Mixed episodes?

what is it? I'm going to guess that it's that time when I am confused about what I am feeling and I get paranoid thinking that I'm going to die at a time when I actually don't want to. Is it the feeling that I'm going to blackout? The fear that I'm going to freak out and kill somebody without knowing it?

For me, being in a mixed episode means being very very uncomfortable and wanting to crawl of of my skin. I cant stay still, itchy, twitchy and tensed up. I desperately want to be alone and curl up and sleep because I am depressed and tired, but am having racing thoughts and keep getting up to do something, anything. It's miserable, but I have never wanted to kill anyone. For me, it's the opposite of a black out, I am way too aware of everything going on around me. No more paranoia than usual. I hope this helps ease your worry some.

I have more panic attacks when I'm in a mixed episode.
I have a lot of energy, but I'm depressed....and any little thing sets me off and make me want to attack others. Lots of road rage during a mixed episode.

For me I have all of the following at the same time: irritability, no need sleep, suicidal thoughts, depressed, racing thoughts, can't sit still, talking a mile a minute. Basically what it is, manic and depressed at the same time. Oh and I don't like to be touched because I feel like I'm going to jump out of my skin. It sucks all around.

just talked to doc he said i'm still not sleeping right which makes sense cuz i'm tired all day even though i slept 9 hours straight through gonna try adding another med i just hope they find an answer before i get psychotic

When I'm having breakthrough episodes when I'm on medication, I wake up in the morning extremely anxious and agitated. I start shaking and crying for no reason. I'll feel like I want to curl up in a ball and hide somewhere really dark. The last time this happened to me I did just that. In the middle of the night I was feeling so terrible I literally curled up into a ball on the floor of our closet and shut the door. I've also done the same thing and gone to sleep in the bathtub. It's quiet and dark in there and it makes me feel better. I've always described it as feeling "unstable", but is this mixed? No one's ever told me I have mixed episodes before.

Mine are a lot of agitation and irritability. Can't sleep but exhausted. Wanting to do everything but physically can't.