Posted by HappyGirl on December 14, 2003, at 23:24:19
In reply to Anger and Medication, posted by Theta99 on December 14, 2003, at 20:26:54
Hi:
Strange to say, but it often happens, ... in order to find the problem,...is whether the med. is working on you or not. Then, the following quote is very interesting, ....
>>>> After my last appointment we upped my dosage to 100mg to see if that helps with the feelings of extreme anger.<<<<<
If the increase of Zoloft would help your anger/extreme irritation, I feel that your problem is somewhere related to 'Depression.' However, this, the increase does not help you, then you might have some other mood-disorder, like Borderline your pdoc. mentioning. Practically, BPD and Bipolar is very similar. In my personal experience as Bipolar, there is anger/rage(extreme anger outbursts) that is called 'dysphoric mania. However, if you don't have manic episodes, probably the depression causing you to get so irritable.
It sounds to me like your pdoc. has yet no 'real' clue for your problem, 'extreme anger.' Sometimes, it needs the time to find an appropriate name for the problem. In the meantime, anti-dep. regimen only, Zoloft.
However, in case you have Borderline, then you might need to add a mood-stabilizer, such as Depakote, Lithium, Tegretol, Lamical and some more that alleviates symptoms.
In my case, Zyprexa is a miracle med. for my extreme anger/rage outburst. Since this med., my anger is NON-existent.
H.G.
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