Posted by bitkit on June 20, 2009, at 0:06:55
In reply to Re: Parnate and anger » bitkit, posted by Ron Hill on June 16, 2009, at 17:36:42
Ron, that's a fascinating topic and a loaded issue!
My father may or may not be bipolar. He's generally diagnosed and medicated as such but I don't believe I see much manic behaviour anymore. Still, it is the prevailing diagnosis. My mother is purely mildly depressed and lightly medicated with benzos on hand, too.
I share a psychopharmacologist with my father who keeps prodding me to reveal manic symptoms that I truly don't believe I have. This anger thing is new-- usually aggression from me is usually just depressive irritation at the world (slow walkers, thoughtless drivers, etc.) or self-hatred. This new generalized anger just kind of sits on top of the depression. It doesn't motivate me or energize me even falsely... so I don't think it's a mixed state.
On the quiz I only answered yes to the racing thoughts and money spending, but the money thing I liken to depressive overeating.
Thank you so much for this angle, though-- You are NOT alone in suggesting I consider it!
But truly, I have seen false energy and odd hyper activity in my father and do not believe I have ever felt or behaved that way. My mother seems to concur.
I really appreciate your perspective.
> > But my depression's returned this last week and additionally I now feel really angry. Furious and hopeless and wretched.
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> > ... and otherwise just swings from mediocre to bad.
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> Bitkit,
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> Just a thought. Have you ever been tested for bipolar disorder?
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> Here is a screening test:
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> http://i.cmpnet.com/CME/pt/PDF/MDQ_Quest.pdf
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> And, here is the grading instruction sheet:
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> http://i.cmpnet.com/CME/pt/PDF/MDQ_Instructs.pdf
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> Print the test and fill it out before looking at the grading sheet.
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> I am a bipolar patient, and I periodically experience depression mixed with raging anger. This is called a "mixed state".
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> Bipolar patients must have moodstabilizers onboard. If not, antidepressants will often worsen the mood swings.
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> Antiepileptic drugs (AED's) are typically used as moodstabilizers for bipolar II patients, and lithium is usually used for bipolar I patients.
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> -- Ron
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> dx: Bipolar II, with ultra rapid cycling (15 days for one complete cycle), and mild OCPD
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> 600 mg/day Trileptal
> 200 mg/day Lamictal
> 500 mg/day Keppra
> 30 mg/day Parnate
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