mania??

Mandysue · Feb 04, 2014, 03:58 PM

Mania does feel good but Im so dangerous when manic..and out of control....sticking to meds..cant risk another manic episode...last one put me in hospital 7 weeks...

wildflowerchild25 · Feb 04, 2014, 07:55 PM

Oh god I cringe reading this because I posted so many thing like this last year! I'm so embarrassed by them now. But yeah, mania rocks until it turns ugly. Like it is right now for you.

You hVe to give it time to get your meds back in order again. I know how that goes, though it's worse with lamictal because the titration is soooooo slow.

Isn't a crisis stabilization unit only for 72 hours? Or do you mean inpatient treatment that lasts for an indefinite amount of time? I don't think 72 hours is that bad. They might be able to find something to help keep you even until the lamictal is at the right level for you again.

There are also partial hospital and IOP programs available sometimes, depending on where you live. I did evening IOP for three months so I could still go to work. They helped immensely when I had a bad depressive episode after a car accident in October. I would have ended up inpatient without them.

I hope you find peace soon

Marshellette · Feb 04, 2014, 07:58 PM

My mania led me to homelessness in a foreign country.

HALLIEBETH87 · Feb 05, 2014, 12:07 AM

I was awake for nearly 30 hrs with panic before I finally rested for a small bit of time earlier. Hope I sleep more tonight.

charo224488 · Feb 06, 2014, 07:41 PM

Go with it. We have such few good days, great feelings. Just recognize when you start to crash and take your meds before you hit bottom. It can be done. I do this with my dr's. blessing. It took years to master, and I'm still sometimes too late with the meds, but the few bad days are worth it. Mania is a blessing to anyone who knows the true darkness of depression. Good luck to you!

charo224488 · Feb 06, 2014, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by HALLIEBETH87

I was awake for nearly 30 hrs with panic before I finally rested for a small bit of time earlier. Hope I sleep more tonight.

Yes, the panic is rough. I'm manic, cutting down on antidepressant now, and starting to experience the panic. I hate this part. Hug to you.

HALLIEBETH87 · Feb 06, 2014, 07:43 PM

thanks. im down now.

charo224488 · Feb 07, 2014, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by HALLIEBETH87

:/ im stupid. it feels like I was never in that "state" anyway. like it never happened. but I have plenty of proof it did.

When I am out of a 'state' I always feel that I was never in it. I can't recall what it was like at all. I write, and if I read writing from a 'state' I am not currently in it's like someone else wrote it. I don't even remember thinking the things I wrote. And my whole existence feels like it never happened. I feel like I make everything up and I'm not really ill at all. So, I know how you feel. It's scary. I'm glad you are feeling better and hope you don't keep going down. I hope you stabalize and feel more comfortable soon. Best of luck.