Posted by garyengelm on December 14, 2007, at 18:36:11
In reply to Re: I have severe rage/anger/homicidal thoughts.., posted by garyengelm on December 14, 2007, at 17:57:33
Like PolarBear, I have recently been diagnosed with Bipolar II. Never in a million years did I ever think I had bipolar. I'm still not sure, but after a week on Lamictal, the depression has almost completely lifted and I'm smiling again, the crying spells, and irritability are gone. I'm just having worsening anxiety from the Lamictal on only 25mg. I'm just a week in, so I hope it goes away so that I can go up on the dose. In the meantime, I'm using Xanax to deal with the worsening Anxiety I've had all along. go to http://www.psycheducation.org and read up on Bipolar II. There is much overlap between anxiety/depression and Bipolar II. It's impossible for a Dr. to make the call. You have to try a mood stabilizer to find out. If you've failed antidepressants, there is a good chance you have it.
Hope that helps....Gary
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