cylothymic personality disorder

[loulou1979]

anyone else got this, it comes under bi polar 1 i think........periods of elaton(warmth, ethusiasm, optomism and high energy) to periods of depression(worry, pessimism, and low energy) i go from one to the other from day to day, or sometimes hour to hour. im taking prozac, have been for yrs on and off now. my mum also so suffers from this, although she wont take anything or get help, which has coursed her to be suicidal and end up in hospital. so far ive been lucky and have never had suicidal thoughts, ive hurt myself a few times....and drift in and out of binge eating. im single and lonley at times, but find getting a man hard as some days i can wake up and feel affectionate and happy and others closed off and negetive which also brings paronoa. i push people awy, well apart from my children who have saved me x x i feel like i live my life on a roller coaster ..........

[Jimmy711]

yes...i have the exact same thing...but i become so elated i make a fool of myself, and so depressed i break down and can only think about death...usually its small periods of elation tho..3 hours maybe?? its random...hourly..or daily..usually hourly though...and i also tend to push people away, even the people that would do anything for me :(...i dont know why..its strange to me...i get extremely paranoid...people think i'm joking...but i always seem to think people are staring at me ..as for prozac...it helped for a while for me but -.-...not anymore...i think a more bipolar focused medicine would be better honestly...prozac is depression....depression comes with bipolar but they arent the same thing

[cheri511]

Hi Lou Lou,
I was diagnosed with Cyclothymic Mood Disorder about 10 years ago.  I had episodes of hypomania lasting a few hours over several days, then low grade depression for months.  We tried many things, but what has worked the best is a combination of lamictal and buproprion, and kick-*** great care from my psychiatrist and therapist.  Because of them, I was able to complete my master's degree and have a successful career as a physician assistant.