Can too much activity be a trigger?

Been feeling great since starting meds in November. However last weekend was very busy with little down time. To my own surprise I made it through Christmas shopping calm and collected. Yesterday I couldn't stay on track I kept zoning into my racing mind. Then shut down until my husband would pull me back. Like my batteries were low. Normally just getting out to busy places puts me in a panic and I feel like I need to stay in my head a few days to get the world back out. Since the outing went very well this time I didn't expect this to happen. Though I don't feel the anger or irritation and thank god I still feel right in my skin, could this just be another low episode brought on by sensory overload? Does the medication help the rage and anger part? I've never noticed a trigger before things always just happened. Do the highs and lows normally happen because of a trigger? I still haven't been to a pdoc to be picked apart so who knows what else is upstairs.

No matter how small, a positive change deserves to be celebrated!

I'm glad you survived Christmas shopping in great spirits!

I think a sensory overload could definitely agitate BP. It could agitate someone without BP. I have the irritability and am in need of a med adjustment, so I couldn't imagine trying to the mall without flying into a rage. haaa

I don't do the shopping anymore because of that so this was really a dreaded outing!

No matter how small, a positive change deserves to be celebrated!

yes, i think that too much activity can cause cycling. i tend to stay home but when i go out i do one thing and then come home, for example, i will go to lunch or i will go to a movie but not both. if i do too much i cycle

It certainly is a trigger for me. I am learning to pace myself and leave time to chill in each day which helps. Still, here I am in hospital, fallen into a mixed state straight after university semester finished. I kind of collapsed over the finish line.

I find that if I have to be on the go constantly for work or school or whatever, it definitely can trigger an upswing in mood. My last major hypo episode was triggered by me having to work 250 hours in a month. Episode lasted 2 months and ended by me crashing hard. So yes, I think excess activity can trigger some people.