Posted by T_R_D on January 7, 2004, at 11:43:44
In reply to Could I be bipolar or just insane?, posted by aerobar on January 5, 2004, at 23:36:22
Wow. You and I should meet! A lot of what you describe sounds exactly like me at various points in my life.
I too was diagnosed as unipolar for several years and now am "officially" bipolar (trumpets, please...)! There's a lot to be said for the Bipolar Spectrum as well...room for all of us, it seems. It's frustrating as we've always been shown a model of bipolar (aka manic depression in the good ol' days) as someone who swings from the rafters and acts, well, as you said yourself "insane." One of the most useful phrases I've ever read is this: Mania is not the opposite of depression. At times I've even been in "mixed states" where depression and mania have coexisted in one LOVELY package. Now that should the definition of insane! LOL
I am currently taking Tegretol with Wellbutrin. I was on Celexa too but it was giving me some hypomania problems and I went down the self-medication highway far too many times whole on it only for a couple of months. I'm feeling quite stable now...fingers crossed!
Do you have a regular physician? A pdoc? Too bad to hear that your local resources haven't been too helpful.
I would suggest you tell all the stuff you've mentioned here to your med. professional ASAP. Keep me/us posted!
Good luck,
Karen
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