Posted by Ritch on January 31, 2003, at 9:41:54
In reply to Re: Anyone hear have the bipolar II/depression mixup » Ritch, posted by jumpy on January 31, 2003, at 6:00:08
> > > Hey Everyone,
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> > > After 7 years of depression and panic attacks, I still (and my docs) can't agree upon whether I have bipolar spectrum or plain depression. Anyone know any good ways to tell the difference?
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> > > Thanks
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> What if you get worsing anxiety with antidepressants .... is that dysphoric hypomania? Desimipramine and impramine and prozac made my anxiety worse.
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> Thanks,
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> JProzac made me pretty wired up as well. You may just be med sensitive (watch your doses). Desipramine can be agitating to some people. You might try a sedative TCA or a sedative SSRI and see what happens, amitriptyline or Paxil. Dysphoric hypomania isn't just anxiety, it often has a lot of motor agitation/restlessness involved and often interspersed with anger/hostility episodes and angry rumination. Kind of like a feeling of "I've just had it with everything!". Instead of a bubbly happy hypomania where people are friendlier towards you and you are effecting their mood positively, people are *getting away* from you. ;)
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