[Signedk]

Hello everyone.

I have a couple of questions about meds/bipolar 2.

I am currently on 30 mg. citalopram (decreasing because of more hypomanic episodes) and 25 mg lamotrigin (slowly going for 200 mg). For the last week or so, I feel like I have become even more hyper-sensitive than ever. I have always been very sensitive to especially sound, touch, pain, over-stimulation by larger groups of people, but right now I almost cant do anything without my nervous system running amok: I have actually shushed at my boyfriend a couple of times, when he asked too many questions or just talked more than I could handle Like my brain goes from ok to system overload in a matter of minutes. I have always loved swimming outside, and although never a fan of the scandinavian water temperatures, I´ve almost always jumped right in. Yesterday, after a really warm day, we (boyfriend and I) went for an evening swim, and I just stood there in the water for 10 min, freezing in the wind, with my brain and body going "dont get in, its too much". I eventually got in, and no matter how much I moved around I couldnt get warm. After I got up, I got really hyper (mixed) and upset and it felt, again, like I had violated my nervous system. I am getting sick and tired of not being able to do the things that used to make me happy! Btw, it´s really warm in Denmark right now, 27 celcius, and still I am feeling cold a lot of the time.
So: Has anyone experienced this kind of hightened sensitivity when switching meds, or as a part of their disease? I should add that that I have very little appetite at the moment, and have lost a few kg´s in a very short time.

[glok]

Hello, Signedk. What does your psychiatrist have to say about this?

[Love&Toil]

SignedK it is interesting to read your description of feeling super sensitive to things including sights, sounds, groups, etc. Especially before meds I used to get overwhelmed by things - sensory overload - even when other people didn't seem to. Sometimes even now I can get overstimulated and react with irritability.

[Signedk]

I have an appointment with my psychiatrist tomorrow, but I´m thinking now that I might just have had a new kind of mixed episode. I was great the day after
I have just never experiences this kind of physical reaction before.
Anyway, thanks or answering