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Originally Posted by blueoctober
For a person with BPII the hypomanic episodes can be quite mild and not that noticeable. In my case prior to being diagnosed I thought the hypomania was me just being highly driven and then when I was depressed I assumed I was burnt out.
It may even be something as simple as a reaction to stress. I would suggest speaking to a Psychiatrist. You may even want to track your mood. I use this one online: http://www.medhelp.org/land/mood-tracker |
Thanks for this. You said something very important, about hypomanic episodes being quite mild. Looked at from that perspective, I may have been having them all along.
I'm a very driven person and always have been except when depressed. I'm one of those people others look at and remark, "How can you do all of that???" I just do. But doing it on three hours of sleep is definitely a recipe for disaster, and that's where I'm at now. My regular doc prescribed Klonapin some years ago for anxiety, giving me some leeway on dosage, and I upped it by a milligram yesterday. That helped me get some sleep last night. But it's wearing off and I'm buzzing again. Almost picked a fight this morning and partner talked me down, and now I'm back at the races.
Sadly, except for the irritability, it feels far better than depression. Hmmm.