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Originally Posted by DancingAlone
Hi Melissa,
I don't hear any voices but I have had many episodes that are called either
1) rapid cycling, where you go down real quick and up real quick, even as quick as in 5 minutes. Mine was triggered by an antidepressant they gave me. It was AWFUL. I still rapid cycle, but about a week or two of each, which is sitll fast, but I try to live with it with medications. That is they way my bipolar disorder is mostly.
2) mixed states, where you can fell both at the same time! that is awful too. I feel like I'm on a merrygoround and I want off!
Are you on medications? Do you see a therapist? I recommend this highly if you don't yet. I wish you well my friend. Take care.
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Thanks for your reply.
I am currently on medications - 500mg seroquel XR, 800mg tegretol, and 10mg abilify. I don't have a therapist, however...but I am an inpatient in a hospital at the moment, so I do have a psychiatrist.
I am even taking extra medications, I'm allowed 25mg of seroquel IR every 8 hours...so I'm trying to take that as often as possible. My usual 500mg of the XR stuff just isn't cutting it right now.
Thank you everyone for your replies.
I will express my concern to my psych today and see what happens.