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Old Jul 21, 2010, 08:51 AM
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Originally Posted by shebutterfly View Post

Before the medical induced mania... I'd say that I had some mild hypomania. Stuff like getting really involved in a project, all gung ho about it and not being able to leave it, then crashing and losing all motivation. It also presented itself with me being extremely irritated for no reason and blowing up at the slightest provocation. Does that make sense?
That's what I experienced and I probably wouldn't have been diagnosed if I wasn't put on an anti-d. The anti-d put me in a mixed state, then hypomania while I was in the hospital. Hope this med combo gets you on track soon.
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