Posted by jzp on July 1, 2000, at 15:48:35
In reply to Re: atypical depression treatment? - jzp and noa, posted by SLS on July 1, 2000, at 14:57:28
Wow, thanks for all your responses.
Scott-- I have had hypomania in the past. Up until
this most recent episode, the ups and downs have
had a fairly seasonal pattern. I would crash in
November, perk up in April, and then in late June/
early July I would have about two weeks of hypomania.
Nothing major like the depressed part, but it was
definitely there. I grew up in Minnesota, where
the seasonal thing was a lot more pronounced (starting
when I was about 17, I'm 24 now). When I still lived
up there I experimented with light therapy, but couldn't
ever quite come up with the right amount-- always too
much (became hypomanic) or too little (no effect.)
When I moved to Arizona during college, the two years
I was there were really good-- just a little trouble with
the hypomania in the summer, but the depression was
almost totally under control.I live in southern California now, so you wouldn't
think that the seasonal thing would be causing major
problems. Still, I crashed in November of '98, and
haven't managed to get back up, despite a summer
and a half passing since then.I've been on Paxil, Zoloft, and Wellbutrin, as well
as the Depakote. I feel like there is one more
antidepressant in there, too, but my mind is drawing
a blank. My doctors have tended toward the "wait-and-see"
approach, even when it was clear that it wasn't
doing much good. I have an appointment with a new
doc this coming Friday, so hopefully we will be
able to work something out.thanks,
Jannette
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