Posted by Roo on August 1, 2002, at 13:27:04
In reply to Re: Questions about DX...please help... :-(, posted by fiona on August 1, 2002, at 10:49:31
I jump from despair to anxiety to agitation.
My manic phases start off as mild elation,
turning into euphoria, then finishing up as
severe agitation and aggression, but these are
few and far between and mostly it's the agitation
and irritation at myself and the world around me
that gets to me.
Hmmm...That's interesting. I pretty rarely get the euphoria,
and that's what makes me wonder if I "qualify"...the high energy
tends to express itself in anger and frustration. It's more like
I'll feel "normal" for a day or so, then I'll get churned up with
nothing in particular triggering it, and i'll feel teary, an irresistable
impulse to reveal all my feelings to someone, no matter who it is, get
a pack of cigarettes and start chain smoking even though I normally
don't smoke and am an exercise nut...
I don't know, Fiona...I do know that my moods are rarely stable and that
it has effected my ability to function at work and in relationships.I was only on that mood stabilizer for 6 months or so (lamictal),and
I was grieving a 3 year relationship with a guy I was engaged to. But
still, even though I was sad, I was somehow more stable...I talked reasonably
about my sadness and it wasn't the end of the world. Now off the mood stabilizer,
I tend to just get beside myself and not be able to get a handle on it.
Of course, my AD's have been all screwed up too lately, so that could
contribute. I guess the bottom line is it wouldn't hurt to try one and
see if it smoothed things out. I was just hoping to be an AD only kind of
gal. It seems like with time, my depression gets more complex and harder to
treat. Is it a progressive disease? In the early years, I used to just
pop a 20 mg prozac and that took care of it all.
> After 10 months of med changes I am now on a
low dose of depakote which seems to be agreeing
with me more than any of the rest of the mood
stabilisers and antidepressants have.Any side effects from the depakote? What other
mood stabilizers have you tried and how did they effect
you?
Hopefully I will also get some stability from
the depakote, but as ever, it's a waiting game
and we shall see...I hope you do too...how long have you been taking it?
Have you noticed anything yet?>
> Wishing you all the luck in getting the right
combination for you.Thanks :-) And thanks for responding :-)
>
poster:Roo
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