Posted by Ritch on October 16, 2004, at 11:46:12
In reply to Mitch ... Anyone? How to judge hypomania ..., posted by smith562 on October 15, 2004, at 17:52:21
> I still haven't figured out if I have this bipolar spectum disease. I work in profession with hyperthermic people and also live in NYC ... the hub of hypomanic types. What is the best way of measuring hypomania? Is it sleep ... if you don't sleep more that 6 hours time to increase your mood stabilizer or decrease your antidepressant? Dr Phelps on Psycheducation.org quoted a study where patients that had insomnia with antidepressant where given an anticonvulsant in doses to resolve the insomnia. Most reported improvement in mood.
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> Thanks in advance ... SmithThe best "objective" measures of it would be sleep and weight (IMO). When I get manic my weight starts dropping and three-five hours of sleep is plenty. When I cycle into depression I start putting on weight and get a "sleeping sickness" where I've slept 12 or more hours a day. If you mood chart write down your weight and the amount of sleep you get every day and you might be surprised how closely those two trend together.
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