Posted by Optimist on February 26, 2005, at 23:51:14
In reply to Re: Summer Seasonal Affective Disorder » sunny10, posted by Run_Wild on February 25, 2005, at 12:06:24
Some of what you said rang a bell of dysphoric mania or a mixed episode. A lot of your symptoms seem opposite to what most winter SAD's experience similar to atypical depression features which is often the flip side of mania. Most atypicals have an increased need for carbs and sleep. You sound like you have the physical features of a hypomania combined with a negative mood. The fact that thyroid medication also helped rings another bell, which seems to help many bipolars albeit depressives as well though.
Have you been on any psych meds yet? Perhaps a mood stabilizer would do you well.
Brian
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