Posted by bob on January 27, 2002, at 19:43:18
Is the presence of bouts of extreme irritability, comorbid with irrational ruminations indicative of depression, or BPD? These symptoms cycle along with depression and anxiety. I've never been diagnosed as BP, as I've never been manic or hypomanic in the classic sense unless it was med induced. I have experienced bouts of irritability, along with anger. The only problem with me believing I'm bipolar, is that with the mood stabilizers I've taken (Depakote, Lithium, Tegretol), I become a zombie and start sleeping all day. It seems that those meds are much more helpful for people who experience true manic episodes, not irritability and anger. I'm very afraid that what I really have is a personality problem. That seems especially unfortunate to me, since BPDs seem to be so hard to treat, in addition to the fact that I'm extremely med intolerant. Meds are killing me.
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