Re: Burn-out, Poop-out, What?? » mattdds

Posted by Budgie on October 10, 2003, at 8:43:45

In reply to Re: Burn-out, Poop-out, What?? » Budgie, posted by mattdds on October 9, 2003, at 23:49:58

Hey Matt (or should I say future moderator of DentoBabble?),
I can always count on your answering my posts- I really appreciate that.
I agree with you that the anxiety very well could be the major contributor to the depression- not the other way around as most docs seem to think. One problem, however, is that my pdoc, while free since I'm at school, is pretty conservative and not very likely to prescribe Klonopin. Got any other suggestions, medwise?
Found out from some research this morning that the nasal spray I've been using (phenylephrine hydrochloride) is bad news. My BP has been up close to 160, and I think that's a major reason why I've felt so crappy, especially yesterday as I was writing my post. Lovely, but I'll live.
I brought up the diagnosis issue because I'm starting to wonder about bipolar tendencies, especially when I look at the course of my illness over many years, not just how I'm feeling now, and when I look at my extended family. I can't remember the last time I actually felt anywhere close to *stable*, even when not depressed. The hypomania thing starts to make sense. But this is still only a theory that I'm continuing to think about and research (I don't even know how I'd bring this up with my pdoc- I'm sure he already thinks I'm too exposed to these ideas and incomplete information).
How are you doing, by the way? School and the ol' mental health still treating you kindly?
Thanks,
Chris
(By the way, to answer an old Q of yours re exercise: I experience anxiety, too, usually when I do things that shoot my heart rate up rapidly and then stop, such as weightlifting. Running, on the other hand, I find has the opposite effect. Sometimes I'm left feeling drained and depressed- but that's probably more from not being in shape! It's interesting how we all have different responses.)

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