Posted by petter on June 5, 2001, at 1:27:02
In reply to Gabitril » Anna P., posted by Elizabeth on June 4, 2001, at 23:32:18
> > Recently all these symptoms were helped with Gabitril - anticonvulsant. Does it mean I'm bipolar II? (no manias)
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> No. Bipolar disorder always requires the presence of manias or hypomanias.
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> It sounds like an anxiety disorder, if anything. A lot of people have anergia and poor concentration related to anxiety.
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> Gabitril (tiagabine) is a GABA reuptake inhibitor. I would expect it to be helpful for anxiety.
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> Have you ever taken benzodiazepines -- Valium, Xanax, Klonopin, etc.?
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> -elizabethHi!!
Evidens for bipolar 2 are:
Mood problem started young (around 25)
Serve winter episode(weak)
antidepressant-induced hypomania.Evidens Against bipolar 2
Episodes all triggered by events.
why not in the meanwhile you could decide you have a "unipolar" depression with a susceptibility to a bipolar pattern, and keep that view until there´s some further evidence ti point further along the spectrum toward bipolar disorder.
Im from Sweden, so my spelling is not allways so good.
Best wishes//Petter
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