Posted by Ritch on May 7, 2003, at 10:22:51
In reply to reagarding your mood charting..... » Ritch, posted by ~Alii~ on May 6, 2003, at 13:53:42
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> >>>Hi Ponder,
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> I would suggest backing off the Wellbutrin some. I mood chart my bipolar and keep track of all my dosages on a spreadsheet and watch the trends. I have been able to tolerate Wellbutrin less and less as my seasonal bipolar depression has lifted and now I am looking at very intense hypomanias in April and May. Just an opinion, but when it comes to bipolar I think you need to look at what you can *reduce* before you think of what to add-on. I think Topamax is a good anti-manic agent. Some folks get unremitting *brain fog* from it, some don't. Try dropping your WB down to 300mg/day from 400mg and see if the *anxiety* lightens up a bit.
> good luck,
> Mitch<<<
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> Mitch,
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> Do you use any codes for your spreadsheets to facilitate their use? I've been fiddling with one in Excel and am not having much luck putting together the exact things I need in this chart. I'm copying off of the one adapted from Sachs, G (1996): J. Clin. Psychopharm. 16:2 (suppl 1) p47S
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> It is a rather common mood chart but given the advantages of having one on the pc as well as the written version gives me a better chance at getting this information together for the doctors since not a one of them has a clue right now as to what the heck is going on with my moods/sleep/health in general. Bleck.
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> Roundabout way of asking you if you use Excel and if so do you have your chart finely tuned?
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> Thank you.
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> ~alii
>Hi, I used to use Excel and got very detailed with it. My computer crashed and I lost it, so I went back to using desk calendars! Basically, I just use pluses and minuses to indicate peaks and troughs of mood, and write down my meds/dosages, and add verbal comments like "irritable", etc. The most stable stretches have the least comments. :)
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