Posted by tom_traubert on April 27, 2005, at 21:31:18
Hi,
I met with a pdoc today for the first time in over 6 years. For the last couple of weeks I've been panicking, thinking that I am spiraling into a manic episode. It's really just heightened anxiety, but I'm not sure. It's happened twice before, but only directly after abrupt withdrawal from high levels of Anafranil and Klonopin. I haven't been on any psych meds since 1999.
Ok. So the doc said he wasn't sure if i am bipolar 1 or a new assignation that is coming around called bipolar3, which is manic episodes brought on by medications. That possibly the condition is there, but is only brought out by meds. I've never heard of this, but he says that there is literature supporting the idea that tricyclics, specifically, can trigger manic episodes in bp patients.
As for me, life has been highly anxious, focusing on my main fear, that I'll have another manic episode. As such, I am hypervigiliant of my thoughts and test myself to see if I amd thinking things that are apart from reality (Do I think there are messages for me on the radio or tv?). I don't think these things, I'm just afraid that I will and that's what the anxiety focuses on. He prescribed Klonopin to start on again, but I'm still hesitating the starting of medications again. I worked really really hard to stay off, and i want to continue if I can. I don't know.
any ideas?
thanks,
tt
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