Posted by ttime on March 17, 2005, at 11:01:58
In reply to Re: Need help with Diagnosis... » ttime, posted by SLS on March 17, 2005, at 6:37:12
> Hi.
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> There are a whole bunch of things that might be responsible for your bouts of anxiety and anger. It would really take a good diagnostician to sit down with you and attempt to reconstruct some of your history to tease out the markers of specific conditions.
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> To me, it sounds like your illness might be somewhere along the bipolar spectrum. A mood stabilizer might be indicated. Tegretol or Trileptal are particularly good to treat anger. The anger and and racing thoughts might be an expression of a mixed state that is now drifting more towards depression.
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> I am not a professional diagnostician, and I would not be able to rule out an Axis II disorder. However, I think it makes sense to take a good look at the possibility that you suffer from bipolar disorder (BP) and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) together.
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> - ScottHi Scott:
Thanks for the input! My biggest concern is that Iam Bi-Polar, however Cyclothymic Disorder seems to best describe me. No major ups and downs and some days just right. The reason I can come to this conclusion is that I am now in a space in my life where I do not know if the next day will be good, bad or indifferent, It's kinda like pot luck. I think the best thing I can do is myabe try Trileptal and see how I react. Since this is one of the more milder BP Drugs, I really have nothing to lose.
Also, I wish I could have someone explain to me what the difference between Cyclothymic BP and Overfocused ADD are. I know you are extremely well-versed in psychiatric conditions and would hope that you could give me your 2 cents. I am torn at this point between having either/or and how to go about treatment. And it seems to me both conditions can lead to lack of patience, frustration, touble sleeping at times, racing thoughts, anger and the like.
Anyway, thanks again!
All the Best,
T-Time
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