[Tmontana94]

Hey everybody! I'm new here, I need some help. I am diagnosed ADHD since a little kid, Im 18 now, recently my parents sent me to the pdoc because of my regular use of cannabis and during the sessions he diagnose me with GAD,prescribe me remeron but I decided stop taking it because it made me sleepy all the time, lately I am wondering if im bipolar.. I get hyper, cant stay still, cant consentrate, I need to do something and I usually go to bother my brother, also act childish, i talk to myself all the time, but like full conversations, I suffer from insomia too, I find very difficult to fall asleep my mind is like having so many thoughts that sometimes I want to scram, also I'm a very irritable person, but also sometimes I feel like with no energy, no motivation, i just want to be alone. i usually dont get suicidal, just without energy and motivation, i just thought of suicide a copule of times, when i have problems with my parents because they dont understand me when im feeling a little bit down, but i was like with no energy to even think of a plan to commit suicide. in the past 2 or 3 months i had one episode in which i felt pretty bad, no motivation, i spent most of the time in my room and just wanted be alone with my thoughts, it last like a month my parents complain about me being so numb at the time i didnt realize i was acting wierd, after that month I started feeling a little bit more "normal" I went to the gym and tae kwon do and feel pretty good, productive, with energy and still at night feeling very awake, but it didnt last so much, maybe a week or so. And since then again i feel with less energy motivation and insomnia but not as sever as the last time. I've have done a lot of research of bipolar disorder but still I have a few questions about it, like whats the difference bw being hyper and mania or hypomania? Do you think I'm bipolar?

[Anneinside]

Hyper is just having a lot of energy... feeling hyper today.... it is not a psychiatric diagnosis. If you look up DSM bipolar you will see the list of symptoms of mania and hypomania. They have the same basic characteristics but mania is more severe than hypomania. The main difference is that with hypomania you can still function and be productive. With mania your mood goes to such an extreme that you have trouble functioning and are not productive. As for diagnosing you, we can't do that. You need to see a psychiatrist.

[~Christina]

Only a pdoc is qualified to make a diagnosis of course. You certainly have a lot of symptoms that need the be looked into. Can you go back the Pdoc you saw and explain the mood changes? It would probably be a good idea to do a moodchart just to track how your feeling. Keep in mind most doctors don't diagnose Bipolar in one visit sometimes it can take months. Many doctors will go ahead and start medications if they feel its necessary. Some people with Bipolar go unmedicated and learn ways to manage well. You may also benefit from seeing a therapist.

Also if you havent been in for a physical recently its always best to have one done just to make sure there isnt a medical reason for your symptoms.

Good Luck and Welcome to PC

[Tmontana94]

Thanks a lot for your responses.. I think I will go to see my psychiatrist in a couple of weeks, I was afraid of going but I think it will be the best for me to talk about my mood changes, i haven't feel good in days, I feel like I'm going insane, I don't know if its normal but a couple of days I'm feeling optimistic and then suddelny I feel unmotivated and with no energy for weeks, a few days ago I couldn't fall asleep till 5:30 am slept a couple of hours and I felt good the next day, i dont know if its normal but the day after that I started feeling not so good again, not completly depressed but atleast unmotivated. I dont know if its normal that my mood changes so often.