I've been noticing lately that pain in my upper back and neck increases, sometimes gradually over the course of weeks, when I'm stressed out. Then out of nowhere I'll get a mixed episode and the pain increases 2-3x until I can calm down and get back into a stable mind. Sometimes pain goes away completely the next day, sometimes it doesn't. I'm finding that my pain is a physical indicator of my level of hypo/mania/depression.
Do the rest of you guys experience the same thing? If so, what other sorts of physical indicators do you experience?
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Diagnosed as having Bipolar II on 25 Oct 2017
Taking: Risperidone 1 mg, Lamotrigine 25 mg
 Riding on the bipolarcoaster since 1983 
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