Posted by HappyGirl on May 1, 2005, at 12:31:39
In reply to Mood Volatility. Why am I different?, posted by D minor on April 30, 2005, at 22:39:26
Hi:
Bipolar, BPD along with PTD has somehow 'similarity,' particularly in terms of med. regimen. However, since you have NO trauma in all of your life, you dx is mostly likely Bipolar, not PTD.In my personal experience, ... some of pdocs. making/categorize in order to rx med./med. combo. For instance, in my case, he promptly rx'ed the Zyprexa when I saw him VERY first time after my former pdoc. not able to rx med. combo. He seemed to know an exact nature of my Bipolar along with med. combo. 'through' his experience in having seen Bper's similar to mine. Then, in your case, ... probably your pdoc. has NOT seen 'often' the case like yours. Particularly, he sounded 'disappointment/frustration' after knowing your 'bad' reaction to the Cymbalta. In my guess, ... a 'majority' of his Bp patients have NO problem taking the Cymbalta along with med. combo. similar to yours. This is NOT a 'personalized' med. rx to each individual. More likely, his med. practice is made by a 'group,' not 'customarized/tailered' to each patient. Besides this, ... probably your pdoc. seeing more Bp II patients than Bp I. Then, he might have been a 'hard' time to get familarized with an 'exact' nature of your M.I. although he dxed Bipolar.
As to AD, ... in my personal experience, I myself got Bp dx after one of SSRIs, Zoloft. This is a very common among Bpers. You're NOT alone. However, from the reading others along with my 'family' history, you 'have' already Bp. Just after an AD, Bp surfaced very distinctly. It's not something we want to hear and believe this, ... but if we are NOT predisposed, we, Bper's getting 'better' on any of SSRIs.
In my suggestion, ... if your pdoc.'s comment, 'different,' keeps bothering you, you may get a benefit by getting a few 'conselling.' It's a VERY hard to accept and live with Bp, ... I understand your 'struggle.'
H.G.
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