Posted by Penny on March 7, 2002, at 9:34:35
In reply to Re: How depression starts, posted by Zo on March 7, 2002, at 3:02:24
Zo,
So, I've been paying a bit more attention to how I've been feeling, since your message, and what I've noticed is that after nearly two weeks on Celexa, I think what I'm experiencing could definitely be described as hypomania. I said before that I don't meet the 'decreased need for sleep' criteria...but after the past two days, I'm not so sure. Had very little sleep last night and feel like the energizer bunny...have been extremely lethargic for a while now (due to the depression) and right now have more energy than I know what to do with...
I'm thankful for your ideas on this. Don't know why I'm so concerned with having a proper diagnosis, but I am.
Question: is this going to become more cyclical? I mean, I suppose it already is (and I've described in the past that my moods 'cycle' rapidly, but I'm rarely ever in the same place for too long), but more definitively?
I think I have a difficult time remember what it's like to feel 'up' when I'm so down, and the depressive episodes have certainly been longer lasting than my 'up' periods. But I think I feel more up than I have in a long time. It's better than feeling suicidal, but still quite weird. And I think you hit the nail on the head with your comments.
thanks again.
Penny> > I don't meet the 'decreased need for sleep' criteria (though I guess I do occasionally meet the decreased sleep criteria - can't sleep even if I want to). I don't have increased energy.
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> Oh, that. What the hell do they know. These "criteria," which are all so LAME, ought to be considered instead the most general of guidelines. This is how my Bipolar II didn't happen to get dxed for seventeen years, can we say Duh. Because they were looking to the DSM, not to the patient.
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> Zo
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