Posted by JohnX2 on March 8, 2002, at 0:56:32
In reply to Re: Poop Out Versus Bipolar, posted by JohnX2 on March 8, 2002, at 0:49:14
PS: I find the antidepressants (chemical boosters) make me feel
much more like "somebody else" than the membrane
stabilizers.-John
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> If you purely ignore "labels" that these flowchart
> doctors try to stick on us and look at people's
> histories with medicines and how they affect
> the brain/body and poop out (for example BarbaraCat),
> membrane stabilizers (I'll call them by their
> chemical property instead of psychological label
> - mood stabilizer) do indeed statistically
> improve the odds of maintaining a robust
> and predictable antidepressant response for
> many people.
>
> Best Regards,
> John
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> > > I was diagnosed as bipolar II a couple of weeks ago. I don't know if the dx is right though: the only thing i know is that i used to get such a temporary relief/depression breakthrough without meds: this short lived healing experience seems to fade away wih time no matter what. I don't know if this is typical of bipolars.
> > > By the way i was told not to try Wellbutrin as i might get manic. I wasn't at ease with the pdoc who has diagnosed me as bipolar II as he labelled me borderline also. He doesn't know a thing about me and this guy is giving me labels after half an hour interview! Can't believe this. He noticed i was angry + told him about my past history of abuse and thought "she must be borderline".
> > > I'm supposed to call a psichopharmacologist woman i felt comfortable with tomororrow: i'll stick to Effexor and see what she's going to tell me. Did Geezer feel good with mood stabilizers? I'm going to look for her posts on the archive.
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> > > Thanks for the info!
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> > > blessing
> > >
> > > Anna Laura
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> > Hey,
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> > I think bipolar II is overdiagnosed. Although this maybe a good thing, a trial of mood stablizers can't hurt, but missing a bipolar diagnoses will.
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> > I still think the previous poster is experiencing poop out, not bipolar.
> >
> > J
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