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Posted by beril on April 3, 2002, at 2:50:07
am very mixed up at the moment up & down like a yoyo & in a relationship thats not easy to say the least.... How do u know wether to stick with it or give it up altogether when cycloytmia mood swings gets in the way one day or should i say 1 minute u think something the next some thing else can any one help or through some experience on this subject id be most greatful cos im in a pickle.....
Posted by KB on April 3, 2002, at 7:28:16
In reply to confused? someone please reply, posted by beril on April 3, 2002, at 2:50:07
A couple of options come to mind - you could try waiting until your moods are stabilized by meds and then decide or you could make a chart of ptos and cons for each option - that way when you swing, you'll at least be able to remember the previous reasoning.
Posted by susan C on April 3, 2002, at 13:24:11
In reply to Re: confused? someone please reply, posted by KB on April 3, 2002, at 7:28:16
would take a piece of paper, draw a line down the middle and put a + at the top of one column and a - at the top of the other. Then, he would start writing, whatever came to mind and choose which column to put it in.
I have done this a number of times when in perplexing situations. Sometimes it helps, making it very very clear that the positives for example, out weigh the negatives, or visa versa.
sometimes it doesnt help beyond getting something in writing.
Tearing it up sometimes feels good too.
just a mouse muttering
Posted by Gracie2 on April 3, 2002, at 20:29:18
In reply to Benjamin Franklin, posted by susan C on April 3, 2002, at 13:24:11
My first pdoc had me on all kinds of drugs which helped with my anxiety but eventually zombified
me and put on the poundage. I don't know how many fricking pills I was taking every day. A lot.The guy I'm seeing now took me off all that stuff
and now I am taking just Seroquel. I didn't want to take it because it's an anti-psychotic, and I didn't consider myself to be psychotic. Moody, oh yes, Lord I would cry at the drop of a hat, and stay up all night worrying about everything under the sun.I am much, much better now. Maybe Seroquel isn't right for you but it might be worth asking your doctor about.I started sleeping better almost
right away and my mood stabalized gradually without the flat, burned-out feeling I experienced with the other medication. I must say that it did make me very tired at first, so much so that I almost stopped taking it. But I stuck with it and eventually I adjusted to the dosage.
I cannot tell you how much this drug has helped me. The mood swings, the crying, the insomnia, the general feeling of "craziness" are all gone.
Maybe it could help you too.
Good luck-
Gracie
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