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Originally Posted by rwwff
Does anyone get breakthrough symptoms of mania and then get the sense the AP/mood stabilizer kicked in and took the edge off and kept things more-or-less in a safe range? I had a run of auditory hallucinations that lasted about a week or so along with a bit of that liveliness feeling, but it wasn't intense or anything and didn't annoy my wife overly much with me having to ask "did you call"/"whats up" kind of things. Then they just kinda faded away and are gone now.
I see my pdoc in a couple days and am trying to decide how to discuss it. It was very nebulous I guess, all kind of fuzzy and disorganized, even drank some wine for some reason, whereas I'm normally quite disinterested in adult beverages. I guess without the AP I'd probably be busily trying to wreck my life again.. lol.
Any thoughts about how to describe this better?
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I agree with BethRags that you've explained the experience well.
Yes, I have had plenty of breakthrough hypomanic and even full manic symptoms in the past that were rapidly calmed by an antipsychotic. A number of (but not all) antipsychotics can really kick the butt out of my manic symptoms, especially when caught early.
Sometimes an issue for me is that my antipsychotic works fine maybe for 16 hours after taking it, but reduces efficacy after that point (poops out a bit), until I take more. Sometimes when that is frequent, my dose is slightly increased (at least temporarily). It may be added to my usual evening cocktail, or a little is added to my morning cocktail, leaving evening as is. My antipsychotic is Seroquel XR, which is extended release meant for once daily dosing. But even with extended release, I may need the twice per day dosing. Regular Seroquel is most often taken in divided morn/evening doses, as a norm.