Posted by maxime on March 28, 2006, at 16:56:58
In reply to Aiming for hypomania ?, posted by linkadge on March 28, 2006, at 16:02:01
You're right Link. And for the record, MAOIs are the least likely to promote mania (i.e. people with BP2) than any other class of antidepressant.
I would be happy with happy. :-)
Maxime
> Aiming for hypomania isn't really a good thing. Oh sure, some of us think we can trick the brain, and tap into some sort of secret happiness resources, its a self serving bias, but the brain is always smarter.
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> Maybe I will get babble-warned for this statement but oh well.
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> There just seems to be this hidden conscencious that taking an MAOI will give keep you in some permanant euphoric state, but its not true, and I don't think that promoting it is a safe measure.
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> Sure they are strong drugs, but I still don't think it is that wise to aim for hypomania. It is not really a normal state and can be very taxing on the brain and body.
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> I think if you aim to feel normal that you people might have a better chance at achieving long term mental health.
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> Linkadge
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