Posted by Dinah on July 30, 2011, at 7:49:26
In reply to Cyclothymia: SLS and others. What is it?, posted by floatingbridge on July 29, 2011, at 13:36:41
That was one of the diagnoses on my insurance receipt over the years. I never took it particularly seriously, since like most other diagnoses it didn't fit particularly well. I figured it was my pdoc's shorthand for "mood instability". I'm definitely on the bipolar spectrum somewhere, but cyclothymia doesn't really fit any better than bipolar II.
My mood instability has seemed to mellow out a bit since menopause. Have you checked with a gynecologist about possible hormonal involvement?
Lamictal is some use for me, I think. I take it primarily for migraine prophylaxis, but I think it also has a bit of mood stabilization effects.
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