Cyclothymia: my story

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Cyclothymia is very similar to bipolar but less intense. Basically high points are lower and low points are higher. As I’m “lucky” to have cyclothymia and as it isn’t that discussed in public space, I want to share my experience so that someone who struggles in a similar way would know that it’s ok to be like this and there are ways to help yourself to maintain the decent level of life.
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:40 Bipolar & Cyclothymia
2:10 How my Cyclothymia went
7:57 How the pills influenced me
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My name is Anastasia. I’m your guide on how to not miss your life and stay on top of things you love doing. As much as possible.
If you have questions or suggestions, I'm always happy to talk: discussplanbe@gmail.com

Пікірлер: 19

@marcuskwek3832 11 ай бұрын

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

@GMera 9 ай бұрын

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

@Shellw2 4 ай бұрын

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.

@laurennicole6195 Жыл бұрын

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

@Pookasoul Жыл бұрын

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

@MoneyMadeMagic 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing x

@rajekamar8473 9 ай бұрын

Thank you for this.

@George.J Жыл бұрын

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

@planbe27 Жыл бұрын

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 Ай бұрын

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

@Thegasman414 Жыл бұрын

❤❤

@sajdjdiwknwh1207 2 жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

@@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 Жыл бұрын

@@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 Жыл бұрын

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