Posted by Ritch on January 30, 2002, at 23:57:09
In reply to hypomania, posted by sar on January 29, 2002, at 23:22:57
> thanks everyone for any prior responses (when i get to the library tomorrow i'll post some more; right now i'm tying up the phone line at the boy's)...right now my urgent question is about hypomania: how would you describe it? what about if you drink constantly?
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> at the State hospital, the interviewers didn't seem very familiar with BP II. private pdocs, however, cottoned to dx'ing me as BP II. the ones at State said, "It's not very fair to give you that label if you don't have manic episodes--the best part--huh??"
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> in private hospitals they'd take the redfield-jamison point-of-view that BP II is more widespread and that hypomania involves irritability and some relative hyper-activity rather than BP I (racing thoughts, too-fast speech for anyone, etc...)
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> if bipolarity is chemical, why isn't there a scientific test?
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> what do yall believe in? nature? nurture? something else?
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> i brought this up in another thread, and i'm sorry to be repetitive (i'm just short on internet time and never know when i'll be cut off), but--how does one test for these things? my tests come back without result; my demeanor reveals nothing. i seem "happy." this makes me feel like crying--i am so sad! i can't help but appreciate humor, though, i can't help but laugh--and what to do? laughter and appreciation save me in the face of the most severe suicidal thoughts.
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> i'm slightly buzzed right now: the boys are in the next room discussing the Taliban. back to my original question: how would you describe hypomania? and what about hypomania with intoxication?
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> i ask this mostly because i was on prozac, which made me very happy and then very sad. i've read that prozac is the gold standard for depressives, but poison for bipolars. i am trying to figure out where i stand.
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> thanks,
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> sar
Hi Sar,Sorry to hear about your long and strange *trip*. The difference (my belief) between hypomania and psychotic mania is something like this:
1) Hypomania: A coworker might say something like "I wished I had what you are on!", and then go back to what they are doing and not think much else about it.
2) Mania: The local sheriff comes out to the local high school to take you home after you made the decision that you would stop by and give an impromptu version of your take on American History to an 8th grade class.
Mitch ::)
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