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Q: Bipolar and manic depression ?

asked by: urbrokenbabygurl on April 16th, 2009

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i think i might be bipolar my mother is bipolar and i have alot of mood changes and i have been called bipolar twice in my life and this is worrying me because i dont want to be bipolar because i already have manic depression (on the down low) and have Constant headaches and doctors dont know what it is. i also have OCD and cant control it...its becoming harder and harder every day to control. Question

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2lizards

replied on April 21st, 2009

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You don't need to worry...bipolar is the same as manic depression. So no additional diagnoses. What have you tried for the OCD? I have OCD too, and zoloft and Effexor have both been helpful. Took low-dose haldol for awhile, and that helped too but made me too sleepy.

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