Posted by Brandymac26 on November 5, 2002, at 16:20:49
In reply to Re: newbie here again, posted by Krysti on November 5, 2002, at 15:54:22
> Hi Brandy,
>
> I'm bipolar and I just added Lexapro to my mood stabilizer (Gabitril) about a month ago. It did wonders for the depression, but has brought back some anxiety - not too bad yet though. I'm going to stay on it for a while longer (5mg) and see how it does. It's a big relief to get rid of the depression, but ugh, I don't want the anxiety either. I'm hoping that will go away...
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> Good luck to you : )
>
> KrystiHI, thanks for the reply! I have been wanting to ask a question about being bipolar, and since you are, I figure I'll ask you. When a bipolar person experiences the manic state that they go into, does that always mean that there full of energy, cant sit still, cant sleep etc? I'm asking b/c I have thought for a while that I may be bipolar b/c as a teenager and even into my early 20's I would always go into these phases of being WAY OVERLY excited about things, and this high would last for a while. Also, nothing used to ever bother me. For example, my mom was diagnosed with MS 3 years ago, and I just shrugged it off so it wouldn't bother me and make me worry. Earlier in life, I experienced more of the UP's than the downs, but now, I'm exhausted all the time, I have terrible mood swings, things that happened to me in the past I will dwell on untill it ticks me off so bad I go into a rage, and whenever I start something, like cleaning the house for example, I cant just "straighten up", I have to scrub the whole house or I will go crazy!! The thing is, I didnt ever "crash" after the "UP's" if you know what I mean. I would just go back to being my normal self. And now, it seems like I never get excited about anything anymore, I just have really bad mood swings, and cant control myself, or slow myself down doing normal every day tasks, yet I dont stay up all night, or feel like I have a ton of energy even while I get into this mind set. Plus, I have terrible anxiety attacks all the time, and depression. Do you think that I should mention this to my doctor(who is a general practitioner), and tell her I think I could be bipolar, or is all this stuff coming from the depression and anxiety? I'ts getting really tough for me b/c I have tried so many ssri's, and none of them seem to make me better, thats why I'm wondering if I could be bipolar b/c a lot of people say that if your bipolar ssri's alone tend to make the problem worse (which is what's happening to me). I would really appreciate your input. Thanks alot!
Brandy
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