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Jun 16, 2022, 08:49 AM
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Member Since: Jul 2019
Location: Downtown Vibes, California
Posts: 15,701
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Originally Posted by Soupe du jour
Hi Beth. I've never heard of that med either, but perhaps it could be helpful. As for your possible symptoms, I see some as leaning depressive. Not all depressive symptoms seem "classic", though. What I've noted is distress with some obsessive compulsive features. That doesn't mean I think you have OCD. Obsessive compulsive symptoms can often be part of bipolar depression or hypo/mania. See The Link Between OCD and Bipolar Disorder
I've definitely experienced obsessive-compulsive symptoms in the past without OCD. It's a little discussed topic in bipolar disorder. I see clear parallels between your current over focus on Mary and a past one I had with my last psychiatrist. This all follows your distressing experience with the psychiatrist. |
You are one perceptive woman! I began having OCD symptoms when I was 8 years old...OCD ran in my father's family like wildfire. I am diagnosed with it, though it is lower on the list than BD and PTSD. I'm proud of myself because all of my life I've been working with my OCD and cope with the behaviors quite well - although it is ongoing work.
Where I get really stuck, though, is with obsessive thinking - as you've mentioned. (Yes - distress is the word.)
Definitely part of the problem I'm having with Mary - although some of it has to do with serious, chronic physical illness (in addition to her mental illness) my mother had and my role in that from the time I was a child until she died when I was 42. Long story.
I'm going to read the article & will comment on it on this post. I had no idea that bipolar disorder and OCD could be connected.
Thank you, Soupe! -and I hope the Caplyta is helpful. Apparently, it's a med that has just been FDA approved.
btw, if you want to share, I'd be really interested in hearing some about your O-C with your former pdoc.
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