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Originally Posted by Gabyunbound
Sounds like your hypomania started out as exciting and positive in some ways and now it's turning bad on you, which I can definitely relate to. When I get like that I increase the Seroquel (which I see you take) and that can definitely bring me back down to baseline, though then very very sedated.
When I've been well for a while I very slowly titrate it down again. This is all with the blessing of my pdoc though she gives me the titration schedule, so I don't do it too quickly, which is what I feel like doing at that point.
I definitely understand your worry about how others think of you and what that can do to one's self esteem given your behavior (I've been in the same boat, with depression as well). Hopefully they will be forgiving and understanding that you are just not yourself at the moment. Please try to remember that this too will pass and hopefully you'll get back to baseline and not crash. Everyone's different, but as I say, I up the Seroquel.
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Thank you, that is very helpful. I have been suspecting too that Seroquel might need to be upped even more. The pdoc recently upped it, but I still think it might need to be even higher. She seems to be a fan of upping it when I have flare ups, so I'm going to talk to her soon. I wouldn't be surprised if she recommends doing so, and hopefully that will prevent the crash. It gives me anxiety that I'm in a new relationship, because he hasn't been around long enough to really see as much of the "baseline" me. He has an anger streak since he is struggling with his own issues, but so far, not directed towards me, and he's understanding when I talk to him. I guess time will tell and building that trust with someone new is scary, especially when dealing with Bipolar.