Posted by Mr.Scott on March 21, 2002, at 22:12:57
In reply to Very upset and confused-please help, posted by Peter on March 21, 2002, at 2:26:31
Easier said than done, but try not to stress yourself out. This is a process and it's going to take some time. As long as you stay engaged and keep trying to find an answer, you will!
Better to fully explore one regimen than jump to another before it's fully explored lest you have to jump back again because your not sure you fully explored it.
I think there is some truth to the fact that Lithium is better for BPI, but everyone is different. Off label usage is good thing not a bad thing. Those huge sample studies conducted to get drugs like Paxil approved for GAD by the FDA are great until you get into a clinical setting with an individual for whom Paxil doesn't do anything except make them emotional numb, overweight, and impotent and maybe a little less anxious. Suddenly the whole one size fits all solution goes out the window. From the sound of it, you would not have been labeled Bipolar at all a few years ago. Only now is everyone suddenly bipolar whereas we were all ADD a few years back.
You'll get to the right place...But never as fast as you want I'm afraid.
Scott
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