on March 21, 2002, at 0:39:28
In reply to I need help with a diagnosis/meds, posted by Krazy Kat on March 20, 2002, at 17:11:35
> ......Sounds like Bipolar, right? But the other component is "psychosis" - I hear things that aren't there, think that I see ghosts and other imaginary figures. I believe this for awhile, and then "come to my senses." It doesn't seem to be related exclusively to either when I'm high or low.
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> Last night I had "episode" - these come after a few days of depression, which usually follow a high period (That's what happened this time).KK, You contradicted yourself a little bit there. It sounds more cyclical and predictable than you might think. Do you mood chart? If you don't, you might start an agressive very detailed mood chart and keep on it for quite some time. It is difficult to see the patterns because of trait-state dependent memory problems (when you feel a particular emotional "label"-it feels as though that state has existed constantly-you are an emotional prisoner of the moment).
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> Did I mention I also have OCD problems?OCD is often misdiagnosed as psychotic symptoms.
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> I'm just curious if this sounds familiar to anyone, and, if so, what meds you've found have helped.
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> Thanks so much.
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> - KKHave you ever seen a neurologist and gotten EEG's, etc.? Some of this stuff can be seizure or seizure-like phenomena.
What meds have you responded too in a positive way thus far? What meds have made things much worse for you?
Mitch
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