Posted by polarbear206 on March 11, 2009, at 15:37:02
In reply to Re: SS??? or What??? Losin' It Real Bad - Help?, posted by desolationrower on March 11, 2009, at 1:38:42
> hi 5f,
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> there is some question if borderline is a form of bipolar depression. i know i am not as passionate as you seem to be when i'm depressed. i don't mean that its a bad thing, but you seem very stressed out at the same time, which make me think bipolar could be an issue for you. I know you've been around a while so maybe you've had people tell you various things before, i can't remember sorry.
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> have you ever tried lamotrigine or even lithium?
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> antidepressants may not work well for bipolar depression - although modafinil is actually one that might be better. often they can make depression worse, or trigger mania.
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> have you a look at http://www.psycheducation.org/index.html and the 'soft bipolar' page, the checklist.
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> hope things work out with your kid.
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> -d/r5f,
Listen to the advice we have been giving you. Do the research. This is an excellent site d has refered you to.
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