Posted by softheprairie on February 22, 2009, at 20:50:18
In reply to Is this a sign of being Bipolar?, posted by incubusfan5 on February 22, 2009, at 14:02:07
I'm sorry, I don't have bipolar, and I can't answer your question directly, but I do take perphenazine at night (used to take 8 mg, now 1 and a half 4-mg pills) _and PRN for crying spells during the day_. What keeps me from using it more abundantly PRN is that it's sedating, when I already have a lot of fatigue as it is. But the perphenazine usually really helps me calm down from being upset and crying.
I've been quite pleased with perphenazine helping my mood, the main reason I wanted to cut down on my dose is the T.D. and EPS risks, but now I have decided to stay put on my current dose for a while, and just live with the risks.> Currently, the only drug I'm taking is 4MG of Trilafon(anti-psychotic) at night.
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> It seems that sometimes during the day, or even most of the day, I'll feel great. Self-esteem up, more social, less anxious, not depressed, etc. Then, out of nowhere, my mood starts to just drop, I feel like I want to cry, and I don't understand it. There are no external changes that I can attribute this to.
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> Is this possibly a by product of being BPII? If not, how does one with BP II usually feel during there cycles?
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> Thanks,
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> - Mike
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