Posted by Elizabeth on April 10, 2002, at 11:35:00
In reply to Re: Effexor dose-dependent effects » Elizabeth, posted by Zo on April 8, 2002, at 22:28:11
> Well, with him, he's got something empircal. If it's important, I can ask what the ref is, am going up there
> Thursday, email me. zozo1029 at mac dot com.Cool. I'm cybersquid_400 at yahoo.
> > I've heard of exactly one case, which you're already familiar with. <g>
> very funny <g>Well jeez, I *hope* you're familiar with it!
> Sorry, meant rapid cycling, like pretty much every day. Since it was soft bipolar, nobody caught it. . until it was caught, if you get my meaning.
You mean until bipolar disorder became a trendy diagnosis. :-} Seriously -- I'm curious about all these "ultrarapid cycling" bipolar disorders I keep hearing about (I just met a woman yesterday who says she cycles daily, too -- seems you guys are everywhere!). It appears to be the real thing, as far as I can tell. It's curious because DSM-IV defines rapid cycling as anything more frequent than 4 mood episodes per year! Also, I believe that manic or hypomanic episodes are defined as lasting a certain amount of time, so things like what you have aren't really acknowledged by DSM-IV. Hopefully the next edition will recognize this type of thing.
> Tho in the larger sense, your description applies to the *years*. . .!
My description...? Sorry, what was that referring back to?
-elizabeth
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