[gayleggg]

I found out I have a Bipolar II instead of Bipolar I. I'm not sure why but it bothers me a bit and I can't think of a reason that it would matter. I'm depressed today anyway so it may just be a mood thing. I was just suprised. Anybody with any comments on being Bipolar II please PM me your thoughts.

[Mickey4333]

Originally Posted by gayleggg

I found out I have a Bipolar II instead of Bipolar I. I'm not sure why but it bothers me a bit and I can't think of a reason that it would matter. I'm depressed today anyway so it may just be a mood thing. I was just suprised. Anybody with any comments on being Bipolar II please PM me your thoughts.

There are several types of bipolar disorder. The two main subtypes are bipolar type 1 and bipolar type 2. Both are characterized by one or more major depressive episodes, but the type and degree of mania differ.

• Bipolar type 1. People with bipolar type 1 experience mania consisting of distinct periods of persistently elevated, expansive or irritable mood. The mania may involve delusional ideas and impaired judgment. A manic episode is diagnosed if elevated mood occurs with three or more other symptoms for most of the day, nearly every day, for one week, or longer.

• Bipolar type 2. People with bipolar type 2 experience what's called hypomania, a mild to moderate level of mania that is generally a less destructive state than mania. Hypomania may feel good to the person who experiences it and may even be associated with good functioning and enhanced productivity. Impaired judgment is rare.

By definition, a manic episode may include psychotic symptoms (such as hallucinations or paranoia) during the euphoria. About one-half to two-thirds of people with mania have psychotic symptoms. In hypomania, no psychotic symptoms are present.

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[Blue_Bird]

Less hallucinations today, much less. Paranoia still way bad but I get to talk to my doctor soon.

[bumble2u]

Ran out of meds... did not sleep much thinking about pandatigers......was in a really great mood , (too great apparently) . Positively gliding through the supermarket. really annoyed with the cashier who after chatting to her friend for two minutes decided to close my lane Lovely chat with the psych who called my husband and advised him to take my credit card away. Still I would not let that ruin my day not even the ***** with the eyeshadow at the pharmacy who sneered down her nose at my refill. And the snotty woman later who did not smile at my Merry Christmas. Haven't eaten a bean just realised . Maybe I shall go and eat two.

Having a pretty good day so far - - not sure how this is happening in the midst of what has been a bad depressive episode. I'm not going to jump the gun and say I'm approaching a "normal" mood now, but I'll day a good feeling day when I can get it!

[Cyclowolf]

Over Slept by a lot, as in it was 3:30 pm until I woke up. Seeing my pdoc's nurse tomorrow, get something adjusted because I'm feeling more depressed the past two days.

Better today, TG. Much. Had a rough start. Had to go to work. Couldn't get out of bed. Was a bundle of confusion and "touchiness" (clothes felt funny, socks weren't right, why does it feel like there's string around my toes?! you know the drill), someone at work was kind of getting on my case about the stupidest nothings. They let up. (Hmmm, did that follow my, "Ok. Whatever. Maybe I should just go home then. Oh look, Break Time!" ) Monday's the one day the person I have MAJOR issues with there isn't scheduled, so never "so" bad in relation to the other days. (On those days, have managed to play cool on the outside and not launch, but damn I'd like to…. hmmm, better not say. Pretty ferocious stuff. I refuse to get myself in trouble over that p.o.s., but they have no idea the fire they are playing with… I prefer to just get along with everyone, so you can imagine how hard they have to be working that nerve-stomping. And how hard I'm working the self-restraint(!))

Ran a bunch of errands after work, went pretty smoothly. Not enough work for tomorrow, so will be working at home with BF. Which… actually starts right now, so I'm off!

[Moreta]

I'm depressed and everything hurts. Tonight is my last night at my part time job so I should be excited. I'm just so blah though. I really don't want to be at work today. I just want to sleep all day.

[simplydivine1030]

How do I know if I have BP1 or BP2? My Doc never specified. All I can tell you is I feel like I have symptoms of both mania and depression all the time. My mood changes several times a day. I can get extremely angry and irritated at the drop of a hat. I just don't know anymore. I can go from being off the wall with racing thoughts to crying in a matter of hours.

Once again, as I posted in the depression forum today, I do believe my mood/motivation is improving from the bleak state I'd been in since the beginning of August. This is 2 days in a row! I wonder what could be the cause? Maybe it's my brain just finally righting itself for no particular reason. (I don't know if that makes any sense.)

All I know is for the first time in a long time, I didn't even cry during my appointment with my T yesterday! I think he was as amazed as I was. I'm so happy that I think the depression veil may be lifting somewhat!

[Phoenix_1]

My irritability has changed to sadness. But the sadness is due to a real life situation so it's fairly normal. I'm sleeping only 6 - 8 hours instead of 12. Maybe the lamictal is finally beginning to work. I sure hope so.

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[Blue_Bird]

My pdoc raised the Risperdal dosage to 2mg today, will see how that goes over the next few weeks. Looking forward to getting rid of this paranoia, the hallucinations are almost completely gone.

[julnjer]

I feel like I can't compartmentalize my thoughts today. Overwhelming!

I feel AMAZING today! Not manic just great I had a brilliant day yesterday and another good day in store today. I love that I can feel this good when I am baseline now. Although it wont stick around when the hormones change, I am so thankful I get a few great weeks in between. My baseline used to be slightly low, but all the hard work with therapy, meditation, exercise, good sleep patterns, mindfulness has paid off! I cannot wait for next year when the rest gets sorted and I can feel this good all the time.

I am getting so much better at mindfulness. I have barely ruminated for the last few days, it makes such a difference! Im still not the person I want to be, but I am getting there slowly. Need to learn to keep my mouth shut sometimes, but the whole bipolar brain filter thing makes that hard haha. At least no one who knows me holds my thoughts against me.

Feeling like I'm in a slump again today. Not a lot of energy. I hate this.

[gayleggg]

Feeling a little better today, but still really scared because of the sonogram report. Will probably be nervous until I see the doctor on Monday. My anxiety level is high.

[Phoenix_1]

I'm doing much better. Yesterday I cleaned my apartment, dyed my hair, and put up Christmas decorations. Today I did Christmas shopping. Maybe the lamictal kicked in and my depression is going going gone. :-)

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[Blue_Bird]

Not doing well at all, convinced things will never get better. I also believe the government is watching me and out to get me. It's stressing me out and making want to SI and giving me thoughts of Sui.

[Cyclowolf]

Better today now that my doctors appointment is over. Pretty stress free day. Medicine seems to be working still, but i haven't put it to the test yet.

[Alokin]

Think I may be heading into dysphoric mania, hopefully it will only be a mild hyperthymia or back down to euthymia.

[Moreta]

I keep getting depressed in the afternoons and I don't know why. Most of the time I just want to curl up in a little ball and maybe cry for a while.

[gayleggg]

I've been feeling depressed again most days. The hopeless feeling keeps coming back. At least, I had a few good days.

Woke up at 5 am(!) Bounced out of bed about 7 times making notes of a bunch of ideas. Thought, hey, I should just get up! Make breakfast and everything! Won't BF be pleasantly surprised! And all these things came to pass. As well as dealing with bills and a whole lot of talking. It certainly rang BF's "oh no, she's going manic-y!" warning bells.

I was feeling pretty darn good! Went to work. About half an hour in, got nauseated. Thought it would let up. It didn't. Got sick a couple different times. Breakfast had already digested. WTH? Ended up going home at first break. Been in bed ever since. Feeling better (not great, but better). Noticed a swollen neck gland. Dunno what's up, but whatever that energy burst was this morning, it's gone along with all the anticipated productivity. Oh well.

Strange day.

Innerzone, I have noticed with me that when I am getting physically sick, mentally I feel pretty great. When I am coming down with colds or viruses my mood stays good while my body feels awful. Eventually the sickness hits me and I slow down but to start with mentally I feel good, even a tiny bit elevated. I hope you start to feel better soon.

I am doing ok today. I feel alright and I have christmas baking to do today, but I am craving weed and want to spend the day high instead of taking my meds like a good little patient. Im not sure if this is a problem or if everyone just wants a wasted day here and there. Part of me is justifying it, the other part is saying NO! Absolutely not! Bad me! I definitely dont need it for my mood, but it would be nice to have it for the pain, it is very very good for my pain.

[Cyclowolf]

Soo tired today, don't know why, I slept 8.5 hours last night. My nose has been stuffed all day, so maybe I'm getting I'll, dunno. Getting a headache now too. Mental wise I'm good, not great. Just feeling blah.