Cyclothymia: my story

[@cymbala6208]

Thank you 😊

[@Shellw2]

So, just hearing your story kinda shocked me in a way, because it just sounds earily similar. Like, extremely relatable. Time to figure shit out.

[@marcuskwek3832]

Thank you for sharing your story, especially for Cyclothymia, where it's so difficult to find personal recounts of the journey.

[@GMera]

I have Cyclothymia and your channel ist not useless, you help other people

[@laurennicole6195]

Bro I wish most mental health videos were this open and honest. Wishing u the best ❤

[@Pookasoul]

I can absolutely relate to your testimony... thank you so much for this!

[@StevenInCornwall]

This was a really good video, thank you. It would be so great to hear where you are at now, I can see you no longer upload videos, but if you felt like replying with a comment it would be really nice to hear whats going on with you at this stage. Many thanks.

[@planbe27]

I'm sorry it took me long to reply. I had my ups and downs since that video. Some downs were quite severe, so I had to up my dosage. Also, since there is war at my country I need anti-anxiety medicine. With that set all in all I have pretty steady quality of life.

[@MoneyMadeMagic]

Thank you for sharing x

[@George.J]

Great video. I resonate with much of what you said. I got newly diagnosed with cyclothymia. Did you take lamotrigine?

[@planbe27]

Thank you! Yeah, I'm taking lamotrigine. I hope you will feel better. I also recently stumbled upon a "Cyclothymia Workbook" that seems pretty helpful in terms of reflecting on yourself and learning to manage.

[@AnneNicholson-yy5ro]

My partner just started that med for the depression. How do you feel about trying co-treatment with lithium for the hypomania?

[@rajekamar8473]

Thank you for this.

[@roob.i.ginning50]

My psychologist suggested i have cyclothymia so I am educating myself about it thank you for this informative video I will appreciate if you answer my question did you suffer of daydreams? it is the most thing that affects my day and I want to know if it has anything to do with cyclothymia or not wish you the best

[@planbe27]

Hey! To tell the truth, I have no idea about this symptom and haven't experienced it myself. When I got to a psychiatrist, he gave me a thorough examination and asked all kinds of questions about all the symptoms. So that's what I'd suggest. Wish you luck!

[@roob.i.ginning50]

@@planbe27 thank you very much

[@sajdjdiwknwh1207]

Hi 😊 how long did you find your cycles? number of days for a depressive/stable/up? Thanks! I've started lamotrigine, fingers crossed it will help. I feel how you described

[@planbe27]

Hi, sorry for the late reply, after this video I went deeper :( I can't say exactly about the length, without the pills "up" state was maximum a week, the "down" month-2. Now with lamotrigine it's different, I had pretty stable good period for 3 months, but then suddenly it got worse but really bad I felt only for 2 weeks. Basically, I'm getting to know all this stuff and learning how to manage. I also recently stumbled upon a "Cyclothymia Workbook" that seems pretty helpful in terms of reflecting on yourself and learning to manage.

[@sajdjdiwknwh1207]

​@@planbe27 do you mind if I ask how much lamotrigine you take? I take 100 mg per day and I don't think it's enough :( thanks!

[@anastasiagalanternik5611]

@@sajdjdiwknwh1207 I take 200, but in any case, you need to talk to your doctor about raising the dose. The first step when we were talking about the dosage with my doctor was to take a blood test to see the concentration of the medicine in the blood, which also influences. Actually, I ended up taking a light AD also, per my doctor's recommendation. And I need to maintain the routine pretty strictly, that helps me. And also, I realized that it's important to do therapy in addition to pills.

[@sajdjdiwknwh1207]

@@anastasiagalanternik5611 thank you! That's very helpful 🙂

[@Mastergas-r7n]

❤❤

[@MarianaFerreira27gatoslindos]

what meds do you take? I was diagnosed with major depression but I conect to the ups and downs this year at least

[@GMera]

ask for lithium, you may gain some weight but its stables very good

[@MarianaFerreira27gatoslindos]

im currently taking lamotrigine I thimk ist called lamictal in AMERICA thank you@@GMera