Posted by MB on July 18, 2001, at 12:10:46
In reply to Rapid Cycling? - BPII, info needed, posted by Zo on July 17, 2001, at 19:38:03
> I am currently without mood stabilizers, just starting Omega-3 (OmegaBrite) protocol, which won't kick in, if it does, for another two weeks. Time to observe my BPII symptoms - and my pdoc's on vacation.
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> My pattern is awakening to sharp, sharp depression that only a nibble of codiene will cut. . .and being fine or almost so by evening. Ever heard of this? Is it the most rapid cycing of all time. . or normal BPII experience? Either way, it sucks.
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> Thanks,
> ZoI wake up to sharp, rage-tinged depression, and am fine by night. If I'm not careful (and if I don't get exercise daily) I have violent rage attacks. Also, I tend to get really fatigued, sleep a lot and over eat. I don't know what it'd be if you had to shove it in a box and name it, but the "sharp depression" in the morning and "better by night" struck a chord with me. If a doctor diagnosed me as bipolar, I would be reluctant to take a mood stabalizer: my "up" moments (which I think would be more accurately decribed as moments of normalcy, and which are marked by serenity and not energy) are the only nice parts of my life. I wouldn't want to "dampen" them.
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