Posted by Tabitha on May 26, 2016, at 17:27:41
In reply to Re: more Lamictal » Tabitha, posted by porkpiehat on May 25, 2016, at 15:37:40
> and it always goes to deep breathing or "that's where our work lies" without any follow up.
Ahahaha, that's great, it's therapist-speak for "I have no idea how to solve this problem but I'm getting paid by the hour so let's keep talking about it and pretend that talking about it is actually important work"
> I have friends that report they have had mixed episodes on lamictal and ended up in the hospital. I will definitely jump from dysphoric to rageful and then snap back to normal sometimes.
Yeah it's weird, they use it off-label as a mood stabilizer, but some people on it for seizures report that it makes them moody. It doesn't give you a good sense that the effects are very well-understood.
> After years on meds I can't really discern normal mood changes from med reactions.
Right? It's so hard to know what if anything is triggering mood changes.
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> sorry if you already said this, but what is your dx?Bipolar 2. Mostly severe depression. I get hypomania from SSRI. Not sure if I ever really had hypomania before starting meds. How about you?
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