Well that was quite a ride. I was manic doing some old behavior...wasn't sleeping well and no appetite.

Fast forward to a few days and crash. Tired, nervous feeling like a loser.

I finally slept but had to take more meds and only slept about 3 solid hours. have finally ate had to force myself but then appetite came back a little and ate more.

Hope the rest of this crash is smoother sailing...here's hoping.

And all this on meds and not just a couple although I have been short on lamictal, my insurance lapsed so long story. But I think the decrease in lamictal has decreased my appetite created by the risperdal...May keep it this way.

hang in their.

you will feel better... these things happen to all of us

[faerie_moon_x]

I'm crashing right with you, passionssky. Hope you pull out of it quickly.

Yeah and it SUCKS. I slept maybe another 5 hrs or so, so that's good. Now I just need to remember we all make mistakes and move on.

[BlueInanna]

Hey at least you didn't "accidentally" sleep with anyone!! Good job with that!

Also good that this time mania didn't last really long, you seem to be bouncing back well. Take vitamins if you've got em and drink juice and stuff to help get body nutrients it needs.


Oh - btw - I had plenty of hypos even while on lithium... You're right, it happens, we make mistakes, move on, hopefully have new info for next time.

Originally Posted by BlueInanna

Hey at least you didn't "accidentally" sleep with anyone!! Good job with that!

Also good that this time mania didn't last really long, you seem to be bouncing back well. Take vitamins if you've got em and drink juice and stuff to help get body nutrients it needs.


Oh - btw - I had plenty of hypos even while on lithium... You're right, it happens, we make mistakes, move on, hopefully have new info for next time.

Thanks blue .

Yeah I behaved. So don't have that to dwell on you're right.

[Darth Bane]

these crashes are horrible, i was lalso manic yesterday so couldn't sleep. finally slept at 7.45 a.m.

it is difficult to maintain schedule through this mania/depression, and once our normal schedule is disrupted it is very difficult to get it back on track...

i think these falling off the wagon, they are bound to happen... if there are no more mood swings for us then it will be like we are totally cured of bipolar. annoying thing is even small triggers are enough to push me into manic/depressive state... it is like if i got 2 months of normal then it must be followed by weeks of mania/depression...

hope today it little better for you... some new alcoholics anonymous group might help if you gave it a chance... take care

Yeah theses mini episodes seem to happen. I always thought they were longer but now that I'm on meds they seem to shorter. At least they aren't as intense.

And no AA or what I lovingly call PREDATORS ANONYMOUS will not work for me for numerous reasons. And I don't want to debate it, with anybody .

I like u Darth that is just a very sensitive topic for me.

I just need to move forward...

[Darth Bane]

my current mini episode is not that intense but still... one of the worse thing about manic/depressive episode is it makes me look bad, not unlike what girls call bad hair day... i cant sleep well, so it affects my skin,eyes and hair... not to mention lack of confidence...

i am currently reading reviews about lithium vs lamictal... lamictal is winning but it too have bad side effects... but i am thinking about it....

anyway i shouldn't have brought up AA, if you don't like it then you don't...

Originally Posted by Darth Bane

my current mini episode is not that intense but still... one of the worse thing about manic/depressive episode is it makes me look bad, not unlike what girls call bad hair day... i cant sleep well, so it affects my skin,eyes and hair... not to mention lack of confidence...

i am currently reading reviews about lithium vs lamictal... lamictal is winning but it too have bad side effects... but i am thinking about it....

anyway i shouldn't have brought up AA, if you don't like it then you don't...

I'm on lamictal and haven't had any side-effects from it. I've been low on it lately and so I'm only taking 100mgs. My appetite has decreased so I think I'm just gonna stay at this dose. I'm on risperdal too and oh the hunger from that med. Not as bad as seroquel for me, but still.

yeah the lack of sleep makes me look bad too. I hate that.