Posted by Mitch on August 14, 2001, at 23:51:07
In reply to Re: Recurrent depression vs bipolar, posted by alexamum on August 14, 2001, at 23:12:03
> The lows aren't seasonal or predictable as far as I can tell. I think you're right. A change of meds is in order.
A.
You said a "change of meds" is in order. Did you see a doc about your depressions and he put you on a mood stabilizer that most bipolar people generally take, hence your question about what the difference is between unipolar and bipolar recurrent depression? Well you can still have bipolar depression and it not be "predictable". The bottom line is if you have had hypomanic or manic symptoms/episodes. If not then it would be an unpredictable nonseasonal recurrent unipolar depressive disorder. Sometimes certain mood stabilizers that bipolar people take can be helpful for unipolar depressives, such as lithium, i.e.
Mitch
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