[mel80]

I'm just wondering when being manicky high become to much for you to cope with what do you do to cope with it ? thank you

[Tsunamisurfer]

Originally Posted by mel80

I'm just wondering when being manicky high become to much for you to cope with what do you do to cope with it ? thank you

Well preferably I get a plan in place as soon as I (or my wife) realise I am hypomanic and on an upward progression, before the real damage starts happening.
That is the time to hand over the car keys, credit card, and get my pdoc involved with drug review and levels testing.
I keep some antipsychotics in the house for an emergency like that. They subdue me quite quickly. The only problem is I hate taking them.

[SunAngel]

Originally Posted by Tsunamisurfer

Well preferably I get a plan in place as soon as I (or my wife) realise I am hypomanic and on an upward progression, before the real damage starts happening.
That is the time to hand over the car keys, credit card, and get my pdoc involved with drug review and levels testing.
I keep some antipsychotics in the house for an emergency like that. They subdue me quite quickly. The only problem is I hate taking them.

Right on Tsunamisurfer. My credit card goes right to my husband. I also take an extra Seroquel whenever my husband sees me get too high because I have a tendency to go into psychosis, which I don't remember any of the things I say and do while I am psychotic. Mel, when your license was pulled, that is a signal that you are too high and should take proper actions to help yourself come down a lot. You should probably call your mental health provider and have a med adjustment and a med. you can take PRN when you are in this state.

I had to go to the hospital last year for being too high. This year while I was too high I avoided the hospital like the plague. Now looking back I wished I had gone then. I am still very ill and it's just dragging on. A plan is a good thing to have, if you have someone close to you to put it into action.

[popeye]

My meds have kept me from getting so high that I disturb others but it disturbs me. I have never had to be hospitalized for my symptoms. I did have a time when mypdoc wanted to put me in the hosp but I refused and she did not push the issue. I am manic slightly manic today but managable. I had a lot of anxiety yesterday borderlining on a panic attack. I was able to knock it out with my prn meds.

I'm intensely manic & don't have any access to healthcare. What I do is have full disclosure with my bf about how I am doing to determine if I present a danger to myself. If so, the emergency room is a VERY last resort. Other than that, I know I need to isolate myself (save for talking on facebook & PC) & practice self-soothing strategies. Sometimes I can get myself down temporarily by taking in some deep breaths, but when the psychosis gets bad, sometimes a little over-sleeping isn't a bad thing if it prevents me from having an uncontrollable panic attack.

[manicminer]

It became too much for me this weekend when my shaking became completely uncontrollable, i started fearing for my life because I wanted to shoot myself for fun, and i sleep walked/ate/drank and who knows what else. I was paranoid out of my mind and having hallucinations. The big one is when I had an urge to shoot the cop that stopped to see if i was ok when i ran out of gas. Bad news