Hi Marcia
It is true that there seems to be an abundance of information about some diagnoses while others...merit barely a paragraph as you say. All these different diagnoses point out that mental illness is on a continuum. It can be very hard to find where one is on that continuum and get a definitive diagnosis. I find that some mental health practitioners make such light of the diagnostic process that it doesn't mean much anymore. For example...in my last experience with a therapist...he gave me several choices for my diagnosis and asked me to choose one to put down for the insurance! So it makes you wonder if people are getting an accurate diagnosis and if they are getting any explanation of what their diagnosis means.
Thanks so much for writing these informational articles about the various diagnoses. I would like to share the links of your articles with the folk on MyDepressionConnection. I am sure it will be of great benefit to our members.
I have a version of cyclothymia - mood swings throughout the day (downward swings). I take lithium and zoloft, which keep a lid on things and keep me from having major crying fits, but do not stop these periods of intense psychic itchiness or discomfort, which I have a tendency to eat or drink in order to soothe myself. They really are uncomfortable, and after a while I get sick of feeling lousy and trying to control myself and cope with this unpleasant psychic state. It's hard to even put words on it, it's just very uncomfortable - sort of like being very nauseaus when you cannot focus on anything and everything and everyone seems unpleasant or very irritating, even intolerable. Curling up in bed is the best cure as is exercise but it's often not possible to do this, and at some point I have to get things done.
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Thank you; thank you and thank you for bringing up this much confusing, frustrating and helpless disorder. It is constant, ongoing and is as dibilating and disabling as other types of depressive disorder. It targets sleep cycles and is sure to keep you tired, fatigued and shut down. I pray for some more info, insight and support with dysthymia. I never know which day of a week, what time of the day, and for how long I get to feel functional, normal and blessed enough to catch up with life. I sure will have a shut down, low energy, irritable and nervous day/days following each good day (short normal episodes). Please email me with any possible insights, info, suggestions.... in better managing dysthymia/Cyclothymia/ hypersomnia/milder version of mood disorder/milder version of COD/PTSD symtom/ chronic fatigue/fibromylgia kind of physical fatigue...
Thank you
As a close friend can this be helped with a blend of What medication? How much gym time or is jogging better? Thank you in advance 787 460-7929 jacobo@coqui.net j.v.