Posted by Mr Cushing on November 29, 2002, at 22:25:36
In reply to Re: Is there ever a normal after BP - fluffy, posted by Krysti on November 29, 2002, at 19:14:50
Krysti, do people cycle that quickly though with Bi-Polar II? I'm curious about that, been trying to figure out the difference between BP 1 and BP 2. lol... what I get up to when I don't have something to feed my mind. But I would think that drastic mood swings like that would remain with BP1s, like I go through.However, coming off of any SSRI like that, cold turkey, really screws things up. Think about the emails that I sent you the first 2 days that I was going through Effexor withdrawals. Not fun, that Sh!t plays tricks with your head... They're good for certain things, but man... Coming off of them, especially when done fast, makes you feel like you're going crazy. I still don't feel too much better yet and it's a week tomorrow.
And from what my friend told me last week, there's a lot of different forms of Psychosis, not just Schizophrenia. Like I said in my message to Katy, he hears voices. He'll sit there and have a conversation with his TV or suffer from insomnia because the voices won't let him sleep. He's not DX'd as being schizophrenic, but what he does have is long-term and he has to take Risperdal every day. So just keep a watch over him, if he's talking to people that aren't there, if he's starting to see things, etc. It's not always violent or bad, or even scary, but it does need to be treated. From what I can tell with my friend, being Bi-Polar is actually harder than being psychotic. I mean, he's taking 1 medication and it's the only one he's tried and it's always worked. I'm still trying to find the right mix!!!
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