Posted by floatingbridge on October 13, 2011, at 21:58:11
In reply to Re: Antidepressant to Geodon..., posted by Solstice on October 13, 2011, at 19:25:04
>She tells me that in retrospect she realizes that the hypomania held hands with impulsivity, and she fears doing something she'll regret. She also does Not like feeling like she doesn't have conscious control of herself. I'm hoping that these are signs that she will be med-compliant as an adult, which tends to be a a real problem for those with bipolar.
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> So I think the experience of going from a norm of hypomania to a 'normal' norm of emotions is not so much a matter of going from having emotions to being flat, as it is a
matter of it taking some time to adjust to a normal range of emotions. At first, it feels like going from 10 to 0, but after a while you realize you only went from 10 to 5 - which is the 'norm'.. and it feels good.
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> SolsticeSol, these seem like pretty amazing statements for a teen to be making and important realizations. I imagine you are very proud of her. It does sound like she is very likely to be med compliant which I would think would be such a relief to you as a parent. I wonder if she is proud of you for towing the line for her while she struggled with such difficult, introspective issues. I congratulate you on this :-).
I dig a pony.
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