Posted by katia on June 4, 2003, at 18:17:43
In reply to Re: Antidepressants and Bipolar Disorder? » katia, posted by Ron Hill on June 4, 2003, at 1:44:56
Hi,
Thanks for your long message. I was never properly diagnosed. I think i heard the words double depression last summer, but that was the first of many pdoc I'd go through in two different clinics. But no one has questioned me re: bipolar or not. I was always under the assumption that bipolar was accompanied with those wonderful euphorias people talk about with no need to sleep and tons of energy. I've never quite experienced classic "mania" so I always off the bat told the pdocs that I was definitely NOT manic depressive. and they believed me.I do have an appt. with a wellknown good pdoc on June 16th. I've waited over a month for it. I'm just paying out of pocket for it. and it's damn pricey. But I can't take this clinic anymore; I'm not getting proper care and as you said that can be worse than no care at all.
The last visit I had about two months ago, I suggested to the pdoc Serzone or Remeron. Since the samples they had were Serzone that's what he gave me. Great reasoning huh? that's about par for the course in my care for the past year. So I started on it and went hypomanic, I'm quite sure. stopped it, fell down a straight chute to hell; so started it again at a measly 50mg (people starting don't even start at this level). It seems to be working some what. I am moody, but at least I'm not depressed like I was.
so we'll see. Do you know anything about Cyclothymia? Isn't this a mild form of BPII? I'm sure there's more to my dx than just unipolar depression, just not sure what that what else is.
thanks.
Katia
p.s. what is : Enada NADH in conjunction with 250 mg/day of TMG ??
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