Posted by Krazy Kat on March 5, 2002, at 8:35:24
In reply to Re: Sister, my sister » Krazy Kat, posted by Penny on March 5, 2002, at 8:28:06
Penny:
He's alittle diagnosis-wary. I insisted on a diagnosis at the beginning b/c I needed someplace to start, with research, support, etc. Bipolar II made sense to me, and I think I kind of convinced him to use that.
My "manic episodes" are really short - sometimes just a few hours and that doesn't fall into the correct time frame. I do feel hyper, irritable, and rather grandiose at the same time, but it's certainly not extreme like Bipolar I is supposed to be.
There's some thought that BPII is the current "catch all". It will all change eventually anyway. The tough thing is finding a med that will help. Mood stabilizers did help me but made me so tired and/or flat I couldn't continue.
Right now, I'm taking a thyroid med (just started), Neurontin, and Prozac, with Zyprexa for the times when I feel "psychotic". I tried the Zyprexa one night and it wiped me out for two days. Needless to say, I am going to avoid it.I seem to have both a mood disorder and a thought disorder.
- KK
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