Posted by Mistermindmasta on October 14, 2005, at 22:02:57
In reply to I think I'm bipolar and ultra ultra rapid cycling, posted by 4wd on October 14, 2005, at 21:12:27
First off, let me start by saying I'm not expert here. I'm just putting in my two cents...
With that in mind, it sounds like you have depression with a very very strong anxiety component. But, the fact that you don't respond to antidepressants makes me think two things. First, how's your nutrition? Do you get enough folate and B vitamins and minerals? Do you abuse nicotine or caffeine or alcohol or whatever else? Antidepressants can be rendered less effective without adequate folate, and stimulants can be less effective without enough zinc. Keep that in mind. Also, are you taking any prescription drugs? My second thought is that you might really be bipolar. If your nutrition is adequate and you don't abuse substances, it becomes more likely that agitation and increased anxiety from all antidepressants would mean you're bipolar. It definitely sounds like a mood stabilizer would do you well.
I will add here that if you have a malabsorption syndrome of any sort, or an atypical food sensitivity or "allergy", you will also probably suffer from mood disorders of some variety. I am severely gluten sensitive, though not celiac, and I get very very very agitated, hyper and sort of anxious when I eat any grain with a gluten protein in it. I would assume that antidepressants would not help my situation. Crucial to my health is avoiding gluten. I would actually have trouble sleeping past a certain number of hours per day because I would wake up and feel physically agitated and restless. It would take me a half hour to get back to sleep because I'd be rolling around, never comfortable. I never really had very large mood swings, but there were many times where I honestly couldn't tell if I was very happy or kind of depressed... it was a strange feeling. I go through a lot of "colors" of moods, and the food I eat definitely effects my moods and mental stability.
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