Hm-m-m-m. Maybe that explains me. Does hypomania precede mania in some people? I started off sounding like you in some parts of your post Medicated, and like parts of your post too, musikcrazy. The energy, the life of the party, the spending, the plans, and scarily, the tracking down a stranger on the road when when I saw him driving recklessly, endangering his girlfriend and child, etc. Good grief. I really was crazy. And before that, I see now that I was in a mixed state: very happy and "up" at work, and very depressed, so "down " I couldn't stand it, as soon as I got home. Not irritable or angry. Just totally depressed. That's when I switched from Effexor to Wellbutrin, which my doctor said sometimes kicks off full blown mania, mine complete with delusions and psychosis. Arg-g-g-h-h-h! So much to figure out. I"ll be learning something new forever.....greylove