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Originally Posted by RockyRoad007
Your symptoms sound a lot like my bipolar 2 disorder.
Have you ever discussed with your doctor on whether you would benefit from a mood stabilizer (in conjunction with your antidepressant), regardless of whether you have depression or bipolar disorder. It may help stop this cycling you are experiencing.
I've been in your predicament and it's not fun.
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Thanks for having some understanding. I was tried on so-called "mood stabilizers." None of them did any good. I was given Depakote, Lamictal, lithium and a lot more different ones. I was tried years ago on Seroquel, Neurontin, and others. One doctor told me I was bipolar a long time ago. Other doctors said that I wasn't. One said that "bipolar" was too heavy-duty a diagnosis for me.
All I know is that going through these episodes is miserable beyond what I can even explain. Doctors have given me wildly different diagnoses. I know the whole problem is that I'm too isolated. I also know the only fix for that is getting involved in things that put me around others. But at times I have awful anxiety on top of being depressed. Trying to find help doesn't lead to anything that helps. I just tell myself that every episode came to an end, and this one will too.