Am I having a manic episode (not officially bipolar)

So I suffer from really bad depression. I SI, and wound up with 14 stitches recently, but since then I had no urge to cut or anything.
These last few days I have been in a wonderful mood. That is not normal for me. I am not very social and I hate going places by myself, but lately I have been going out and talking to everyone, making friends and just hanging out with strangers. I dont drink, but I got wasted with some random guy I met, and I kissed (almost went a lot further) with this guy and another guy. I dont even know them. That is not like me ( I am married) I am currently talking to another guy. I am making plans to meet up with him and I really really wanna hook up with him. I have this crazy urge to. I dont know why. I smoke a lot more when im in moods like this. I have been great about not self injuring but today when I saw the blade they used to cut out the stitches I have had some crazy urges to cut. Insane urges to cut. I cant stop spending money. It is money I need. Why cant I stop spending it? Tonight it got really weird. I was outside smoking and I just couldnt stop the thoughts in my head. I was looking at all the lights that lit the walkway behind my house and I got super angry. I mean it sent me into a rage and I wanted to take a baseball bat to all of the lights. I just kept telling myself that the lights were a lie. They shouldnt be there. I dont know. it doesnt make sense, but it made sense then. I saw this lady walking in a really short skirt and just dressed really skimpy, usually I think to myself, wow, go put something else on, but this time I called her out. I told ehr she was not as hot as she thought she was and that she needed to change her clothes because she looks like a effin hooker. Telling her I wish she thought better of herself and all this other stuff. I would NEVER do that normally. Not ever.
I saw my doc today and she was happy to see me so happy but i think she is worried it is another manic episode. I thought I was fine. Maybe it was just me being happy for once but then tonight happened, and it got me thinking about what I had been doing this last week, and its just not normal for me.

I am sorry this is long, but I just want to be as thurough as possible so maybe someone can tell me if this is a manic episode adn should I see my doc first thing monday morning? I am scared that I am like this right now. its not me. Someone help me out please.

We can't diagnose you...I definitely think you need to talk to your doctor immediately. It could be any number of things, but it definitely sounds like you need to get help sooner rather than later. The fact that you're aware your behavior isn't normal is a good sign, so now you can make the decision to do something about it. Good luck, and I hope you feel better soon.

I agree with PT52, you should definitely see your doc and tell him/her what you told us. Honesty is the best policy when dealing with your mental health. Be well and I hope you get through this soon.

my doc has me on meds for bipolar disorder, but maybe i just need a change in dose. I will call first thing monday. thank you both for your replies

Depending how long you have been on the meds it takes a while for them to get to therapeutic dose. In the meantime please don't meet that person. Seriously I'm not judging, but based on the rest of your post you have indicated that you are acting out of character. Is there a close friend or family member that you can confide in to help you during this time? Keep us posted and welcome to the Bipolar group!

i have only been on the meds for maybe 3 weeks. I have people to talk to, and am going back to my doc monday. maybe she can help. I dont plan on meeting up with this other guy. just an urge. a bad one.

I'm glad to hear you're able to hold off on your "wild" plans and are planning on following the advice of these wise bipolars.......

If you are deemed "manic," then you will receive the diagnosis of bipolar--from my experience, anyway, only one manic episode puts people into that category!

Yes the meds take time. It can be frustrating, but it's worth the effort. You may want to consider tracking your mood and note any triggers i.e. what you ate, drank, stress etc. I found a great free one on line at http://www.medhelp.org/land/mood-tracker Just a heads up it's a password protected site, but if you don't set your tracker to private other members can view your tracker. I also use the journal function on the tracker, so I keep mine set at private.

Keep us posted and I hope you have a good weekend.

Yeah the doc is definitely a good idea! Like blueoctober said meds do take a while to work (annoying? yes!). I use the same moodtracker and it's been super helpful!

Best of luck! And Welcome to the BP forum!!

thank you all. I will try out that mood tracker. It seems like it would be helpful to me.