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cyclothymia as changed

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foxyearthangel
foxyearthangel

been diagnosed cyclo 3 years now but my mental health has changed got new assesment im having hypomanic days lasting about 6 days followed by crashing into severe depression thoughts of suicide the full works i think my condition has changed to bipolar 2 disorder anyone else experianced this

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  • Scottie70
    Scottie70 foxyearthangel

    Posted

    Hello...

    I've been diagnosed with bipolar 2 for 15 years & although I can move fairly quickly within mood states, they're more fleeting & superficial in nature & happen throughout a day!

    Mood states of more significance, demonstrating a number of symptoms, have a tendency to last into weeks and or months rather than days.

    So I may experience more extreme versions of each pole up to 2 or 3 times in a year!

    In recent years I've noticed some pattern, times in the year & circumstances that affect my triggers & I've certainly had 2 episodes of both depression & hypomania within each year.

    When my mood is altered within a day I feel it is perhaps more to do with my sensitivity & inability to stabilise my fluctuating mood states.

    I'm not sure whether this is helpful as we can only write from a personal perspective & the disorder in it's various guises has the potential to affect us all so differently.

    Take care

    • foxyearthangel
      foxyearthangel Scottie70

      Posted

      thank you just got back from my mental health assesment they asked loads of questions i showed them my diary i have been writting on a daily basis for weeks now all the assesment goes to the MDT next week were its discussed and see if the diagnosis is going to be changed which the lady said it looks that way tey will also review all my meds and put support in place so have wait for nxt appointment now x
    • Scottie70
      Scottie70 foxyearthangel

      Posted

      Hello again!

      That's great, support in general & support in possible & probable change.

      How do you feel about the diagnosis & treatment change?

      I remind myself if I feel negative about something concerning my mental health, that a diagnostic label cannot change essentially who I am.

      I'm dreadful at being told what to do & as I'm very self aware & insightful regarding me versus bipolar, being the patient is challenging & I generally face appointments in the position of 'expert'!

      Which largely, we are, who's more expert regarding ourselves, than ourselves?!!!!

      It means I generally don't move forward because I go to my psyche sessions knowing exactly what I do & don't want & always achieve what I set out too! This then excludes any professional alterations to my treatment.

      I think I'm in control of my bipolar however perhaps not & it's the bipolar symptoms giving me that impression because it's in control?!

      Whoops, sorry, I'm waffling now...

    • foxyearthangel
      foxyearthangel Scottie70

      Posted

      im relived now to be getting sorted and finding the right support services and the better medication when i was diagnosed cyclothymia 3 years ago the psychitrist started me on lithium which had to be stopped due to rashes but when i asked for another mood stabiliser i was declined i wasnt overly keen on the last psychitrist im just hopeing once everything is sorted and i hav go bck see the consultant psychitrist its a different and better one at least im heading in the right path now 
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