Thread: Weird Swing
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Old Apr 14, 2012, 04:38 AM
JsterJ JsterJ is offline
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Hi everyone,

I just experienced the weirdest thing. Starting Monday, I woke up very depressed, I felt like the world was ending and I just wanted to cry. This got lighter until Wednesday when my paranoia started acting up and I though all my coworkers were whispering mean things about me.

Come Thursday I had excess energy and was no longer depressed. I shared personal information with people I now regret sharing with, in fact, I regretted sharing it with them the moment I said it but I just couldn't stop myself. This continued through Friday and it's now 5am Saturday morning and I just can't sleep. I woke up after only 5 hours of sleep, much less than I normally have.

These swings are typical for me, but I've never had them happen so quickly before or one after another like that. I always get a least a couple days respite after depression, and depression normally lasts at least a week, generally more. I've been on Abilify for two and a half months now, however in the first month I accidentally skipped 10 pills b/c I couldn't remember to take them right before bed. I moved to taking them earlier, but now I have to content with how drowsy they make me.

Does anyone here have any insight about what could be causing such a rapid shift in me like this? It's very exhausting and not something I want to continue experiencing.
Hugs from:
bluemountains, Nixi