Posted by Ponder on April 8, 2002, at 18:52:01
In reply to Re:Lamictal » Jackd, posted by JohnX2 on April 7, 2002, at 19:15:07
> > Thanks guys, I'll give the other mood stabilizers a shot. As for feeling "better than well", it's hard to remember how I felt exactly, but I don't remember it being euphoric. I just felt good, had energy, motivation. So you say that the Serzone keeps you in a low hypomanic state, eh? So then it IS possibly to maintain hypomania?
>> > Maybe that will be my new goal: the search for a constant hypomania.
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> Oh no, this is difficult to achieve and *quite annoying* frankly. I liken it to my spring break trip where after a number of days you feel obliged to wake up at 7 am and start drinking beer to keep the party going. It wears you down and gets really old after a while. Trust me on this one. ;-)
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> John> I feel like I should know the answer to this question. I am seeing a new psychotherapist. One of the things I have asked her to do is to help me monitor my mood and watch for trends up or down. I "lose insight" as they say, when either depressed or hypomanic and often don't take appropriate action until things get extreme.
This women has said to me that I should not be concerned about hypomania; that I should just go with it and enjoy it. I always thought that an important part of avoiding depression was controlling hypomania...the what-goes-up-must-come-down concept. She says this is not true. Now I'm confused. Input?
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