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Originally Posted by violetgreen
I haven't ever heard anyone describe physical sensations from bipolar disorder. Once last summer I missed taking my lamectal doses all day until after 9:00pm. I had physical sensations like I'm having now, intermittently during the day. But, I'm on Seroquel now.
So, I'm feeling something like fluctuating inner pressure, jitteriness, physical anxiety not thoughts, sounds change like I'm in an echo chamber. When that's going on its harder to follow conversation, and I'm reactive and irritable. Thanks for asking what I mean, since figurative descriptions hit the meaning for me, but usually no one else. So, is this hypo? It's not blood sugar since I used my husband's equipment to check that. Not blood pressure, that's stable.  |
The echo chamber thoughts are a hallucination, arguably illusion, and not uncommon (not just for those with SZA–SZ I think, but I'm not sure; many hallucinations might be experienced by those without any psychotic disorder). If you experience it often you may have some physical problems causing it or it's "just" (functionally) psychotic and an antipsychotic might be worth trying.
The anxiety may underlie a hallucination, but maybe the two are completely separate.
Anxiety can be caused by hypomania. All other things that you describe are probably that or depression (but as you say it's more like hypomania, it's unlikely). Dysphoric hypomania. Could be. Something like that.
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Maybe check your vitamins (at least B12). Have blood drawn or take supplements.