Posted by greenroomlady on September 14, 2008, at 16:45:27
In reply to Re: Anybody experience very rapid cycling like ~ 30m? » sam K, posted by B2chica on September 10, 2008, at 8:10:53
Totally!!
I'm currently in an intensive outpatient program, and on the hour-long bus ride to therapy, I might have three major mood shifts which I am able to mostly conceal--from vastly irritated, to hiding tears as I stare out the window, to humming happily and wanting to befriend everyone. Then, in group for the next three hours, I'll swing between sobbing uncontrollably to pacing anxiously, to laughing too loudly at things that are not quite funny.
Antidepressants can make you go manic if you are in fact bipolar (i'm living proof of that). They can also make you rapid cycle (proof again). Find someone to help you see if that is the case, and if so, get on a mood stabilizer and work your way off the antidepressant.
I'm in the middle of doing that right now. Yesterday was great--I felt almost normal. This morning sucked. This afternoon is better. I wish you all the best.
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