Posted by mellow on December 8, 2011, at 9:50:48
I asked my doctor yesterday if my last mixed episode meant that maybe I was a Bipolar I. I had originally been diagnosed Cyclothymic or Bipolar II by another doc. He said given my history of psychosis and my substance abuse issues in the past he has always leaned more towards type one. I have just never had the courage to ask so it was actually a really good talk. I learned a lot. It's funny how he has assumed I was type one all along and I always thought I didn't get high enough to be a type one. I can only recall maybe one or two euphoric manias.
Anyhow it doesn't really change our med strategy, but I thought I would share. It was a really good session. After five years he can finally remember the details of my treatment. Like he remembered some of the adjustments we had made several months ago. I guess I have been seeing him frequently enough that he is taking an interest in my case. He gave me more than the usual ten minutes so maybe I am finally a fun patient.
I just thought I would share some positive stuff. A lot of the time we trash our pdocs on here so at least I could add something happy this morning.
mellow
Bipolar II
Lamictal 150, Topamax 50, Risperdal 2, Mag Citrate 325, D3 1000, Fish Oil 2000, High Potency Multi, Mega B stress"We're all just walking each other home." -Ram Dass
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