[Btp1136]

I told my pdoc that my mood has been changing almost minute to minute. She told me I should talk to my therapist about it. Does anyone experience this? It's all over the place. One minute I feel my life is meaningless the next I feel great. It's exhausting.

[Red_Cyclops]

Originally Posted by Btp1136

I told my pdoc that my mood has been changing almost minute to minute. She told me I should talk to my therapist about it. Does anyone experience this? It's all over the place. One minute I feel my life is meaningless the next I feel great. It's exhausting.

Hi - absolutely. I have experienced this - especially before I found the right mix of meds to control my moods. I could literally switch from one mood to another with the flip of a switch, and I could not control it. You're right, it is completely exhausting, and I could sense it happening before it actually occurred, if that makes any sense. I found that the right medications to control my moods have made all of the difference. I especially attribute relief from this to taking a mood stabilizer. I'm now able to stay pretty even for the most part and my moods change less frequently and more gradually. You should definitely talk to your pdoc about it.

[bluemountains]

I have been through this, but now it is better. I stay in one mood for at least a week at a time now. My meds are helping. I am not sure how much better the pdoc can make the drug combination because my moods aren't as extreme as they used to be.
Bluemountains

[Warrioress]

I'm totally able to relate. But that's strange advice from your pdoc. I mean, the rapid mood switches are caused by some things happening in the brain and nervous system, right? And they should be treated using the right medications. Therapy would help you cope with the situation I'd expect, but it can hardly help with the mood changes themselves

[RobertDark]

I know exactly where you are coming from. My moods, highs and lows and everything in between, typically last a few weeks at a time. But there are times where they switch every hour or every few minutes. And not just minor shifts either, from hypo-manic to utterly depressed.

I was on meds which worked for quite a while but my mood became almost too stable, at least for me. I am okay with having different weeks or months with different moods, but the rapid cycles are when I tend to be most destructive to myself and my relationships.

I am going to be doing Intensive Outpaitent Group Therapy starting next week, I am trying to fight without meds but I also understand at the end of the day, I might need them. I very much so agree with Warrioress that it's odd your PD would tell you to do therapy, I'd think a med change would be more beneficial for your issues unless you are like myself and others and you want to try and fight it yourself, first.

You certainly aren't alone, there is no doubt about that.

[Btp1136]

Thank you for your replies. I will be seeing my pdoc tomorrow and I'll bring up.

[cocoabeans]

If a psychiatrist thinks it is the result of anxiety or a personality disorder (or something else dealt with through a therapist) or if the medication given should help or hasn't had enough time to help, it makes sense to say talk to a therapist. Psychiatrists are just prescription drug gate keepers. They don't want to hear it.

[Manic Macca]

I've been going through this the last few week's an to say it's frustrating is an understatement.. All my doc has done Is increase my litium to 1400,and added depikote( valpuric acid ). I'm allready taking rispiridone and olizipine. ! minute I'm perfectly fine an the next I explode into a rage.. I feel like DR Jekyl an MR Hyde.. It's a tough place to be, both physically an mentally.. hope you get sorted? If so, keep me posted pls..
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[Btp1136]

Sometimes I feel my rapid changes are similar to borderline, but I don't want to self diagnose and I've already been assessed my several doctors.

[Confusedinomicon]

Bipolar mood has never been that unstable and is pretty predictable for me.

I was never diagnosed with a personality disorder but I shared traits with borderline. I haven't had rapid-mood swings since I've become more-or-less stable on medication and learned through therapy, boyfriend's support and hard work how to not act on those impulses. I've started to relapse a little lately, though, and it doesn't help that I'm starting to feel a little depressed.

For me, a rapid mood swing was allowing 1 thing change my whole emotions. (This is external and I don't believe it's related to BP) I would go from happy to completely angered and would stay upset for the rest of the day and then happy again when something went right. It was scary and unpredictable. It has gotten easier with medication, but it took more practice. Like I had to go through the motions and deny myself the impulse I rather exhibit.