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May 09, 2010, 10:21 AM
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Member Since: May 2010
Location: Netherlands
Posts: 45
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Originally Posted by Phoenix1985
I've always had the impression from what I've read is that the only major difference is the BP2 has hypomania and BP1 mania. I've wondered the same because I was diagnosed BP2, but in the last year have had three of what my psychiatrist calls brief psychotic episodes and he wants me on anti-psychotics for at least 12 months because he's concerned it may progress into a full-blown psychotic episode. So yeah, I'm a tad confused aswell.
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Yeah, I also thought that was the difference, which it is. But it is not all of it. I asked my pdoc about it, since I thought I had BP II. He told me I have I, and has put me on abilify which is also an anti-psychotic. I have had one near anti-psychotic break. I tend to get paranoid and distrustful during my hypomanias, though.
The other things are: having mixed episodes and rapid cycling, which point to BP I.
He also told me that it is not unusual for BP II to develop into BP I. In my case it happened right after my diagnoses.
I have gone undiagnosed for 38 years, until it got out of hand with being all over the place (now I would call it a mixed state), severely suicidal and on top of that getting severe medical induced hypomania (too much anti-depressants). After that I started rapid cycling.
So, that's what I know about it.
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