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Re: Parnate and anger

Posted by bitkit on June 20, 2009, at 0:06:55

In reply to Re: Parnate and anger » bitkit, posted by Ron Hill on June 16, 2009, at 17:36:42

Ron, that's a fascinating topic and a loaded issue!

My father may or may not be bipolar. He's generally diagnosed and medicated as such but I don't believe I see much manic behaviour anymore. Still, it is the prevailing diagnosis. My mother is purely mildly depressed and lightly medicated with benzos on hand, too.

I share a psychopharmacologist with my father who keeps prodding me to reveal manic symptoms that I truly don't believe I have. This anger thing is new-- usually aggression from me is usually just depressive irritation at the world (slow walkers, thoughtless drivers, etc.) or self-hatred. This new generalized anger just kind of sits on top of the depression. It doesn't motivate me or energize me even falsely... so I don't think it's a mixed state.

On the quiz I only answered yes to the racing thoughts and money spending, but the money thing I liken to depressive overeating.

Thank you so much for this angle, though-- You are NOT alone in suggesting I consider it!

But truly, I have seen false energy and odd hyper activity in my father and do not believe I have ever felt or behaved that way. My mother seems to concur.

I really appreciate your perspective.

> > But my depression's returned this last week and additionally I now feel really angry. Furious and hopeless and wretched.
>
> > ... and otherwise just swings from mediocre to bad.
> -----------------------
>
> Bitkit,
>
> Just a thought. Have you ever been tested for bipolar disorder?
>
> Here is a screening test:
>
> http://i.cmpnet.com/CME/pt/PDF/MDQ_Quest.pdf
>
> And, here is the grading instruction sheet:
>
> http://i.cmpnet.com/CME/pt/PDF/MDQ_Instructs.pdf
>
> Print the test and fill it out before looking at the grading sheet.
>
> I am a bipolar patient, and I periodically experience depression mixed with raging anger. This is called a "mixed state".
>
> Bipolar patients must have moodstabilizers onboard. If not, antidepressants will often worsen the mood swings.
>
> Antiepileptic drugs (AED's) are typically used as moodstabilizers for bipolar II patients, and lithium is usually used for bipolar I patients.
>
> -- Ron
>
> dx: Bipolar II, with ultra rapid cycling (15 days for one complete cycle), and mild OCPD
>
> 600 mg/day Trileptal
> 200 mg/day Lamictal
> 500 mg/day Keppra
> 30 mg/day Parnate
>


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