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May 08, 2014, 05:47 PM
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About 20 years ago, I was diagnosed with depression and anxiety. Probably experiencing both since I was 11 or 12. Last week I went to a psychiatrist and he said I am mildly bipolar. Yes, I do have racing thoughts and sometimes I talk a mile a minute. I've been on SSRIs where I have stayed up three days straight. But, I can tell you, I've never felt elation or that I can do anything, except for a fleeting moment. What gives?
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May 08, 2014, 06:37 PM
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It's possible to experience mania without the euphoric mood.
In the DSM I believe it says it's possible for the mood to be "irritable" instead of euphoric. |
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May 08, 2014, 07:07 PM
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Bipolar is over-diagnosed. You may well not have it, so good on you for questioning it if you feel it doesnt fit.
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May 08, 2014, 07:33 PM
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I have the irritabilty and the racing thoughts. I feel like I have been ripped off of the "positive" parts of bipolar, but I guess I wouldn't recognize it anyway.
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May 08, 2014, 07:57 PM
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Bipolar II - ADHD ~A question that sometimes drives me hazy: am I or are the others crazy?~ Albert Einstein |
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May 08, 2014, 08:09 PM
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Could it be ADHD? Some people with this can appear manic. Agitated depression? Caffeine? Sometimes when I drink too much I feel like I cannot move fast enough to catch up to my speeding thoughts.
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May 08, 2014, 11:01 PM
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Can someone tell me what a bipolar person with delusions of grandeur acts?
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May 09, 2014, 06:29 AM
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Check into Bipolar II - it's basically the same without the mania. I have II and it manifests as irritability during hypomania
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Diagnosed with Bipolar II, anxiety/panic with agoraphobia Meds: 400 mg Lamictal 300 mg Seroquel 200 Topamax 6 mg Klonopin |
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May 09, 2014, 06:48 AM
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they said i have bipolar too and it confused me..
i dont know if i do have it or not, but i feel like i dont and i had suspicion that maybe it was ADD ... if it is ADD will the doc figure it out? or will he go on thinking its bipolar?
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May 09, 2014, 11:44 AM
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My boyfriend was diagnosed with Bipolar II several years ago. Can you or anyone else explain a little what the delusions of grandeur are? I see him acting very arrogant, and everything is always about him. Everyone else's feelings are secondary. I don't want to say he has something if he doesn't. Also his newest doctor that I have only been able to get him there once so far said he seems to also have ADHD. I guess basically my question is threefold. What does it mean to have delusions of grandeur, is that always a part of bipolar II, and what if anything can be done about it, just medication? |
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May 09, 2014, 12:38 PM
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I've also never had those feelings. I've been diagnosed with bi-polar II. There are many symptoms within bi-polar and not every person experiences every symptom. If you have enough other symptoms, that is probably where the diagnosis comes from.
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About me: 34 yr old mom of a 6 yr old and 4 year old Diagnosed with depression and anxiety (new diagnosis) as well as adult onset ADHD (mild in my opinion) Currently taking Adderall and Prozac |
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Jun 25, 2014, 10:16 PM
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