Posted by fires on January 27, 2006, at 11:58:46
In reply to Re: New here and desperately looking for advice..., posted by finelinebob on January 27, 2006, at 0:51:50
> fifty -- there's an emerging diagnosis some call bipolar III or bipolar spectrum disorder. Spectrum being the key term. My own situation is hard to pidgeonhole with any one diagnosis -- like just about everybody. But BSD is often used for people who move between depression and anxiety, not mania.<<In my case it's hypomania.
>> Given my anxiety, tho, my new pdoc almost considered switching me to effexor. He said that effexor could have a similar effect on managing mood while being even more effective with my anxiety. So maybe trying the effexor wouldn't be such a bad thing to consider.<<
Effexor triggered my BP (officially BP-NOS). I was never BP before taking Effexor.
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> A couple of people have mentioned klonopin as well. Klonopin's a benzo, and benzo's have a reputation for being addictive. I had been on klonopin on a daily basis for 5 years or so.<<I've been on Klonopin since 1990. No signs of addiction. I have 3 docs that agree -- Klonopin has a bad reputation that is undeserved. They like it because it is longer acting then the other benzos, and has relatively few side effects.
I know some disagree, but they consider it dependency, rather than addiction, because few, if any Klonopin users exhibit addictive behaviors.
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