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#1
Sep 21, 2016, 01:41 PM
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Let's talk about mood crashes.
How long does it take for you to crash into depression after a hypomanic, manic, or mixed episode? And do you feel that your "crash" depression is worse than regular depression? -------- If you don't experience a crash after hypo/mania, then I envy you! However, I usually don't crash after a mixed episode, so there's that.  But anyway, I know I'm probably going to crash into an awful depression once this manic episode passes, and I can say that it usually takes me 1 week before I crash. I find that my crashes feel *worse* than regular ol' depression. However, I do think that all of my depressive episodes are actually the same in severity. I think the "severity" of a depressive episode is often relative to your previous mood state, whether your mood state was stable, hypo/manic, or mixed. |
 bizi, Fuzzybear
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Sep 21, 2016, 03:01 PM
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I usually wind up in a weird limbo state for about 5 -7 days where I feel mixed, but not quite. Maybe its just me waiting on the inevitable. I then crash into what is usually at least a week long depression, with one or two days of inability to deal with life outside my covers.
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Sep 21, 2016, 04:01 PM
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I don't know to be honest, maybe 1 week, it's always delayed though, mixed states are different, the crash is usually immediate, or I go into hypomania, it's usually a toss up with mixed states though. Hypomania is more.delayed, I probably go mixed before I actually crash.
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#4
Sep 21, 2016, 04:35 PM
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In the midst of a manic episode, it's literally like a light switch. Just one day, CLICK!, and a wave of darkness washes over me. The last time I swear I felt my brain chemistry change in an instant, like that feeling of the THC hitting your brain after the first toke... for those that can relate.
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#5
Sep 21, 2016, 05:25 PM
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When the crash hits it's usually within a day or two. It's not that long.
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Sep 21, 2016, 05:57 PM
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I haven't quite had the experience yet and I'm not sure I want to after what you and I have already discussed. Hoping things get better for you soon.
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Sep 21, 2016, 07:56 PM
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A few weeks or so of hypomania often turns into euphoric mania, which will continue for maybe about 2-3 weeks before turning into dysphoric/mixed mania. Mixed manias usually last 1-2 months. At worst, a few months straight, but that's rare now with my combo of meds.
Depression can last anywhere from a few weeks to maybe 2-3 months, sometimes with some mixing in between. Anxiety seems to be present no matter what, but most extreme during mixed mania. |
 Coffeee
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