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I experience extreme anxiety and if something gets stuck in my mind I will ruminate on it endlessly. Like a hamster on a wheel that never stops. Even while I'm asleep I'm aware of turning whatever it happens to be that I'm ruminating about over and over in my mind. After a day and night of it I'm beside myself.
I've been told by providers, and I believe, that such excessive anxiety is an aspect of dysphoric mania, and that it's not at all unusual for people with BD.
I've tried so many anti-anxiety meds I lost count long ago. Not one made a dent in my anxiety/rumination. Then one day my pdoc suggested perphenazine (Trilafon). Finally, a med that lowered my anxiety and helped me not to ruminate as much.
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