Posted by Donna Louise on September 30, 2006, at 21:25:38
In reply to Re: discontonuimg Emsam » Donna Louise, posted by SLS on September 29, 2006, at 14:53:28
> > Insomnia is a major hallmark of bipolar
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> This is true in the manic phase of the illness or during a mixed-state - and then not always.
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> > and I just don't have that, never had. I slept like a rock as a baby.
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> Me too, in my depressed state. Mania is another story. The few times I had it, I could exist on 3-4 hour of sleep without really missing it.
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> Phillipa is right about insomnia being a component of some forms of unipolar depression. In fact, it was part of the original diagnosis.
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> In other words, you can sleep or oversleep and still be bipolar.
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> - ScottI have never had the classice bipolar I mania so I don't know how that would effect my sleep. I imagine I would be up painting the garage or some other productive activity...I have just had this major agitation, irritablity, panic and rage one minute, then fine the next and then towards the end of my run with the patch I fell into a pretty serious depression. We raised my lamictal to 200mg a few days before I quit the patch and I don't know which to credit for the cessation of my bipolar type symptoms. Either it was drug induced or the lamictal is working really really well for me. Or reboudn as we talked about before. Whatever, I am going to run with it as long as it lasts. BTW, I had much more subtle symptoms of soft bipolar before I started the patch, the patch just seemed to bring it to the surface. Probably any type of peripherally active stimulant would do the same thing. I won't be finding out, not going there, no siree.
donna
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