Any Rapid-cyclers Among This Group? Posted: 11-05-05 10:21am
Just curious as to there are any other
people who suffer from rapid-cycling
bpd....I was diagnosed in april 2003 but
before then was misdiagnosed with just
depression, put on an antidepressant which
kicked me into this rapid-cycling stuff.
I've been without meds for a year and a
half and it's been the worst time of my
life, with the exception of having my son.
I can cycle in and out in about 1-2 days
but not everyday. I have several periods
of normal mood in between....A week ago, I
started meds again: geodon 40mg and
wellbutrin 150mg. I have had the worst
side effects on this stuff. I have
trouble functioning day to day. I get so
exhausted along with a constant headache
and subsequent nausea. I go back to my
doctor on monday and i'm going to ask for
a med change.
Just wondering if anyone else suffers from
this....
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poetprose
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 28 Oct 2005 Posts: 22 Location: Ontario
Re: Any Rapid-cyclers Among This Group? Posted: 11-06-05 08:24am
emerald_angeltx
wrote:
just curious as to there are
any other people who suffer from
rapid-cycling bpd....I was diagnosed in
april 2003 but before then was
misdiagnosed with just depression, put on
an antidepressant which kicked me into
this rapid-cycling stuff. I've been
without meds for a year and a half and
it's been the worst time of my life, with
the exception of having my son. I can
cycle in and out in about 1-2 days but not
everyday. I have several periods of
normal mood in between....A week ago, I
started meds again: geodon 40mg and
wellbutrin 150mg. I have had the worst
side effects on this stuff. I have
trouble functioning day to day. I get so
exhausted along with a constant headache
and subsequent nausea. I go back to my
doctor on monday and i'm going to ask for
a med change.
Just wondering if anyone else suffers from
this....
i believe that my sons bipolor is rapid
cycling... He is not on a drug plan so
he does not take any meds for his
bipolor... Instead he comes to me and we
do talk therapy...... I help him apply
"self talk" most times it works , he has
the odd slip but for the most part , we
are able to work through the moods he
gets
he has alot more mood cycles than i, I am
bipolor 1, and had the clasic mania , he
is different
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kathys38
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 23 Oct 2005 Posts: 1 Location: Oak Ridge Tennessee
Rapid Cyclying (sp?) Posted: 11-10-05 11:46am
I too am a rapid cyclyer (i know I am not
spelling that right but I have been up for
73 hrs now) I was diagnosed first with
depression way back in 1995 and was not
correctly given the right diagnoses until
several years later. I was given so many
different drugs over months and months of
time I felt like I was taking drugs to get
full instead of eating. It affected my
thinking, my everyday life. I went from
a working newly divorced single mom to a
blob with one day all sobs and then a few
hours later laughter and hyper and all
that goes with that. I have tried geodon
and it gave me bad side effects as did
several other drugs I have been on over
the years. Now my bipolar has decided to
be more manic than depressive and I go
days without sleeping at all. I can
function a bit better but still cannot
work. My short memory is terrible. I
take depakote er and lithium carbonate
along with klonopin three times a day. I
also do therapy with a psychotherapist
which has been the greatest help of all.
Good luck to you and don't let the doctors
push you around. They really don't know
what will work for each individual.
Research the drugs and your condition on
the internet then take that information to
the shrink and say "hey, how about this?
What would this do to help me?" they don't
always like you taking charge, but its
your life and your condition. They don't
have to live with it. :o
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BPjoe23
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 11 Oct 2005 Posts: 111 Location: dfw tx
Posted: 11-10-05 15:18pm
I some time ultra rapid cycle and can
cycle with in 30 mins, it's not fun at
all. Wellburtrin just make me more
depressed, I take depakote and it works
for me. I'll be starting
zypraexa(spelling?) in the morning.
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54pan
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 26 Nov 2005 Posts: 6
That Rapid Thing Posted: 11-26-05 06:00am
Day six here with a total about 1hr of
depression spread in about 5 min slots
through the week. I take lithium for the
light-of-speed thought and zyprexa. They
do seem to help as I stay manic longer but
have cut the hypermanic time and damange.
It also cut my depression time and I now
lie on the couch a few days feeling like a
train wreck instead of a week or so of
feeling like a nuclear test site. I need
to back to the Dr.(missed lats 2 appoint.)
I like to hit a straight piece of highway
for quite a few miles before adding more
curves. Plus I really do enjoy the manic
thing. Keeps my shop clean
i detest know i'll be pilling the rest of
my life but at least now I looking toward
the rest of my life.
Nice to meet you.
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BPjoe23
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 11 Oct 2005 Posts: 111 Location: dfw tx
Posted: 11-26-05 16:31pm
I'm now taking zyprexa with the depakote
and seem to be doing better.
But still have alot of depression. The
zyprexa I think makes me want to sleep
more. I still cycle really fast. May it
just a normal up and down day.
