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Oct 14, 2009, 07:04 PM
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I'm sure I've had a couple of mixed moods in the past...especially when I was depressed/irritable, yet spent huge amounts I didn't have and went traveling across the world. I didn't care if I lived or died type of thing, wandering everywhere in the dark past 2am!
Here's my current situation: Still spending too much, was high exuberant (manic) a week ago Tuesday, then neutral or weird Wed-Fri. Then late Fri/early Sat to Tuesday I was sad to extremely depressed (serious ideation Mon & Tues). Today (Wed) I feel like I have more energy/clarity than the past few days, but I'm still not doing great and very tired from lack of sleep. I try to sleep during the day to catch up but I can't. I just lie there quite often. (Getting 5-6 hrs a night though). That and the last week or so I've been hypersexual, not in the sense of being promiscuous...yet...but in the sense of fantasizing and feeling very sensuous constantly (with all the other problems!). Is this a mixed episode? Anyone else go through such a weird phase before? My meds don't seem to be working. I saw my therapist today and he said I should call my p-doc, especially if depression increases (again). I don't know that it's serious enough yet and I'm afraid that if I do call her she'll think I'm overreacting and start to ignore me like the last p-doc did. And I only called once every 2 weeks and left a message that my mood was worsening. Whole other story, anyway, sorry I've not been on the site much, kind of complicated, but any ideas? Thanks, d
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Oct 14, 2009, 07:09 PM
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From what you describe, it sounds like maybe rapid cycling?
I think your T is right. Call your p-doc and describe exactly what you did on this post. Don't wait for the ideation to come back. Please take care of yourself the best you can. |
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Oct 14, 2009, 07:20 PM
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I get that quite often!!! i don't no whether i'm coming or going its so irritating. have no idea why this happens to me tho!!!!
take care 
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Oct 14, 2009, 08:24 PM
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Rapid cycling is very uncommon for me (I mean in the shifts within the same day or week). This is only the second time this summer I've had an extreme fluctuation week. I think it has to do with the meds chemistry. She had me half the dose of one and increase the dose by 1/3 of the other. At least I'm not super depressed today.
I have to take care of my partner as he's sick, so I have to stay strong. Will call p-doc tomorrow if extreme mood is back. Hope I don't get sick on top of this. How would docs sort out the symptoms? ("She's hysterical, must be dehydration, no she's hallucinating, it's bipolar.") Haha! Can always laugh at myself. It helps.
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Oct 15, 2009, 05:05 PM
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It's your pdoc's JOB to be there for you and to listen to you...even if you call him/her EVERYDAY and leave him 10 messages! you know how much they are getting paid, make them work for their money! haha. If he/she starts to ignore you, then you should get a new doctor. See this is why I am so scared of going to a doctor, seems like there are no good doctors out there.
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Oct 15, 2009, 06:51 PM
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| ADHD1956, thinker22
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Oct 16, 2009, 08:21 AM
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If your partner is sick, you could be reacting to that stress by rapid cycling, even if it's rare for you. I get mixed episode, and they are generally more like disphoric, restless, desperate depressions, you know, ripping the hair and wailing and gnashing teeth... all very biblical.
Hope you feel better soon that is no fun. 
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Oct 16, 2009, 09:25 AM
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Yeah, my partner was only sick on Wednesday and the mood fluctuations were going on for more than a week before that. I drifted in and out of consciousness between classes and appts yesterday. So tired and weary. I increased my sleep med last night. I was kind of seeing flashes of dark things that weren't there, yet I was wide awake. Also having PTSD symptoms of jerking suddenly and heart beating fast. Eventually, the higher temazepam dose kicked in and I got over 6 hours of sleep. I feel slightly better this morning. But, I have work today, and that often wears/stresses me out.
I'm still hesitant to call the doc. I'll see how today and the weekend goes. I have much reading from school and projects to catch up on, but I don't have the concentration or energy to do them. That makes me feel worse...like a conveyor belt of tasks are piling up behind my limp body which is blocking the way to achievement. I'm my own worst enemy pretty much. I know in books they say "you have bipolar, you are not bipolar" but I feel right now like the illness has control of every aspect of my life and that's very depressing.
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Oct 16, 2009, 09:49 AM
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(((Thinker)))
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| ADHD1956, thinker22
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