Posted by LlurpsieNoodle on May 11, 2007, at 17:50:50
In reply to Back into the fray, posted by scratchpad on May 11, 2007, at 15:04:07
I hope you start feeling more stable soon too.
I've always had migraines on the day of my cycle when the estrogen crashes and the progesterone goes way up. Like clockwork I get a bad headache, sometimes a real migraine.
pdoc told me that bipolar females are sensitive to hormones (I'm assuming he meant estrogen and progesterone). And that their symptoms can be very very bad when hormones are out of whack.
Of course, my hormones are out of whack. 45 days and no period. maybe I'm in menopause. lol
no seriously, I hope you get some relief from this and find a new pdoc and/or sympathetic neurologist to help you out.
another interesting tidbit is that a great proportion of neurologists and neuroscientists were motivated to specialize due to a family history of mental illness. Thus you may find neuro folks more simpatico. Just make sure that they know their stuff about psych drugs and possible interactions.
((((((neuro))))))
p.s. my cymbalta symptoms nearly gone
Still have brain zaps every day (it's been 8? 9? weeks. but they are mild. clumsiness and vertigo went away by week 4 o 5. and the crying. well, I went on lamictal which is working very well as an antidepressant for me.
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