Did I clean my way into a manic "phase"?

Monday my parents left for a roadtrip at two, and i decided to clean the entire house spotless as a surprise for them. I worked from 2pm-1am taking quick peeks at my facebook, etc and eating. For dinner, I decided to make my own meal that had no instructions, which was spaghetti and a bland store-brand marina sauce that I turned into my own little recipe.

I was unable to get to sleep until after 2:30 and set my alarm clock to 6:45 in hopes of being able to finish early to have downtime before a big date, and also so I could go to safeway when it first opened to get bacon and cleaning supplies. I ended up spending $40 out of my own pocket for a mop I've really wanted to get and cleaning supplies that I wanted. I was exhausted, but when I came home I made scrambled eggs and bacon. I pushed myself to work harder until my brother informed me he needed me to drive him to a funeral. By the time I was home it was too late to drive down to meet a date because I was too exhausted to want to go and I wasn't done with cleaning. I continued to work until 3:30 when I finished.

While I was working, my train of thought was rather odd. There was the methodical need to work and the "first I got to do this, and then that, and I need this to do this" But I was also stressing over a member's thread and worries about my big date that forced me to work harder. I started realizing that maybe I am working myself into mania when I started thinking about how I needed to get tattoos right away and pierce my ears and dye my hair purple and spend money on cleaning supplies and clothes. I also felt jet-lagged, like it felt like 8pm instead of 4pm.

I have recently changed my dose where I added 2.5mg of zyprexa and another 300mg of lithium. I decided to add another 2.5 zyprexa to make 5mg today to just calm my thoughts down and hopefully make me sleepy. It's 12:32 so idk how much it's helping.

Does this sound like mania too you? Or am I just working myself crazy?

Hmm, maybe or maybe you're just happy and excited about your life right now. I'd just make extra effort to sleep right now.

Just saw my pdoc today. Yes, I had a mini-episode. I still feel it a little bit, but now i have his permission to take the zyprexa as I need it, but keeping it to 2.5mg at night.

Tonight i took 5mg to calm me down...things have been so crazy it seems like!

I ALWAYS get manic when I do a huge cleaning project... Or is it the oncoming mania that causes the desire to clean in the first place? I wish I knew! But hopefully you're feeling better & a little more "even".

I have been known to go on a grading marathon, grading non-stop for 10 hours or more (research papers, ugh!) and end up hypomanic. It is something that I've had to very purposefully learn to avoid doing to myself. I can get that way about cleaning or rearranging furniture too.

I just had this idea that I HAVE to finish cleaning the whole house before I could relax...Now I'm so drowsy from the extra zyprexa, but I don't want to fall asleep just yet. =/