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Re: I need help w/ diagnosis--Krysti/Brandymac » ROO

Posted by Brandymac26 on November 7, 2002, at 9:19:29

In reply to Re: I need help w/ diagnosis--Krysti/Brandymac, posted by ROO on November 7, 2002, at 8:50:39

> Krysti--I just have to tell you that you are GREAT at
> writing exactly what it's like to have cyclothymia (although
> I have to say from your descriptions it sounds like you have
> more like full blown bipolar than cyclothymia!)...and thank you
> for writing such detailed descriptions...yes it DOES help to know there
> are others out there that share these experiences. It really does bring
> out more stress when you date someone because you never know who you're gonna
> be and how you're gonna feel! My cyclothymia developed while I was engaged and
> needless to say, I broke the engagement off...I just got too damn confused! One minute
> I was totally in love, the next he was completely wrong for me and I would be in a panic
> about it..back and forth, back and forth! I'm still scared to be in relationships because I
> don't trust my feelings to stay stable for someone, and I don't want to hurt anyone with my
> tendency to continually pull them close and then push them away because of my ever cycling moods.
> Have you found the mood stabilizer to help your current relationship?
>
> Brandymac...because of your confusion and panic..which is what I experienced when I started
> developing cyclothymia...I think it may be what you have...but I'm no psychiatrist, so of course
> I can't give you a diagnoses...I can just say it sounds very similar to what I went through and that
> being on a mood stabilizer helped me a lot with that panicky anxiety confused don't know who the hell
> I am feeling. You might want to ask your doctor if you can try one. Is there ANY way you can get referred
> to a psychiatrist? Sounds to me like you might need to be on a mood stabilizer and a low dose ssri for the OCD.


Hi Roo! I'm on lexapro for panic disorder, gad, and depression. I havent been diagnosed w/ ocd yet, but I'm sure I have it! I go to a general pratitioner b/c my insurance doesn't cover psy doc's, so I think I'm just gonna bite the bullet and go to the county mental health center here. I've talked to my friends and family, and they seem to think that I could posibly be bipolar also. When I look back at my different moods, I always underestimate how bad I can really get, and they have helped me realize that my mood swings are a lot worse than I actually thought, so I'm gonna bring this up w/ my doc when I go for my follow up visit, and see what she says or recommends. For example, i was taking w/ a friend about all of this, and she said that having a conversation with me is like walking on eggshells b/c she never really knows what kind of mood I'm in. And she said that I seem to be either up, and happy , or really mad at the world and down. I dont always see myself like this, but she, along with my husband have both said this to me over and over again. Hope this helps explain a little better where I'm coming from.I seem to not realize how bad my mood swings are, I guess. Thanks.
Brandy


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