Posted by Racer on April 27, 2008, at 15:56:41
In reply to regretting taking a peek at my Dx, posted by llurpsienoodle on April 25, 2008, at 9:39:24
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> actually, I tend to bypass hypomania and go straight into agitation and irritability. however. since I have started wellbutrin and approx 300mg caffeine per day I have been feeling calm and hyperhappy. A tad reckless, perhaps, but me likes it!
>Now, I'm not a doctor, I don't play one on TV, and I have no qualifications to make any diagnosis -- which doesn't mean I don't have any opinions on this subject....
First of all, agitation and irritability? Like, maybe, mixed states?
Secondly -- a tad reckless, but you like it? That sounds a good deal like hypomania to me. I have also noticed that you seem to behave impulsively at times -- forgive me, not necessarily infrequent intervals, really. You've even mentioned that you wrote your dissertation in three weeks! That, my dear, sounds awfully hypomanic...
I get a horrible OCD thing going about diagnosis -- I go into a panic state about "OMG! Does this mean I'm bipolar? Does this mean I have this other dx? Et cetera?" It's horrible, and it's a total waste of therapy time, since I do end up wasting whole sessions about it, but there it is -- it's one of my crazy spaces. The point of telling you that is to try to get across that I can empathize with a fear of DX. On the other hand -- if it leads to a better medication regimen which results in a better quality of life? Wouldn't that be worth it?
Good luck.
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