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Posted by medievil on January 24, 2007, at 11:53:04
allright, i think i've got bipolar
right now i'm back euphoric and feel on top of the world, these days my ocd seems to greatly reduced or even gonedo other ppl experience this? does this mean a mood stabilizer would work for ocd?
Posted by linkadge on January 24, 2007, at 12:03:34
In reply to does hypomania stop ocd?, posted by medievil on January 24, 2007, at 11:53:04
Its possable. Euphoric mania may reduce OCD, but mixed states may not.
If a mood stabiizer reduces mania, it might bring back OCD.
Linkadge
Posted by medievil on January 24, 2007, at 12:07:12
In reply to Re: does hypomania stop ocd?, posted by linkadge on January 24, 2007, at 12:03:34
i dont really get the point of medication for bipolar actually
i love mania!!!
parnate seemed to have stabilized bipolar (took it for ocd) but i was missing my hypomanic days and i was obsessing it made my serotonin receptors less sensitive
(i saw an improvement in ocd tough, just stopped the parnate too early)
Posted by medievil on January 24, 2007, at 12:09:21
In reply to Re: does hypomania stop ocd?, posted by medievil on January 24, 2007, at 12:07:12
ive also taken an SSRI before, and it made my so euphoric (i beleive it triggered hypomania) but i stopped that too because i hated SSRI's
Posted by linkadge on January 24, 2007, at 12:25:58
In reply to Re: does hypomania stop ocd?, posted by medievil on January 24, 2007, at 12:09:21
>ive also taken an SSRI before, and it made my so >euphoric (i beleive it triggered hypomania) but >i stopped that too because i hated SSRI's
If it was making you euphoric, how could you hate it?
Anyhow, so long as you only experience pleasurable mania, I wouldn't care. If you expereince lows then it might be good to stabilize moods as higher highs can contribute to lower lows.
Linkadge
Posted by Phillipa on January 24, 2007, at 12:37:04
In reply to Re: does hypomania stop ocd?, posted by linkadge on January 24, 2007, at 12:25:58
Link I didn't know that but I could use a little hypomania myself. Love Phillipa
Posted by linkadge on January 24, 2007, at 12:47:43
In reply to Re: does hypomania stop ocd? » linkadge, posted by Phillipa on January 24, 2007, at 12:37:04
Its not a scientific fact or anything, I would just assume that OCD could be mood congruent seeing as depression and OCD are often comorbid.
Linkadge
Posted by medievil on January 24, 2007, at 12:50:02
In reply to Re: does hypomania stop ocd?, posted by linkadge on January 24, 2007, at 12:25:58
> >ive also taken an SSRI before, and it made my so >euphoric (i beleive it triggered hypomania) but >i stopped that too because i hated SSRI's
>
> If it was making you euphoric, how could you hate it?
>
> Anyhow, so long as you only experience pleasurable mania, I wouldn't care. If you expereince lows then it might be good to stabilize moods as higher highs can contribute to lower lows.
>
> Linkadge
>i cant take xtc on srri's (i know thats a bad thing tough lol)
but thats not the main reason, it didnt improve social anxiety
Posted by linkadge on January 24, 2007, at 13:10:32
In reply to Re: does hypomania stop ocd?, posted by medievil on January 24, 2007, at 12:50:02
So let me get this straight,
You did not want to take Parnate for fear that it would desensitize your serotonin receptors, yet you take Ecstacy without fear of dammge to serotonin receptors?
:)
Linkadge
Posted by medievil on January 24, 2007, at 13:15:14
In reply to Re: does hypomania stop ocd?, posted by linkadge on January 24, 2007, at 13:10:32
it just stopped my mania, i tought it was normal euphoria everyone has and it damaged my brain
sounds crazy i know lol
i did not like it tough... aint it possible to stop sudden mood swings and keep the mania (i'l take depression with it, i love mania so much, its my cure for ocd, anxiety etc..)
Posted by medievil on January 24, 2007, at 13:19:17
In reply to Re: does hypomania stop ocd?, posted by medievil on January 24, 2007, at 13:15:14
is it possible to stop the depressive cycles in my sleep so i dont notice them? i think being euphoric while sleeping is a waste
or i am just not making sense lol
Posted by linkadge on January 24, 2007, at 15:45:02
In reply to Re: does hypomania stop ocd?, posted by medievil on January 24, 2007, at 13:19:17
Do you mean trying to induce depression while sleeping?
Linkadge
Posted by iforgotmypassword on January 24, 2007, at 21:19:17
In reply to Re: does hypomania stop ocd?, posted by linkadge on January 24, 2007, at 15:45:02
Posted by Darwin on January 26, 2007, at 3:18:29
In reply to does hypomania stop ocd?, posted by medievil on January 24, 2007, at 11:53:04
I recall reading in the "letters" section of one of the major psychiatric magazines a report by a psychiatrist who noticed that his OCD patients who developed hypomania were free of their OCD during their hypomanic episodes. Unfortunately, their OCD returned when their hypomania remitted.
Posted by medievil on January 26, 2007, at 6:39:13
In reply to Re: does hypomania stop ocd? » medievil, posted by Darwin on January 26, 2007, at 3:18:29
> I recall reading in the "letters" section of one of the major psychiatric magazines a report by a psychiatrist who noticed that his OCD patients who developed hypomania were free of their OCD during their hypomanic episodes. Unfortunately, their OCD returned when their hypomania remitted.
interesting!
is there any info on what neurotransmitters rase on hypomania?
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