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« on: February 06, 2011, 01:56:56 PM »
Okay, so what is the diffrence between the two? I've been dignosed with Cyclothymia for just about a year now but was also dignosed with major depression in late September. I also keep getting bouts of major depression still but am still classed as having 'mood swings' as my moods only last a few days before changing again. Does this mean I have rapid cycling bipolar rather than cyclothymia? Or can cyclothymia be a duel dignosis with major depression? It seems confusing as bipolar 3 is known as mild to
moderate mood changes with short periods of change, yet rapid cycling sounds about the same.

Can anyone helps clear this up for me?
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« Reply #1 on: February 06, 2011, 02:31:21 PM »
I think that in cyclothymia, episodes do not meet the criteria for hypomanic or depressive episodes because of the duration (too short) and/or the severity.   I think that's the difference.
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« Reply #2 on: February 06, 2011, 02:48:44 PM »
No, what I know about cyclothymia is that we have mild highs and mild lows that can last one day or a few days without 'normal' moods between. Bacially it a mild version of bipolar 2, indeed my go on the devolope bipolar type 2.   
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« Reply #3 on: February 06, 2011, 10:56:54 PM »
I thought that's what I said? Huh?
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« Reply #4 on: February 09, 2011, 02:05:53 PM »
Sorry, my bad, I read it wrong while half asleep.
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« Reply #5 on: February 10, 2011, 02:16:00 PM »
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