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Q: Does This Sound Cyclothymic
SEXUAL FLING AGE 30(MARRIED AT TIME)...FOLLOWED BY MAJ.DEP 2YEARS
LATER LEADING TO SUBSTANCE ABUSE (IV DEMEROL---2MONTHS BEFORE TREATMENT CENTER
FOR ADDICTION...AT TREATMENT CENTER FOR 6 MONTHS WITH NO RESPONSE TO TREATMENT
(PER CENTER) DISCHARGED AND MONITORED OVER THE NEXT 2 YEARS...
(PRIOR TO THIS NOTED ONE LOW GRADE MANIC(NO NEED FOR SLEEP--3 DAYS) , HISTORY OF
SPORADIC ABUSE OF ALCOHOL,MARIJ,COCAINE BUT VERY EPISODIC(5-10 TIMES OVER 5
YEARS OF COLLEGE AND NEVER WITH ANY ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES)
DOES THIS SOUND CYCLOTHYMIC?
Dear Mark --
Could be; I hope you're in a position to see a therapist or psychiatrist and ask
them!
Dr. Phelps
Published March, 2002 |