Posted by BP2TreadingWater on March 30, 2005, at 19:45:53
Hey, all!
I am BP II, rapid-cycling, now in my seventh month on Lamictal, 100mg. I'm doing pretty well. Just one problem...I'm getting cheap therapy at a hospital. As you might have guessed, my psych's attitude is 'one pill does it all'...but I don't think so.
Now that my cycling is under control and my depression mostly gone, I notice what people have been telling me for years: I really don't respond to anything with much feeling. I guess I'm detached, maybe I'm short on dopamine receptors in the midbrain, or something like that. I think I also ruminate a lot, seems like obsession, but not about everyday events. My mind reaches for really far-out issues that don't have anything to do with me in the moment. I'm not suicidal or anything. Problem is, this is what my psych also thinks...except that he isn't willing to go beyond Lamictal and do something about it.
Here's my question: is detachment a Mirapex or an Abilify kind of thing? I guess what I'm asking is anyone else experiencing this and how are you dealing with it?
Cheers.
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