Posted by Glydin on October 10, 2005, at 21:31:58
In reply to Re: Does this have something to do with meds?, posted by lynn970 on October 10, 2005, at 21:15:45
I can't really tell you what it feels like to be bipolar since I'm unipolar depression with an anxiety disorder.
The older term for it was manic depressive disorder - which is a bit of a slight misnomer, but it entails moods that swing from one extreme to the other - depression (sometimes VERY deep) to a euphoric, (sometimes VERY high) "I feel terrific" mood. There is cycling of the two extremes. That being said, there is hypomania which is not as severe a "high" on the manic scale.
Mood stablizers are part of the medical treatment. I don't think SSRI's in particular used alone turn out to be a very good treatment for a number of folks and can make things worse.
Again, I have no personal experience. There are alot of folks here who could give you better insight.
I think your first move would be to get with your doc, discuss what's going on and get the thyroid levels done.
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