Posted by jzp on June 30, 2000, at 4:18:24
Last time I was in the hospital/being treated I was
diagnosed as having Bipolar II, and was in a depressed
mode. That was in November of 1998. I was given
Depakote and Wellbutrin, and then Depakote and Zoloft,
but my mood and energy level did not improve. I left
school and lost my health insurance, so I went off all
medication in November of 1999. It didn't make any
difference; I was depressed on the medicine and off it.Now, I'm still depressed, but am in the process of
resuming treatment for it. From everything that I have
read, I fit all the qualifications of atypical depression:
extreme rejection sensitivity, weight gain, lack of energy
hypersomnia... It isn't so much that I just constantly
feel sad and empty, it's more that any little thing is
enough to make me feel terrible. Good things can
often make me feel better (very) temporarily, but it
invariably falls apart. Everything is overwhelming. I
feel like I'm just one big exposed nerve-- everything
affects me, everything hurts.I'm sorry it's taken me this long to get to the pertinent
question: What kind of treatments have been helpful
for those of you who also suffer from atypical
depression?Thanks for any help that you can offer.
-jzp
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