Even more hyper sensitive than normal.

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.

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

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.

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