Aswad
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ORIGINAL: zindyslave anyone ever heard of someone becoming manic after being on a stablizer? I have been on a mood stablizer for awhile like 2 months I noticed that I am not getting angry like before not having many mood swings, anymore, but I have noticed I am overly happy I do come down but basically to normal which after being manic almost constantly feels horrible. Sounds like you're flipping between hypomanic and depressed. quote:
I know I need to talk to the doc which I am going to in a week just looking for some advice and if it is something that someone has heard of before. I have only heard of anti depressants making people with bi-polar manic not mood stablizers. Have the doc do a serum level test on you... find out how much is in your blood. Depending on the type, changes in diet etc. can affect the concentration. Also, make sure you check that you've ruled out biological reasons for it, as those can be progressive. It's not all cut-and-dry with bipolar. Ever. For instance, amphetamines will make a lot of them manic. For a significant number of them, however, it will stabilize them better than any "mood stabilizer". People vary. SPECT analysis or fMRI, etc, might offer some clues if the bloodwork doesn't turn up anything. My experiences are limited to phenobarbital, which has a mood-stabilizing and -lifting effect on my unipolar depression.
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