hoping for a mood swing

I have to admit, I miss my manic state. I am so happy when I have lots of energy to socialize and have fun. Right now I am a bit depressed and have been for the past week. If I didn't have a pdoc appointment on Monday, it would be very tempting to forego some meds.
Bluemountains

Do you get any negative consequences after the fun or is just pure innocent fun and you get a soft landing afterwards?

I'm not productive at all when I'm manic. I obsess over dumb stuff, like coupons, or organizing things that don't need to be organized. So I don't wish to be manic. It actually gets in the way of my productivity.

Bluemountains, I really can relate. I feel like my meds do a great job of keeping the hypomania away, while still letting in some depression. How I wish that it were the other way around!

I actually did skip a few doses in hopes of getting hypomanic a few weeks ago, and...I ended up more depressed. So I don't recommend skipping your meds, because the pendulum may just swing in the wrong direction.

Bipolarmedstudent, nice to meet you. I'm a bipolar pre-med student. I'm really scared that I won't get in, haha. Anyway, I only get hypomanic, and while hypomania can interfere with my productivity on occasion (though more often it helps me to get things done), it feels so good that I really don't mind.

I've learned over the years to make my fun pure and innocent-just lots of socializing usually involving lots of alcohol. I live with my designated driver (husband) so everyone is safe.

When not manic/hypomanic I have no desire to do anything.

I do have lots of incomplete projects leftover from hypomanic times, and these never seem to get finished.

I, too, wish there was medicine to stop depression and leave the good of the manic state instead of the other way around.

Bluemountains

There's nothing like a little lack of sleep to kick on a manic episode, or so it seems. I purposely deprive myself of sleep just for that reason, and I think I always have, just never knew it until recent diagnosis.

In the eigth months ive been following posts here, I can't recall a single instance in which someone's wished-for manic episode has come to an even somewhat pleasant conclusion.

Can anyone else????

I know you are right, Roadie, and, as usual you are the voice of reason. I guess I should be a little more realistic and say that I want out of the current depression, I want energy, and I want to shake the responsibilities and have some fun.
Bluemountains

I understand what you mean. Hypomania is ok for me I don't get in trouble and get alot done. Mania is not. I go in 10 different directions at once and never get anything done. Depression just sucks. With me it usaully depression or mania. Hypomania doesn't happen that often. In between there is some "normal". But sometimes I would like to be hypomanic. Mood stabilizers are great but it does seem that depression gets the upper hand too often.

Yes, you said it much better than me, grandma. It seems that the mood stabilizer (abilify) does a great job of surpressing the manias. I get so tired of being "slightly" depressed. Thank goodness I am not in the place I have been at times with depression-completely unable to handle tasks and crying all of the time-but I do get tired of having to dig up energy to get simple tasks done.
Today: take child 3 to swimmeet, host child 2's two playmates, take child 1 to babysitting, go to child 4's baseball practice and then pick him up from a playdate. Also, run errands and get the house in good enough shape to avoid embarrassment when parents pick up children. I'd better get started!

Bluemountains

I had a hypomanic episode recently from coming off Strattera, but it was non-euphoric. I was just driven beyond belief to write and write and write. Technically a good thing, but really not the fun that I would want out of hypomania.