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Originally Posted by gina_re
Bipolar disorder is different than regular depression (e.g. mixed episodes). Which was probably why I was acting the way I was. Plus after I gave her my past history and my behavior when I would visit her would confirm it.
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Ohhh. I thought you meant a bipolar depressive episode vs a unipolar depressive episode.
I know what you mean about mixed episodes. When I first went to see my pdoc, I was in a mixed state. I was experiencing a loss of interest, isolation, anxiety, & guilt, but also sleeping 3-4 hours a night, feeling high energy, having racing thoughts, and being very productive despite feeling highly distractible. Feeling irritable as well.
I didn't know any better, so I thought it was my ADHD acting up. lol. I told my pdoc, "We have to do something about this ADHD. This ADHD is becoming a real problem."