Posted by floatingbridge on July 29, 2011, at 21:28:05
In reply to Re: Cyclothymia: SLS and others. What is it?, posted by Christ_empowered on July 29, 2011, at 20:49:51
> I think the bipolar-spectrum disorders are being diagnosed differently than back in the day. I guess with all these new anticonvulsants and neuroleptics, doctors call people who once would've been seen as depressed or moody or even anxious as cyclothymic or bipolar of some persuasion. That's my take on it, anyway.
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> How do you feel about stimulants? The few cyclothymic people I've known responded well to stimulants and xanax. I know you were on a hefty dose of Dexedrine, but maybe
something milder, or at least at a lower dose? I don't know...I'm just throwing things out there for you.Thanks CE. You are spot on to the two agents that have made a difference. And your ideas about the diagnostic history of the dx are interesting. I 'chose' Emsam because of some notion of responding very well to dexidrine. Originally I thought
parnate, but felt that might be too hard on my body. Who knows? Xanax xr is now adequately dosed and taken like clockwork. My new pdoc is not stressing me to ever get off.I just don't understand the theory/ idea of cyclothymia.
It was called 'soft' bipolar in 1998 when I first presented to
psychiatry. Even that term makes me cringe.Everyone's illness is a bear. I just don't get much of the theory.
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