koali777 Posted October 11, 2010 Share Posted October 11, 2010 Okay so anyone who knew me on here when I was on antipsychotics knew I did nothing but lament about how they were ruining my life, no matter how much I wanted them to work, because I really did want to love them. But I was thinking...I feel that my bipolar was misdiagnosed, as I really don't match the criteria, and I am fine without antipsychotics. So, if I'm not bipolar, is it possible that those drugs really WERE hurting me? Like, if I DIDN'T have an excess of dopamine, and then I was on a dopamine antagonist, could it have been depleting me too much? I'm sorry if these are either obvious or ignorant questions; please be patient with me. I see lots of people on here that are very stable on antipsychotics, yet I was extremely flat and lifeless (even suicidal!) on them, and I tried 5 so it wasn't that I'd just given up on one. The only popular one I didn't try was Zyprexa, but I tried all the other common ones (Risperdal, Abilify, Seroquel, Geodon, Saphris). I guess I just want to understand why they never helped me, but yet they help other people immensely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddy Posted October 11, 2010 Share Posted October 11, 2010 Bipolar is often treated with Anticonvulsants. I don't know why you've never been treated with those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koali777 Posted October 11, 2010 Author Share Posted October 11, 2010 But I'm NOT bipolar is the thing. So I would assume that anticonvulsants wouldn't be any better for me either if that's what they treat. So, my question still stands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
null0trooper Posted October 11, 2010 Share Posted October 11, 2010 But I'm NOT bipolar is the thing. What was your doctor's diagnosis? So I would assume that anticonvulsants wouldn't be any better for me either if that's what they treat. That's not all that they are used to treat, nor is bipolar disorder the only thing atypical antipsychotics are used to treat - primarily because the AAPs don't act strictly by reducing dopamine, and the ACs don't affect dopamine much, if at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpladybug Posted October 11, 2010 Share Posted October 11, 2010 Okay so anyone who knew me on here when I was on antipsychotics knew I did nothing but lament about how they were ruining my life, no matter how much I wanted them to work, because I really did want to love them. I guess I just want to understand why they never helped me, but yet they help other people immensely. Perhaps this sounds simplistic but they did not help you because you did not need them? That is my take on it. Ultimately it is about symptoms and treatments. What ever symptoms you had did not respond to AAP's. Are you stable now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koali777 Posted October 12, 2010 Author Share Posted October 12, 2010 I was diagnosed with a lot of things, but the only things all of my pdocs agreed on are what is in my signature. I have done a lot of research on both Bipolar I and II and I really don't match it hardly at all. I was only told I was Bipolar by my pdoc in the hospital, and that is a person that saw me over the period of just one week, at obviously my lowest point. Anyway, I was stable during the summer, as always. I quit drinking 3 months ago and most people tell me to watch out for crazy mood swings after quitting a substance. I'm really not taking any diagnosis to heart until I have a bit more sobriety because it may just be long term withdrawal etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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