Posted by femlite on September 9, 2003, at 14:52:43
In reply to Lots going on there » femlite, posted by DSCH on September 9, 2003, at 12:12:14
> femlite, it sounds to me like you might have some overlap going between OCD, ADD, and bipolar disorder. You would be a pretty good candidate for undergoing brain imaging given all that you have going on and the feeling you have that it is getting worse as time goes on. Unfortunately there are few private or university psychiatric clinics that will do this at present.
Thanks for your reply, DSCH,
Quetion; How do you think I should handle a pdoc that insists Im just a manic personality. I dont like being a manic person, I dont care if it is my baseline personalty.
She calls it hypomainia because Im not delusional.
Most descriptions Ive read for bp2 indicate that only 3 of the 4-5 behviors are required to be classified as a manic disorder.
> Relevant pages from Dr. Amen's website are...
> http://www.brainplace.com/bp/atlas/ch8.asp
> http://www.brainplace.com/bp/atlas/ch12.asp
> http://www.brainplace.com/bp/atlas/ch13.asp
>
> You might want to see how you are "scored" on his checklist (I'm not sure if it is properly geared towards bipolar tendancies though).
Im sure it would be worth looking into. Any insight into what direction I should take is incredibly apreciated.
http://www.brainplace.com/bp/checklist/default.asp
> The activity "buzz" might be addressed by lithium or a deconvulsant (Depakote, etc.) if SSRIs and Anafranil don't work.
> Have you ever been on a SSRI?Yes, on Zoloft for 4 days. I did not sleep at all. Called pdoc (last one) and she told me to discontinue as a result of hyper brain stem stimulation, also known as serotonin syndrome.
> I'm not overly familiar with opoids and neurontin. Yes, there probably is significance in your reaction to the opoid pain meds.
Just what the signifigance is, is driveing me to further distraction. Know one whats to talk about it except in terms of addiction potential.Im not interested in taking it for reasons I think are far more important, like not noticing pain in my body that is pathological rather than chronic, like my fibro.
Ive tried to take a dose of percocet when my back pain is especially bad. I get a sore throat and begin to feel run down. Im sure if I kept taking it I wouldnt notice feeling sick, but then Im not so "dependent" as to completely forgoe commmon sense.
I guess the question would be, what psychoative drug mimics that level of reduction in anxeity, produces ephoria, and calms the nervous system.
Somehow, Im afraid there isnt one. This past year, before I WENT OFF the opiods, was one of the most relaxed, enjoyable, and calm years of my life. I spent alot more time with my kids.
That was hard to walk away from and is even harder to forget.
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