Posted by tensor on March 14, 2013, at 8:01:36
In reply to What kind of disorder does this fit?, posted by sheilac on March 13, 2013, at 16:27:20
> I have been diagnosed as BPII, BPNOS, anxiety/depression. Who knows.
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> What I do know is that Trileptal has kept me from feeling hypomanic.
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> However, I have had trouble sleeping for 20 years, I go through periods of depression, anxiety, feeling obsessive and overly sensitive to things.
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> I wonder if my insomnia, my obsessiveness and worry over stupid things (things that other people brush off) are symptoms of more of a personality disorder.
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> I don't hear voices and I'm not schizophrenic and my doc says I'm not classically psychotic.
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> But the only thing that seems to help me is my full dose of Trileptal for stability. Doesn't help with sleep though.
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> And for the depression, 40mg of Geodon works, even though I'm not schizophrenic or psychotic.
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> So what does this mean?
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> 20mg of Geodon plummets me further into depression, while 40mg at dinner gives me great sleep and energy the next day and lifts my depression.
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> My father and sister clearly suffer/suffered from bouts of psychosis and refused meds and their lives were disasters.
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> I just wonder if docs aren't too quick to diagnose BP of some sort the way they did Depressed 25 years ago?
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>One thing about Geodon, do you remember to take it with a ~500kcal meal? It's important for the absorption.
/tensor
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