Cyclothymia: my story

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: [e-mail]

[@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

[@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.

[@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!

[@MoneyMadeMagic]

Thank you for sharing x

[@rajekamar8473]

Thank you for this.

[@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?

[@Thegasman414]

❤❤

[@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 🙂

[@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