Hi there,

I appear to have something similar. During the lows I see no point in life and I cry all the time and during my highs I am full of energy, I have racing thoughts and I feel very jumpy and unable to sleep well because of so much excitement. The mood swings are rather rapid and can switch within a day, but usually an episode of being very depressed or very happy takes 2-3 days.

My lows became very severe over the past year, they have affected my productivity at work greatly and people around me are worried about me. The jumpy part wasn't regarded as a symptom until I started scoring my mood that made me realize that I have severe mood swings, not just depression.

One thing I have noticed about myself is that a lot of my mood swings have an obvious trigger. A good example was when one day I was all happy and jumpy and I encountered a person who did not appreciate my endless happiness. Something clicked in my head and I became first highly irritable and then depressed for the next couple of days. And it can be the other way around too: once I was very unhappy and crying in my office (just couldn't help it). A colleague sitting next to me after watching me cry for some time dragged me away from the office and talked to me for around half an hour until I stopped crying. Again, something clicked in my head and I was in my happy mood again for the next couple of days.

Does something like that happen to any of you too?