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Posted by Janice on August 22, 1999, at 1:05:29
Hi everyone, I just heard about this in conjunction with people with cyclothymia. The article said something to the effect that people who have cyclothymia should be educated in rhythmopathy, but didn't say what it was or how to find out what it is. I appreciate everyone's help, or guesses. Thanks in advance. Janice
Posted by Dee on August 22, 1999, at 12:35:36
In reply to Does anyone know what Rhythmopathy is?, posted by Janice on August 22, 1999, at 1:05:29
> Hi everyone, I just heard about this in conjunction with people with cyclothymia. The article said something to the effect that people who have cyclothymia should be educated in rhythmopathy, but didn't say what it was or how to find out what it is. I appreciate everyone's help, or guesses. Thanks in advance. Janice
I found this page on the web... It doesn't really explain what Rhythmophaty is, but it mentions it, and there is a bit more about 'biological rhythms'... I didn't really read the article, I hope you find it helpful.
http://www.psycom.net/readings.cyclothymia.html
lots of love
Dee
Posted by Yardena on August 22, 1999, at 20:54:49
In reply to Does anyone know what Rhythmopathy is?, posted by Janice on August 22, 1999, at 1:05:29
I just looked up the web site that has the abstract of the article on cyclothymia. I don't really know what rhythmopathy is either, but it appears that there is a line of thought about certain kinds of chronic depression and cyclothymia as disorders of biological rhythms, and distinct from acute major depression. I found interesting the description of how the research subject kept track of his moods, etc. for 20 years. It makes me wonder if I should keep track of my moods for a while to see if there is a pattern. I know that my depression is chronic/recurrent, but it is hard to tell if I have any kind of "cycle", or whether I have just been inadequately medicated because of the difficulties I have had with adverse effects from various medications.
Posted by Janice on August 23, 1999, at 12:54:26
In reply to Re: Does anyone know what Rhythmopathy is?, posted by Yardena on August 22, 1999, at 20:54:49
> I just looked up the web site that has the abstract of the article on cyclothymia. I don't really know what rhythmopathy is either, but it appears that there is a line of thought about certain kinds of chronic depression and cyclothymia as disorders of biological rhythms, and distinct from acute major depression. I found interesting the description of how the research subject kept track of his moods, etc. for 20 years. It makes me wonder if I should keep track of my moods for a while to see if there is a pattern. I know that my depression is chronic/recurrent, but it is hard to tell if I have any kind of "cycle", or whether I have just been inadequately medicated because of the difficulties I have had with adverse effects from various medications.
Hi, I checked out that article but it did not give me much more information than the other one that I was reading. Thanks for your help. Keeping track of my moods has helped me tremendously. I have both a weekly cycle, cyclothymia, and a yearly cycle, seasonal affective disorder. You can pick any date in the future and I can tell what kind of a mood I will be in, the only factor I wouldn't be able to consider to determine my mood on that day would be the weather on that particular day. I can get depressed on cloudy days in summer. Thanks again for your help. I'll keep looking. Janice.
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