Posted by fluffy on October 26, 2002, at 16:53:11
In reply to Recognizing / Treating Cyclothymia, posted by fluffy on October 26, 2002, at 15:16:11
Thanks Tabitha (sorry I don't know how to make the German double 's' on this keyboard)
I guess that part of the problem is that this particular AD doesn't seem to be helping. i have been on it for 4 weeks....having trouble sleeping, feeling agitation, and tingling hands and what-not. Paxil seemed to help the last bout of depression, but I tried it this time and couldn't stay awake. My psychiatrist asked if I wanted to switch, but I resisted for fear of more side effects.
Now I think that I should switch and tell him about my other more hypo-manic phases so that I can get a proper diagnosis. Problem is, I've been feeling so blind from the depression, that I was having trouble putting anything into words--and afraid of being hauled away in a paddy wagon.
Now that I have some more info about my family history, I feel I could benefit from talking about it to him. It' s been a long, painful journey with my therapist in discovering these patterns, though.
I'm hanging in there...
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