Posted by Ritch on April 23, 2005, at 11:42:41
In reply to I know I've asked before but... what type Bipolar?, posted by D minor on April 22, 2005, at 23:16:06
> I know I asked this question a while back, but things have changed a little since then. Sorry. I'm just really curious about what type of bipolar I might have. I don't think my pdoc will tell me, though I'll ask him (again) when I see him next thursday.
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> I looked at the mood charts I've been keeping for the past six months and came up with several patterns. About a week before a serious depression hits me, I begin to hallucinate. Then comes the terrible low, along with the hallucinations.
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> This time I took Cymbalta and went up, up, up. I don't think I quite hit mania, but my pdoc said "it seems like you're bearly hanging on." And that's exactly how I felt. I felt like I was loosing control. Starting to climb walls and things. Almost went to the hospital. The hallucinations stopped though.
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> So, what do you make of this mess? Do you think that without the increase to 600mg Seroquel and the starting Topamax I would have kept going up into full mania? Hard to tell huh? Even with the meds I've still had some bouncing around.
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> dmIt sounds like what you've described before.. bipolar with psychotic features. That's interesting that the hallucinations only happen just before and during the depressive phases. It's kind of like you've got rapid-cycling psychotic depression with clearly drug-induced hypomania-manic symptoms. (Maybe drug-induced rapid cycling?) It sounds like Seroquel was a good pick by your doc.. overall you seem to be in a lot better shape despite the recent Cymbalta meltdown. If you can get your cycling to settle down.. then your hallucinations and depression should abate too. It would be interesting to see if the Topamax settles the cycling down. I hope things get straightened out for you. It sounds like your pdoc is getting a handle on things.-- Mitch
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