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Jun 10, 2017, 06:04 PM
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Sometimes i start thinking maybe my "hypomania" is my natural state, and on & off depression is my only issue.
maybe it's because I wish the mania was me? or maybe it actually is me, and everyone has it wrong? most of the time though, i've accepted my diagnosis. but sometimes the doubt creeps in and i feel really doubtful & confused... I've also haven't experienced a significant upswing since I went on meds 3 years ago. depression is the only thing that kinda flares up, since then. i've always experienced both the ups and downs more intensely on antidepressants and stimulants. & bipolar meds are the only thing that has ever turned me into someone relatively normal. but i just don't have fun anymore either... can anyone... relate?
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#2
Jun 10, 2017, 06:22 PM
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my doubt is do I have a mood issue ... the answer is yes ... but is it caused by brain chemicals or just lack of sleep ... in the last week I have gotten better sleep than in the last several years ... and suprise ... I feel so much calmer and just brighter ... not an MI but a sleeping disorder ...
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Jun 10, 2017, 06:29 PM
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I can totally relate. I have doubts about my bipolar 2 diagnosis. Sometimes I wonder if it's not MDD...I never have manias or hypomania...only severe depression. If you have doubts you could get a second opinion. Best wishes.
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Jun 10, 2017, 06:42 PM
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I basically agree with the diagnosis. BP II.
Yet , hypomania is so rare and depression so prevalent I do wonder at times. If someone was apt to have hypomania, I'd think they would do so when taking as many stimulating meds as I am taking. Nowhere to be found. I really don't care what it's called compared to how much I care if treatment is efficacious.  That hasn't worked out well yet, either.WC |
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Jun 10, 2017, 08:21 PM
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I can so relate. Other than the occasional mild hypomanic or depressed episode, I've been really stable over the past couple of years to the point that I have doubts from time to time that I truly am Bipolar 1. Then I remember that I've been diagnosed as such four different times by four different mental healthcare providers, and my manic episodes are the stuff of legend in my family. So I kinda have to believe it.
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Jun 11, 2017, 03:36 PM
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I do too, until I remember my "sprees" and manias. I was misdiagnosed with MDD for a long time, and I usually have more depressions anyhow.
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