Posted by Ritch on July 1, 2003, at 23:29:44
In reply to I've been hypomanic frequently -- or is it ADD?, posted by bookgurl99 on July 1, 2003, at 20:42:49
> Hey y'all,
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> I've been 'hypomanic' a lot lately (last 2 months), since ceasing to take Zoloft. When I think back, I believe I was this way when I was younger, before taking meds.
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> Do I need to worry about this? I am not incredibly manic, just very talkative, probably more positive than usual, and somewhat insomniac -- though insomnia is often a problem for me, hypomania or no hypomania. Also, I do not become manic on SSRI's.
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> On the other hand, several professionals -- psychiatrist, therapist, etc., -- have mentioned that I seem to have symptoms of ADD.
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> How can I tell if I have ADD versus having Bipolar 2? Or versus being a garrulous Puerto Rican woman?
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> I am trying to be responsible with my brain here. Any thoughts?Hi there. Take that test at psycheducation.org would be my first suggestion. The main thing I can say about "hypo"-mania or mania, whatever, is when you have OTHER people commenting about your behaviour-then you need to check into it. Are OTHERS saying things like: "I wish I had some of what you are on!", or "Everybody thinks you are on something-what is it?"-that kind of stuff. If you are getting those kind of responses, then you might want to investigate the BP dx a little more closely.
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