lulu000
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« on: July 08, 2010, 04:55:27 PM » |
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hi all, i'm new here and just wanted to say hi to everyone.
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Phyllis
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« Reply #1 on: July 08, 2010, 05:17:39 PM » |
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hi there....
I don't understand your poll question?
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lulu000
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« Reply #2 on: July 08, 2010, 05:24:06 PM » |
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hi, i'm confused if i have bipolar or not, i've just recently been told i have bipolar 2 but they have prescribed me trazodone for it and i was looking online to find more info on it and it said people with bipolar should not take trazadone so why have they give me it so i'm confused while i was low, now no longer feeling low i can't sleep and feel very hyper of them, should this happen do u know..;_)
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Phyllis
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« Reply #3 on: July 08, 2010, 05:30:41 PM » |
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I'm BP2, Dx'd around 6 years ago. You will find many people who are BP2 are on antidepressants. People who are BP1 generally are not on antidepressants because it can make them manic.
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lulu000
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« Reply #4 on: July 08, 2010, 05:38:09 PM » |
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ok thank u for ur reply, if i'm bp2 then it should not make me manic, should i talk to my doctor about it cause really don't know what is for the best for me at mo, as i don't want to start feeling low again?
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« Reply #5 on: July 08, 2010, 05:47:13 PM » |
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you should let your doc know that you are starting to have an upswing. Keep track of how you are feeling everyday if you can, this will help both you and the doc know your cycle and the doc may have a good idea on what they can put you on as a mood stabilizer. That will help keep you from having a lot of moodswings. You will still have mood swings, but they will be less frequent and not as strong. But everyone is different. And it may take awhile to get on the right med cocktail.
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« Reply #6 on: July 08, 2010, 05:59:36 PM » |
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thank you for ur advise i'm finding it hard to get my head round it all, i never knew what bp was until they told me i have bp, can it ever be under contol?
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« Reply #7 on: July 08, 2010, 06:07:47 PM » |
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yes, it can be under control, but even so, you will still hit bumps in the road from time to time. No one is ever really "cured" for now. Hopefully the medical community will find a cure some day.
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« Reply #8 on: July 08, 2010, 06:09:17 PM » |
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yea me to hope they do too, thanks again u been a great help, take care x
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« Reply #9 on: July 09, 2010, 04:41:13 AM » |
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Hi Lulu, welcome!
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dionomo
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« Reply #10 on: July 09, 2010, 01:20:10 PM » |
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hi lulu
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lulu000
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« Reply #11 on: July 09, 2010, 01:49:13 PM » |
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hi bee bop and dionomo..;-)
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« Reply #12 on: July 09, 2010, 02:28:00 PM » |
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Hi lulu
I am BP1 and I have been on trazadone twice in the past. I dont have the traditional manic states I have mixed states with psychosis. Two different doctors put me on that antidepressant to help me sleep. They stated that it was a mild antidepressant and should not put me into a manic state. I ended up going off of the med because it didnt work well for me but it didnt do anything bad.You should probably get your doc to explain it to you because everyone is different. These doctors probably feel different and us patients are defiantly different.
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« Reply #13 on: July 09, 2010, 07:55:57 PM » |
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« Reply #14 on: July 10, 2010, 11:34:29 PM » |
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I think even people with BP2 or other types can have manic episodes induced by anti depressants...I don't think its common but def possible.
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