I occasionally "lose my temper" but it's always very brief, triggered, and non-violent. I tend to rant like no tomorrow instead, which is why I'm no longer on FB - uncontrolled ranting on teh Interwebs = BAD. I figure this is relatively normal behavior, except for the ranting, which seems to do with irritability, and is therefore likely linked to the down slope on a hypomanic episode.

As for seizure-like-whatever, I never thought about it that way, except these mini panic attacks that I get do seem to have that quality. They start suddenly, from nothing (no trigger required), and it's like my brain is trapped in this nasty downward spiral and can't escape. I'm stuck in this whirlwind of anxiety and rumination that gets more and more agitated, usually until I walk away and try to distract myself (which is tough when I'm trying to work, so I just start feeling bad/worse/panicked about the fact that I'm not working...)

I'm just now trying anxiolytics to see if that will help. Well, I know diazepam stops it in its tracks, but hydroxyzine hcl is what I'm actually prescribed for it. I took one last night for the first time and it definitely had a soothing effect but also made me so sleepy that I was ready for bed at 9 (instead of 11) and then I'm groggier this morning. Which is a huge disappointment since one of the improvements since starting Lamictal has been that I'm waking up much easier in the morning.