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Apr 11, 2013, 07:11 PM
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Member Since: Mar 2013
Location: South
Posts: 982
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Originally Posted by ultramar
In my opinion, one of the defining characteristics of hypomania or mania is that it affects your life negatively in a very big way (keeping in mind, too, that sometimes when in the throes of it, we're not so aware of this).
So, to me, (but not in a bad way) this sounds like you just had a really fun/happy, a little impulsive, day.
You might get a better idea from reading the criteria -at the top of this forum there's a description, including how long these moods tend to last. You can look up the DSM criteria on the Internet.
It's unusual for those with bipolar to be prescribed antidepressants alone -without mood stabilizers and/or antipsychotics. Wellbutrin, as I understand it, is also a pretty activating AD, so it doesn't sound like your doctor thinks you fit this diagnosis. That said, if you have concerns, you might want to keep a mood journal, how you feel, for how long, and what might precipitate or cause such changes in moods and bring it in to discuss with your doctor.
Best of luck.
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So people normally get euphorias that last random periods days to weeks? Today wasn't normal, totatlly out of character on so many levels. I know When I fall from my current grace, today will be more fuel to that fire. My mood changes, not based on any factors. It just happens.
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