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Old Nov 15, 2013, 11:04 AM
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Currently a little hypomanic. I see a lot of positives about it, very few downsides. I don't like that I excessively chatter and reveal too much. Nor do I like that I seem to talk to myself quite a bit. I also know about overspending.

BUT the rest seem to all be positives. It isn't bothering me that I'm not getting much sleep right now. I've got great energy. I make a lost of lists and accomplish a lot. More open, positive attitude. I am actually for the most part, not minding it at all.

Do you crash after being hypomanic? Can anyone else think of a reason for a negative about it? Just curious. This is only the second time that I KNEW I was hypomanic. The other times, I didn't know and can't remember much about the episodes. Any help?
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Old Nov 15, 2013, 11:09 AM
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I was hypo manic last night and got drunk and bought a pizza that I couldn't afford >\<
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Old Nov 15, 2013, 11:21 AM
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I had a bad crash depression after last hypo . That was the main downside, paralyzing depression. And reflecting on some of the hypo behaviors. There were a few "what was i thinking" things i did. I can't remember either if I crash after every one, but I am afraid so. Not everyone will though. Maybe there are things you could do to prevent a crash.
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Old Nov 15, 2013, 11:31 AM
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I ALWAYS crash. I'm sobbing atm
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Old Nov 15, 2013, 11:47 AM
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I've been in a bad crash for 3-1/2 months since my last hypo in June/July
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Old Nov 15, 2013, 12:58 PM
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Hey reesecups- for me I love the euporia that can come with hypomania, but I tend to have problems with agitation and overconfidence and then I crash into depresson. I find hypomania to be more of a dangerous state then depression. My goal is to find contentment in the middle. Best of luck!
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Old Nov 15, 2013, 03:18 PM
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Other than a real worry I might buy a plane ticket to a foreign country (I've done that before!) the crash I have been in for a couple of weeks is plenty of downside to the hypo (mania). I always crash.
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Old Nov 15, 2013, 04:03 PM
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Mm, I always feel great during it, too. Guess that's why a lot of us don't seek treatment until a really bad depressive episode. I never thought of such euphoria as being a bad thing, even.

But the crash. The crash is definitely a downside.
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Old Nov 15, 2013, 07:52 PM
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The higher the flight, the harder the crash. This latest manic episode was a bad one (even though I enjoyed 2/3 of it---the hypomanic part). I don't think I'm really depressed, per se, but I'm embarrassed and sad and I don't trust my judgment even a little bit. I HATE feeling like this. I know it will pass, but I hate it.
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Old Nov 15, 2013, 10:25 PM
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Thanks everyone for their replies. My hypomania is due to titrating down on Celexa. I THINK. Would that make a difference if I crash or not?
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Old Nov 15, 2013, 10:43 PM
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Hopefully your pdoc is keeping a close eye on that part of things as you go off the med.
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Old Nov 15, 2013, 10:58 PM
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Hopefully your pdoc is keeping a close eye on that part of things as you go off the med.
Actually, I began titrating off last week on Thursday. On Friday, I asked the nurse at the PHP to ask him if I could go down to 20mg. I've continued the 29 mg, but only admitted to my case manager there yesterday that I had titrated down. I DID NOT want to tell anyone and had only decided that if they asked me outright about it that I would tell them right now. When she first asked, I lied and said no. The. I went back to group and felt bad. Lying was not what I planned. And I pride myself on honesty. So I went back to my case manager and admitted that I cut the amount. She then made me go to nursing and tell them, who, in turn, told me I had to see the pdoc today because of it. Was not looking forward to it. But actually, the pdoc knows now and there was no chance for me to see him today. Much to my relief.

I do group twice a week and see a private therp once a week. So now they are all aware. Thanks for your concern.
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Old Nov 16, 2013, 04:34 PM
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Thanks everyone for their replies. My hypomania is due to titrating down on Celexa. I THINK. Would that make a difference if I crash or not?
I just came off my baby dose of Celexa after being on it for almost 2 years, and I'm kind of messy right now---lots of little ups and downs. I'm happy for a little while, then weepy, then baseline, several times a day. That is not my normal bipolar cycling at all, so I blame it on the absence of Celexa. Works for me.
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Old Nov 16, 2013, 11:49 PM
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I just came off my baby dose of Celexa after being on it for almost 2 years, and I'm kind of messy right now---lots of little ups and downs. I'm happy for a little while, then weepy, then baseline, several times a day. That is not my normal bipolar cycling at all, so I blame it on the absence of Celexa. Works for me.
Thanks for the info. I am praying that I don't crash . Hypomania is now gone, unfortunately. I spent last night and early morning in bad shape. I then woke up this morning okay. I have asked for an extra appt from my therp. To help me deal with everything that went on Friday.

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Old Nov 16, 2013, 11:55 PM
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Is there any way to avoid crashing?
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Old Nov 17, 2013, 01:53 AM
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If there was, I bet you that every BP'er on the planet would be beating down the door of whoever invented it, clamoring for it and paying whatever ridiculous amount they wanted to charge for it.
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Old Nov 17, 2013, 02:03 AM
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Lol. I would pay gladly for a med that kept me hypomanic and wasn't addicting or had side-effects!
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Old Nov 17, 2013, 09:02 AM
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If there was, I bet you that every BP'er on the planet would be beating down the door of whoever invented it, clamoring for it and paying whatever ridiculous amount they wanted to charge for it.
Definitely agree with this!
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Old Nov 17, 2013, 10:01 AM
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Lol. I would pay gladly for a med that kept me hypomanic and wasn't addicting or had side-effects!
Me too!! Someone could make a fortune with that one!
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Old Nov 17, 2013, 01:14 PM
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I don't always crash, sometimes I just return to baseline. But that's only since getting stable on my meds. I use to crash bad and miss all the payments on my now extensive credit card bill.

I love hypomania. I enjoy it when it comes around. It gives me confidence and energy that I have missed since high school.

I prep for it though to reduce the crash. I don't let myself own more money than I can handle when hypo (asking my parents to have control over some of my finances), and try and get homework or overdue things done, or just have fun catching up with people I don't usually have the energy too. And I always let people know that's what's going on so they can remind me to check in on myself.

Have fun being hypomanic, and I hope the crash isn't too bad.
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Old Nov 17, 2013, 01:26 PM
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Old Nov 17, 2013, 01:38 PM
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I am so confused! I thought the hypomania had subsided, and didn't really think too much of it while I still had trouble sleeping. But I woke up this morning ready to crawl out of my skin. I want to DO! I am very positive, almost ecstatic again. I was pretty positive last night but was not overly so so after yesterday I thought it was over and that it had stopped. But now I just don't know. I don't mind it, but I just have not had enough experience to understand hypomania well enough to know! It's frustrating.

Can someone tell me if you can go from hypomania to normal to hypomania again within a 2-3 day span?
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Old Nov 17, 2013, 01:43 PM
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The higher the flight, the harder the crash. This latest manic episode was a bad one (even though I enjoyed 2/3 of it---the hypomanic part). I don't think I'm really depressed, per se, but I'm embarrassed and sad and I don't trust my judgment even a little bit. I HATE feeling like this. I know it will pass, but I hate it.
Do you have mania or hypomania? When my therp or others therps in group see me so up, even when I'm hypo, they seem happy or amused. I've seen real mania and it seems to me to be worse and a little scary to be around when you are around someone so out of control.
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Old Dec 08, 2013, 01:50 AM
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I really love hypomania. It is the time where I feel most alive. I often induce hypomania in myself by not sleeping and using stimulants. I know I shouldn't do it it the feeling is too great to give up for me.

I am lucky I the respect that I don't automatically go into depression after hypomania but I am trying to stop triggering it because I am also susceptible to mania which is scary.
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