Posted by bark2323 on March 7, 2004, at 13:55:24
In reply to Re: bipolar or not (long) » bark2323, posted by rainyday on March 7, 2004, at 13:18:00
thanks for responding, and yes it does help. In particular, it reminds me to not get bogged down in the DSM, labels, etc. I do that a lot, obviously. As for the mood stabilizer thing, I like your docs opinion, albeit mainly because I do not want to be on one. Trileptal did help with depression though and it didnt dull me. Obviously depression is what I worry about since the up side is minor (compared to true mania and its consequences)and not particularly bad (well actually for most of it its particularly good). Its funny you mention effexor since that is the only antidepressant I ever responded to well withought it negatively impacting me in the long run (although it did stop working like other ones did). I really dont want to take antidepressants though because they do seem to breed depression after they help, at least for me. That is a moot point right now though, since I feel fine. I think the key for a lot of it is just getting the right amount of sleep, and if something bad does happen, zyprexa is a magic bullet that workes in like 3 days for me. Hehe sorry I sound like Im giving you advice. Just trying to figure out what Im thinking (and if I get what youre saying), and then maybe see what is right/wrong with my thoughts. Thanks for responding so fast, not to mention the reminder that whatever my little dsm code may be, thats not actually me.
who can make a simple thank you a mini-essay?
matt
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