In a nutshell after years of depression (starting in high school) and being on countless antidepressants even when I was pregnant. I was finally diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder 2 in January this year. I have finally figured the whole thing out. I am hypo manic for at least 2-3 months. My house is clean, I talk A LOT, too fast. My husband is very happy with our sex life, my creativity is awesome etc. Then BAM all of a sudden like in a day or two I shift to anger, irritability. I shout, break things literally stomp around in the house. Don't care about anything or anyone, I want to sleep and when I'm awake I am the most miserable person on this earth even to my kids. About a week passes and it's a bit better another then I'm like normal where I feel guilty about my behaviour and I see the world normal again, Though this only lasts for about a few weeks and them I'm happy again (hypo). I've never had a full blown mania experience.

I am concerned about the dysphoric hypo mania as every time I go there it seems to be getting worse.

The doc put me on Epilim 300 and upped the dose to 500 morning and night then added Lamictal after about 4 months. My hair started falling out and I got boils under my one armpit like serious nasty things. I discontinued my meds in August. My hair is growing back (I looked like a clown) and since end of August have not had a boil.

I am currently in the throwing things and yelling mood and really want to unzip my skin and crawl out.(which is worse than before). It is starting to affect the people around me. I am not willing to lose my hair again and those nasty things. Any advice??? Please, I'm making an appointment at a new doc as we moved away .