Posted by holymama on February 9, 2004, at 14:01:08
In reply to Re: It's happening again... » holymama, posted by judy1 on February 9, 2004, at 13:23:04
Hi Judy
Yes, my husband has already hinted to me that he thinks I'm going overboard with the religious zeal and getting a bit manicky.
The problem is, this has become a common thing for me every month. I am only on my third or fourth month of a mood stabilizer (trileptal) as well as maybe 9 months on an AD (lexapro). The mood stabilizer has evened me out quite a bit, mellowed my mood swings, but I think that I still am cycling -- once a month. I think I cycle mildly from a few days of depression to normal to a week of hypomania and back again...again and again...
I mentioned this to my pdoc last month and he suggested I take an extra 5 mg lexapro (my AD) when I feel depressed to stop the depression. I had tried this on my own a few times and it had worked. That doesn't solve the problem of the hypomania or the cycling though. I suppose I might have to stop the AD for good at some point...I wonder what my pdoc is thinking. I'm new at this and he's done a good job so far, or at least I've been extremely receptive to the meds I've tried, but they are not perfect yet.
As for now, I'm just dealing with these waves of religious zeal that eventually break into a mild depression.....INSTABILITY is my middle name. :)
I prefer the religious obsession, but I'd like to stay away from becoming a Jehovah's Witness for my family's sake if possible.Autumn
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