Posted by boonie on December 16, 2003, at 6:57:23
In reply to Re: Lamictal and dizziness? » bridgey1128, posted by headachequeen on December 15, 2003, at 17:24:15
> I don't think it was you to whom she is referring but the reply to your post ...
> just my impression...
> actually, I hadn't considered the fact that alcohol is a depressant, although somewhere in the recesses of my mind I knew that...needed the reminder...
> and another of those funny quirks, had a session with my shrink today.. forgot to mention the topomax and tegretol questions I had for him sigh...still doing the compartmentalising thing...
> we did talk about that though LOL
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> as we talked, he mentioned that he was surprised that I had not turned to alcohol in an attempt to deal with the issues that led me to need psycotherapy... I assume this means I did something right..
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> at this point he is suggesting that I return to low doses of antidepressants and see if that helps... perhaps it will need increased dosages along with the psycotherapy to get through this... here we go again... and at some point I will again have to quit taking the stuff...
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> I asked him what hypo manicdepressive meant if I am not depressed ... still no solid answers...
> why on earth does this thing not go away....
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> I am running as fast as I can to keep ahead of it... and he informs there is no use running because it is myself I am running from...
> just what I needed to hear...
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> and of course if the meds chosen include zyprexa there goes more weight gain... that and tegretol will make a great Christmas gift...weight I do not want... and I will be really really depressed...
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> Does anyone else feel like a cat chasing its own tail???
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> kat
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> and please someone explain this bipolar II to me... or is that the hypomanicdepressive bit???
> and if it is... then someone explain that so it makes sense please....
> and does topomax help with that????
> Just when I think I am out of the woods, the trees start to get thicker again...Kat, I'm just wondering, cuz I think I might remember this, and I will look for my stuff. Is hypomanic, bi-polar II, the same as cyclothymic? Perhaps? Cyclothymic is where you're not as manic and not as depressed as full bi-polar. You don't swing out of control when manic (still functioning) and you don't get so depressed you can't get out of bed (still functioning, just don't really feel like it). There's also a link for cyclothymic - ARGH!!!! I recently moved, cleared my hard drive in the process (by mistake), but I will see if I can find it and I will get back to you. It's just tickling my brain and I remember seeing bi-polar II and cyclothymic mentioned in the same write up.
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