Posted by Ron Hill on September 2, 2009, at 19:39:12 [reposted on September 8, 2009, at 4:54:55 | original URL]
In reply to It is very good to see you again » Ron Hill, posted by Dinah on September 2, 2009, at 7:34:12
> It is very good to see you again » Ron Hill
> And particularly to see that you're doing well!
Hi Friend,Given that this post primarily discusses med stuff, not admin stuff, can you move this post to the PB main page? I do not know how to move it.
I notice that you are taking a break from the Deputy position. Are you too busy at work and home, too overwhelmed, too ill, or something else?
I have great respect for you Dinah.
Unfortunately, I will not be posting on PB very much. I am over-loaded with work.
I recently discontinued my Nardil in order to try Parnate hoping it would tx my depression as well as Nardil does, but avoid the potbelly 50 pound weight gain due to Nardil.
Unfortunately, Parnate did not work as an AD for me. Counting my washout of Nardil on the front-end, my Parnate trial, and my Parnate washout to restart Nardil, I spent four months completely dysfunctional.
Needless to say, I am way behind on my responsibilities. So, as much as I would like to be actively involved at PB, I need to return to my lurker status at least until I get caught up with my work.
Fortunately, Nardil immediately started to work as soon as I restarted it. Further, for about a month after restarting Nardil, I did not ultra rapid cycle. But, now I am beginning to ultra rapid cycle again.
Please recall that I go through one complete cycle every 15 days, and then it starts all over again. Six days of depression, nine days of normal mood state, six days of depression, nine days of normal mood state, and on-and-on forever.
Fortunately, I have found a med combo that greatly reduces the severity of my depressive phase compared to what it used to be. Having said that, I am always on the watch for something I could add to eliminate my ultra rapid cycling.
Further, recall that 14 years ago, when I knew absolutely nothing about p-disorders or p-meds, my very first p-doc misdiagnosed me as ADHD instead of the correct dx of bipolar II. He did so without giving me so much as a screening test to determine my correct dx.
The p-doc then went on to write scripts for Ritalin and Paxil without any moodstabilizer(s) on-board. The Ritalin and Paxil pushed me into a full blown mania and, as a result, I lost everything including my Environmental Engineering career.
Also, Paxil caused me to start ultra rapid cycling. This is why I am so adamant about PBer's determining if they are bipolar before taking an AD without a fully ramped up moodstabilizer(s).
Dinah, how is you job going? How is your mental health these days?Can you move this post to the main PB page? Others may benefit.
Again, you are great person, Dinah.
-- Ron
dx: Bipolar II with ultra rapid cycling and mild OCPD
600 mg/day Trileptal
200 mg/day Lamictal
500 mg/day Keppra
90 mg/day Nardil
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