My dad recently passed away and I went to a psychiatrist who said I had bipolar depression. I had been on Paxil but couldn't sleep when I was on it and I still had anxiety.... So I went into this terrible cycle of not taking it-so I could sleep and then slowly plummeting into deep depression, so I would start taking Paxil again--then I would get sick of not being able to sleep-so I would go back off of it.
I don't have any mania at all, but I do get anxiety (it hasn't been a life-long thing--just since my dad got sick and died).. Anyhow, my doctor said I was bipolar depressed... which is odd b/c I do not have any manic days.
She put me on depakote and it is working okay but I still miss my Paxil... Anyhow, when I was upset and said, "I dont think I am bipolar.." she said that I had it all wrong-- i wasn't bipolar manic, ...I am bipolar depressed. Anyone else have thoughts about this? All the info I seem to come up w/online is that bipolar depressed is the same thing as bipolar manic/bipolar disorder. But she was adamant that they aren't the same...
I do feel better taking depakote, I can sleep better but I do still get anxiety. She said that the SSRIs were causing me to get too much seratonin and that is what keeps me up & gives me anxiety .
2007-02-01
18:25:35
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