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#1
Apr 18, 2012, 07:31 PM
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Greetings fellow trudgers
Just a really stupid question with a short story So, saw Pdoc yest-he says, I am depressed. Ok. Started back on meds Today felt good normal, no problem (well for a little while alot of energy that I couldn't seem to direct-just agitated) So my question, Can you just bounce out of a depression like that into something else (in this case, feeling normal, then edgy, but ok) It makes me wonder if I really am bipolar cause I think, no one just comes out of a depression like that that fast. that doesn't seem right. I was going to take time off work and he was going to write for leave cause when I am "depressed" part of it is I am negative, edgy, nasty and I don't have alot to give. I was getting scared I might loose my job. But I feel better now so I am thinking I'll just go into work. Besides, then I am not thinking constantly about me, me me all the time, I can get out of myself. Sorry for the long post. So any ideas, opinions or experiences with this rapid shift?????? Thank you in advance |
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Apr 18, 2012, 07:56 PM
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I'm a rapid cycler and my cycles are like light-switches. My deep depression only lasts a few days and then -bam- just simply feeling normal again...Same with when I get hypomanic....A few days, then normal.
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Apr 18, 2012, 08:29 PM
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Hi there!! I think that's what they call rapid cycling, but Im not sure....alot of us experience it....I was diagnosed Bi-Polar II last year, and I started out thinking it was just depression (I shouldnt say just depression, cuz that sucks too lol) and I was still up and down and all over the freakin place and my anti-depressants would always crap out 6 months later....honestly, I would let your doc know and see if they can evaluate you for bi-polar or something else....could be your thyroid too....lots of things can cause it....good luck though, i know it makes you feel crazy when this happens!
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Apr 18, 2012, 09:42 PM
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Have you experienced fast mood shifts before? If this is the only time that this has happened, you may just be coming out of the depression. Sometimes depressive episodes just end suddenly.
You could have something called "cyclothymic temperament" (different from cyclothymia as an illness), in which you have daily mood shifts on top of your episodes of mood disorder. I have bipolar II with a cyclothymic temperament, and my moods are everywhere all the time. I have periods where I'm on average very depressed, but I may have a few hours during months of darkness when I actually feel hypomanic. If you have a cyclothymic temperament, odds are that you're bipolar, as cyclothymia is considered a "non-manic marker of bipolar disorder". However, you still could be suffering from "just" MDD.
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Apr 18, 2012, 10:42 PM
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Sounds like you've never experienced such a rapid shift before, so I'm not sure that I'd think of it as rapid cycling per se... I mean, doesn't it seem that considering the timing that we're talking a med reaction? You said, "started back to meds". Was it something new? Was it something you've had before and not had this reaction to? A mood stabilizer? An AD? Both? One med or more than one? Haha, sorry to pepper you with questions, guess it boils down to "anything new?" 
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Apr 19, 2012, 12:21 AM
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Needtoknow, if you are newly on an antidepressant and responded that quickly, it is very likely a reaction to the AD, and not your depression lifting. If it is a reaction to the med, the longer you stay on it, the more damage it can do to you.
It happened to me nearly 2 years ago, and I stuck it out for 3 weeks before I could see my pdoc. I developed hyperacusis at that time, which no meds have been able to fix. I am still in a mixed episode, and have no idea how long it will take to resolve, if ever. It is worth getting in touch with your pdoc and giving him/her your feedback so you can address it ASAP. Take Care. TS
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Apr 19, 2012, 12:49 PM
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Thanks for the replies, I guess I should have been more clear-
I have been diagnosed BP NOS because I primarily have depression and mixed states. I went off my medication and now am going back on. I have been depressed before, then felt better like I wrote above, but then I think, "That must not really be depression that I was in because How can you just bounce out of it that quick?" It is the change in how I feel so quick that makes me question-how can you be "depressed" to "ok" in a day? I have some residual "yuck" but for the most part, ok. Doesn't make sense. Im not just taking AD It is Lithium, Abilify, and Seroquel.I just started back on them now 2 days ago. Anyway thank you for reading/suggestions and questions. |
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Apr 19, 2012, 01:18 PM
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Have the same thing here, even asked the pdoc if this can happen because it felt like I was being misdiagnosed- being and sad in one day (to the extreme) and it is. I've been on my meds for 3 months and they increased my dosage. Had my thyroid checked and everything fine. Will check out the cyclothamia thing. Thanx
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Apr 19, 2012, 05:48 PM
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I'm a bipolar one and rapid cycle. In one hour I can go from depressed, to angry, to crazy happy, to normal, back to one of the others. I do my best to not let my kids see my moods. DH knows when something is up and he'll give me lots of hugs and kisses and give me some space. :0) My doctor has referred to it as ultra rapid cycling but I'm not sure it is. I think I don't really understand what ultra rapid cycling is.
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Apr 19, 2012, 05:56 PM
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I also have rapid cycling. And I can switch very quickly or other times feel fine. But I switch often and quickly all the time.
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Apr 19, 2012, 09:48 PM
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Thank you for writing everyone. Talked to my Psych today. He said it was part of Bipolar depression. It is emotional lability and yes, that is part of it, going from one mood to another like that. I feel relief to find that out that it is part of it, not just my mind going wack. So I guess it stands-I'm depressive bipolar and this is a part of it. So the learning goes. I hope everyone else on this thread finds the answers to their questions. Thanks for sharing everyone......
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Apr 19, 2012, 09:50 PM
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Apr 19, 2012, 11:33 PM
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