Posted by olysi79 on October 4, 2004, at 19:02:13
In reply to Re: Soft Bipolar anyone? » olysi79, posted by karaS on October 3, 2004, at 15:00:27
Hi kara,
They don't always do that... if someone tells you you're not BP jsut because you haven't gone manic on an SSRI is just plain wrong. Whats more important to look at are you sleep patterns, emotional lability, and whatnot... do you find that at certain times, you're down in the dumps really bad, easily suseptible to anxiety/depression, and overly sensitive? Do you find that sometimes you feel really good and "accelerated"... that things that bother you when you'er depressed have no baring on you... you feel more prone to spend money... have alot less discretion, etc? these are soft bipolar indications, especially with the sleep issues. those are things that PDOCS look for (I think), and that's probably why your pdoc wants to go the BP treatment route.
> > Hi there, I have soft bipoalr as well... I'm kind of a hornets nest because I also have OCD and anxiety problems... soem SSRIS make me more manic than others, the current one I'm on especially. We've adde din a mood stabilizer to help.
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> Hmmmm, the SSRIs never made me feel manic at all. Just numb. Maybe I'm not "soft bi-polar".
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