Posted by Tabßitha on October 26, 2002, at 16:31:09
In reply to Recognizing / Treating Cyclothymia, posted by fluffy on October 26, 2002, at 15:16:11
Hi Fluffy,
Just persist in getting the depression under control. The diagnosis isn't that important. I'm not clear on the distinction between cyclothymia and bipolar II, but I have to agree "cyclothymia" sounds a bit less scary. I've been in the weepy/agitated state you describe and it's truly horrible. Antidepressants always worked to pull me out of it, but never as fast as I wanted. Now that I've been on meds consistently I never get that low anymore.
There was a thread about creativity and meds, I'm not sure if that's the one you saw, but I came away with the impression that most of the artistic folks felt their creativity was improved by the meds.
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