[sunshine74]

went to pdoc today, lots of med changes. starting to see the light again. i am a rapid (freaking whirlwind) cycler so I can go from dancing on the moon to the depths of dispare in just a matter of hours. so I hope the med changes at least slow it down some and level me out, i am exhausted.

[gayleggg]

Hope the meds work for you and you can get some relief. Rapid cycling is challenging. Good luck.
gayle

[ultramar]

I'm curious how you tell the difference between very frequent and intense changes in mood, which can be a hallmark of BPD, which I see in your list of diagnoses, and an ultra-ultra-rapid cycling bipolar, which is very unusual? Can you tell the difference between a BPD mood-change and a bipolar mood change, when it's the one or the other?

If I'm not mistaken Ultra, most BPD mood changes have an external stressor. Where as a BP swing has little or no external stimuli associated w/ it.

[manicdepressive07]

"very frequent and intense changes in mood, which can be a hallmark of BPD"

I didn't know that

I've always thought I was a rapid cycler, (even though I was originally diagnosed BP 1) because that happens with me where I can feel great one minute than totally switch... it's also usually an "outside" factor that "triggers" my switch, and then after a few hours I'm usually back to normal. Hmmmmm...

[sunshine74]

honestly I cant tell what feelings belong to what diagnosis'. I have found that completely tearing apart and analyzing every mood and thought just makes me crazy (er) LOL. I just try my best to deal when I am in the moment and to be very honest with my pdoc so he can adjust my meds if needed. for those that were on here a day before yesterday they saw me at a very dark and depressed moment, today....i am flying high. never know with me i just try to ride the roller coaster with grace and a lot of prayer.