From what I've read, the thing that differentiates us BPs from those with MDD is mania/hypomania. Our depressions also tend to be atypical, that is, we tend to eat and sleep a lot and be more irritable and anxious than people with "normal" depression.
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DX: Bipolar 1
Anxiety
Tardive dyskinesia
Mild cognitive impairment
RX: Celexa 20 mg
Gabapentin 1200 mg
Geodon 40 mg AM, 60 mg PM
Klonopin 0.5 mg PRN
Lamictal 500 mg
Levothyroxine 125 mcg (rx'd for depression)
Trazodone 150 mg
Zyprexa 7.5 mg
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