[ace333]

hello all i was curious if anyone has ever felt this way.this past week was extremely busy for me, besides the usual around the house chores there was two concerts and since im from kentucky there was also derby and two parties i went to...way too much for one week/ weekend, my concern now is that i cant sleep and still feel like im going a mile a minute. today i came back to work since taking friday off for all of the things that happened over the weekend. i have a blast and was happy all weekend, and now that im back at work i feel like im on the verge of a panic attack and keep thinking of bad things not sure why?...is this some kind of anxiety anxiety? does anyone every feel like they can't slow down after they do alot in a short amount of time? why do i keep thinking things are going to go bad when i had such a good time this weekend?

[nummy]

You sound exhausted. If your body chemistry leans towards bipolar, it would almost sound as if you could possibly be heading towards a manic or hypo manic state. (Your symptoms, ie not being able to shut off the racing thoughts, do actually sound hypo manic.) both can be brought on by a lack of sleep.

If you get sleep and feel better, problem solved. If you still can't sleep, I'd suggest talking to a doctor.

[ace333]

thank you very much, i have only ever be told by doctors to have to depression, my boyfriend suffers from anxiety and my symptoms have recently ( within the last two years) just came into being and he says its similar to how he feels with panic attacks and such, but he isn't much help lol. yes i do feel exhausted and hopefully i will be able to sleep tonight, it only ever seems a problem when theres alot that happens all at once like this past week. i just dont get the sad/bad thoughts im having when infact i was happy and had fun

[nummy]

Originally Posted by ace333

thank you very much, i have only ever be told by doctors to have to depression, my boyfriend suffers from anxiety and my symptoms have recently ( within the last two years) just came into being and he says its similar to how he feels with panic attacks and such, but he isn't much help lol. yes i do feel exhausted and hopefully i will be able to sleep tonight, it only ever seems a problem when theres alot that happens all at once like this past week. i just dont get the sad/bad thoughts im having when infact i was happy and had fun

I should explain I'm no doctor, but I went through years--decades even-- of depression mixed in with anxiety/ restlessness before going on a med used for bipolar that instantly fixed (at the time) my racing thoughts that were happening same time I was too tired to do Anything.

Do yourself a favor and if you feel ok mentally, can function, can get to sleep, and this isn't a pattern, don't worry too much unless you can't sleep. As relieved as I am I can function better, sometimes we as society are too quick to judge simple youthful energy as a mental disorder, really. A tired brain isn't at it's best and it's sometimes easy to forget that caffeine we take when tired really can induce anxiety. So skip on that if you are taking it to stay awake, and try n get some good sleep!

Edit:

Missed the part about this being a pattern. Are you anxious or agitated or both? If cutting down on caffeine doesn't help, yes, maybe time to let dr know to take this seriously. My agitation began in my late 20's, due to meds. Some meds for depression can induce hypo mania in people predisposed to bipolar. Lack of sleep won't help. Be sure and discuss with dr any meds you are on. It saddens me when people have medically induced hypo mania and don't realize that's avoidable with the proper medicine. Good luck!

[ace333]

i would say both, and caffeine isn't a factor i don't eat or drink anything with caffeine :/