Posted by Iansf on November 3, 2005, at 12:36:56
In reply to Re: Hypomania-- a solution to TR Depression? » Girlnterrupted, posted by neuroman on November 3, 2005, at 10:57:00
> Hi,
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> If that's hypomania I'll take it.I will too. It's absurd to label a general enjoyment of life and people as hypmania, especially since your mood didn't go up and down during the year the med was working. I don't think a year of feeling good followed by the return of depression could reasonably be categorized as bi-polarity. If your mood changed every other year with regularity, maybe it could be considered some idiosyncratic form of manic-depression, but it doesn't sound like that's the case.
I experienced a similar feeling when I was on Prozac. It lasted two years, and I so miss that experience. Unfortunately, I had to sleep a minimum of 10 hours a night - and my body actually craved more. Plus I got the well-known diminution of sexual feeling, ability and desire, and I was a bit more detached than I was comfortable with. But for me, it was the first time in my life I experienced pleasure in simply being alive. Until then, I honestly didn't believe it was possible. And how I crave being back in that state.
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