Posted by olysi79 on October 3, 2004, at 14:05:43
In reply to Re: Soft Bipolar anyone? » HappyGirl, posted by karaS on October 2, 2004, at 2:19:39
Hi kara, from my understand Soft BP is a BP that is simply not BP I... it could be any others or simply not specified... often times other disorders tend to help bring it out. At any rate, treatment with BP drugs should help :)
> > Hi:
> > In my personal opinion, ... if you have so to speak, 'soft Bipolar,' Abilify is quite strong to your symptom. Rather, Lithium(with A.D.) or Lamical(alone) sounds more like appropriate to your conditon, 'soft Bipolar.'
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> > I, too never heard of the word, 'Soft Bipolar,' however, in my understanding, ... it means, 'Bipolar II?' Because, most of pdocs. Bipolar refers to Bipolar I which has delutional and hallusination along with all other Bp symptoms. And, it could be 'severe' form of Bipolar.
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> > Personally, I never took the meds. about which you're inquiring, however if you never been any of mood-stabilizer, then Lamictal or Lithium (with anti-depressant) could alleviate your symptoms, particularly 'insomnia' which often caused by either depressive or manic sides of Bp II.
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> > BTW, in reading the content of your post, you sound like having, so called, 'Soft Bipolar.'
> > H.G.
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> Actually, my doctor made a point of saying that I didn't have BP I, II or III (I didn't even know there was a III) so "soft bipolar" is something else.
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