Posted by Ron Hill on November 2, 2010, at 13:23:09
In reply to Re: ultra, ultra, and ultra rapid cycling » Ron Hill, posted by alchemy on November 2, 2010, at 11:02:10
Oppps; more questions:
If I understand correctly, you self-identify your bipolar disorder as depression only, with no ups.
Do you ever become hypomanic?
Have you ever been hypomanic in the past?
I know it's difficult to put into words, but can you describe what it feels like when you are in depression?
You've already said that you experience amotivation.
Do you lose your energy?
Do you sleep less?
Do you eat less and lose weight?
Do your shoulders and legs feel heavy?
Do you have more than usual cognitive problems when you are depressed?
Do you find yourself crying easily?
Do you lose self-confidence?
Do you engage in negative self-talk?
Do you ever think about wanting to just die to stop the pain?
You said that you do not become agoraphobic, but instead you go outside to keep from going nuts, right?
Does your depression get worse in the winter; in other words, do you have Seasonal Affective Disorder?
Try to put into words how it feels when Alchemy goes into depression.
As an aside, when it comes to cognitive dysfunction, 400 mg/day of Lamictal will cause a ton of word finding problems for most people. I have never heard of a bipolar patient taking that much Lamictal. Epileptic pt, yes. Bipolar pt, no.
At the risk of asking too many questions, please tell me what it feels like when you cycle out of depression.
Are you completely well after you cycle of of depression?
As best you can, describe how you feel after you cycle out of depression.
As an aside, I have a hunch that Valdoxan will stop your ultra rapid cycling. I hope so. My ultra rapid cycling stopped as soon as I started taking Valdoxan.
There are some start-up side effects that I experienced for the first 4 or 5 days. Here are the side effects that I experienced:
Insomnia and choppy sleep.
Nightmares.
Vertigo (inner ear reset) when turning in bed from my left side over to my right side.
That's it. Ironically, once the side effects are gone, Valdoxan provides EXECELLENT sleep. The excellent sleep might be part of its therapeutic action???
-- Ron
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