Posted by Maxime on April 14, 2005, at 23:00:51
In reply to Re: klonopin and mood stabilizing, posted by notfeelingthebest on April 14, 2005, at 20:55:31
> Is bipolar starting to become a catch-all term for anything from mild mood swings to psychopathy? I don't mean that as a joke. What symptoms do you have that had you end up being diagnosed as BP?
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> (and regarding klonopin and anxiety, there is nothing more effacious for SP)- racing thoughts one after other. Ideas, ideas, ideas, and more ideas.
- I once wrote all over my wall in pencil all the ideas I had for books, business plans, volunteer projects.
-I would need little sleep for days and get more done than imaginable.
- I would talk so fast that people told me to slow down
-Lights and noises become so intense. All my senses are heightened. One time I curled up in the middle of a street that is closed off for shopping. Everything was too loud and too bright and it seemed like everyone was too close. I was brought to the hospital.
- Spending sprees (and now debt)
- I would lose any inhibitions.And then the crash. I'm bipolar type 2 which means my highs aren't as high as a full blown manic episode.
I haven't had hypomania like that for a long time. Usually I get the irritable form. A mixed state of depression and hypomania. I feel like I am surrounded by idiots. I still get the racing thoughts. These aren't obsessive thoughts they are like a "whoosh" of ideas all at once. But I haven't had the irritable moments for several months now or the racing thoughts. Just unrelenting suicidal depression.
I think it's important to distinguish between the two forms. If I were bipolar type 1 klonopin and trileptal would not be sufficient to keep me from flying high. Also people with BP type 2 tend to lean more towards depression.
But I agree with you. You do hear the term being used more often. But it's not a mild mood swing. Even hypomania feels intense to me.
Sometimes I say I have mood disorder. Sometimes I say I am a soft bipolar. On this board I just say bipolar.
And re. klonopin for anxiety, there seems to be a lot of people who don't find it effective for GAD but do find it helpful for SP. So I think it depends on what type of anxiety.
Maxime
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